Othering definition
Othering means to “other” someone, to make a person the other. This is exactly what happens when we distin- guish “ourselves” from the supposed “others”. This distinction is based on hierarchical and stereotypical thinking. While one's own “normality” is confirmed and valorized, the “others” appear as less tolerant, demo- cratic, or educated. Othering also occurs in educational institutions, for example when certain young people
Othering as a means of identity production and argues that whereas for most parts of the post-war history was Japan’s identity construction focused on differentiation vis-à-vis the United States, in the last two decades, China has become the main focal point for Japan’s self-construction. This trend has reached its peak in the discourse surrounding the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands dispute since 2010. Japan’s narrative on the dispute has worked to depict China as a ‘coercive’, ‘immoral’ and ‘abnormal’ state
Othering means labelling a person as belonging to a subordinate social category. This is a discrimi- nating, reductive approach, which arises especially often when the identity of people is defined by group membership.
Examples of Othering in a sentence
Traceable in the language of restraint that defines military operations and the lack of public outcry where Tamil media personnel and activists are killed or made to disappear, this Othering of Tamils amounts to indifference at best, and antipathy at worst (TAG, 2013).