Alterity means "otherness," specifically the quality or state of being radically alien to the conscious self or a particular cultural orientation.
Alteridad es "otredad", la cualidad o estado de ser radicalmente ajeno al yo consciente o a una orientación cultural particular.
| Front | alterity \awl-TAIR-uh-tee\ |
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| Back | noun Otherness; specifically the quality or state of being radically alien to the conscious self or a particular cultural orientation. [You’re probably familiar with the verb "alter," meaning "to make or become different," and you may not be surprised to learn that it is a relative of "alterity." Both words descend from the Latin word "alter," meaning "other (of two)." That Latin "alter," in turn, comes from a prehistoric Indo-European word that is also an ancestor of our "alien." "Alterity" has been used in English as a fancy word for "otherness" ("the state of being other") since at least 1642. It remains less common than "otherness" and tends to turn up most often in the context of literary theory or cultural studies.] "The novel focuses on the alterity experienced by adolescents, exploring how they both value and fear it." |
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