Critical Hydra Theory Deepening our understanding of ‘toxic othering’ Teaching an introduction to sociology class to Rohingya and Bangladeshi learners is an amazing experience. This class has tested my abilities as an educator, and for that I am thankful. Explaining topics like ethnocentrism and othering most definitely have stretched the limits of my pedagogical skills. In a recent post I described how our class has gone thus far, and ended with a discussion of ‘critical Hydra theory’. I argued, “Critical Hydra theory involves looking at how toxic and marginalizing othering is represented by all the heads of the Hydra and is evidenced in long standing norms, policies, and laws which have normalized and justified various forms of discrimination, exclusion, marginalization, and even genocide; toxic othering.” In our WhatsApp chat one of my students asked, “How to move or overcome from toxic othering to non-toxic othering?” Student questions have always driven … Continue reading Critical Hydra Theory