Others : writers on the power of words to help us see beyond ourselves
2019
Books
It doesn't take much familiarity with the news to see that the world has become a more hate-filled place. In 'Others,' a group of writers explore the power of words to help us to see the world as others see it, and to reveal some of the strangeness of our own selves. Through stories, poems, memoirs and essays, we look at otherness in a variety of its forms, from the dividing lines of politics and the anonymising forces of city life, through the disputed identities of disability, gender and neurodiversity, to the catastrophic imbalances of power that stands in the way of social equality. Whether the theme is a casual act of racism or an everyday interaction with someone whose experience seems impossible to imagine, the collection challenges us to recognise our own otherness to those we would set apart as different.
Main title:
Others : writers on the power of words to help us see beyond ourselves / edited by Charles Fernyhough.
Author:
Fernyhough, Charles, 1968-, editor
Imprint:
London : Unbound, 2019.
Collation:
xii, 278 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781783527519 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
808.80384808.8038808.8038 FER
Language:
English
BRN:
1100832