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Defamiliarization is the artistic technique of forcing the audience to see common things in an unfamiliar way, in order to enhance perception of the familiar.

A basic satirical tactic, it is a central concept of 20th century art, ranging over movements including Dadaism, postmodernism, and science fiction.

A fine example is Pepe le Pew's phrase "My sweet peanut of brittle".

Technologies of Defamiliarization "postmodern architecture of textuality"

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DefamiliarizationDefamiliarization is the artistic technique of forcing the audience to see common things in an unfamiliar way, in order to enhance perception of the familiar. A basic satirical tactic, it is a central concept of 20th century art, ranging over movements in

Defamiliarization EffectThe Defamiliarization effect is when an actor plays a character without believing they are truly the character. The actor wants the character to be believable to the audience but not realistic, as this would cause the audience to think about the fictional

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