defamiliarization
[ dee-fuh-mil-yer-uh-zey-shuhn ]
noun
Art, Literature. a theory and technique, originating in the early 20th century, in which an artistic or literary work presents familiar objects or situations in an unfamiliar way, prolonging the perceptive process and allowing for a fresh perspective.
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How to use defamiliarization in a sentence
With this reversal of power, there comes an intense and visceral defamiliarization of all the ways we unthinkingly gender power.
How Naomi Alderman’s novel The Power deconstructs the patriarchy | Constance Grady | March 12, 2021 | Vox
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