outsiderhood

In the novel Oe illustrates the concept of liminality developed by the cultural anthropologist Victor Turner, the "betwixt-and-between" state characterized by invisibility, outsiderhood, and marginality, yet also the locus of great potential for renewal.

Kenzaburo Oe: Laughing Prophet and Soulful Healer 2007

The racism, I think, is on at least three levels: the characters' (which is crude), Maugham's (which is nuanced by his own sense of outsiderhood), and the moviemakers', which is, as you say, unexamined--they didn't know how to depict Asians except by using stereotypes.

Roundup Lisa Hirsch 2009

He will hit the road, and the talk-show circuit, to trumpet his outsiderhood and to taunt Dole and Clinton.

Stewing On The Sidelines 2008

This time, ticket balancing will require a whiff of outsiderhood.

Hunting The Angry Voter 2008

Tennessee Republican Sen. Bill Frist, a physician and friend who ran for office last year bragging about his Washington outsiderhood, demonstrated a mastery of the D.C. duck-and-cover.

Foster Follies 2008

Therefore, it has nothing original or unique to say about cloning except in the most general way of being a fascinating portrait of outsiderhood.

Never Let Me Go 2005

I was saying, 'Look, the Silver Jews are shedding outsiderhood, ­coming inside where it's warm.'

The Guardian World News 2010

She's "more or less" his own age and more or less a girl, who insists they can't be friends but seems to want to, and also seems to have her own unique burdens of outsiderhood to bear - most significantly, yes, that she's an eternal being who feasts on human blood.

Colorado Springs Independent 2009

She's "more or less" his own age and more or less a girl, who insists they can't be friends but seems to want to, and also seems to have her own unique burdens of outsiderhood to bear - most significantly, yes, that she's an eternal being who feasts on human blood.

Colorado Springs Independent 2009