Editing Defamiliarization (section)

{{Short description|Artistic technique of presenting common things in an unfamiliar or strange way}}
'''Defamiliarization''' or '''''ostranenie''''' ({{lang-rus|остранение|p=ɐstrɐˈnʲenʲɪjə}}) is the [[art]]istic technique of presenting to audiences common things in an unfamiliar or strange way so they could gain new perspectives and see the world differently. According to the [[Russian formalism|Russian formalists]] who coined the term, it is the central concept of art and poetry. The concept has influenced [[20th-century art]] and theory, ranging over movements including [[Dada]], [[postmodernism]], [[epic theatre]], [[science fiction]], and philosophy; additionally, it is used as a tactic by recent movements such as [[culture jamming]].