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3031608585 rar Variously translated as estrangement, enstrangement or defamiliarization, Viktor Shklovskys concept of ostranenie is more relevant than ever. This collection offers new insights into the theories and practices of ostranenie across various languages and cultures, with a particular focus on the 20th and 21st centuries. Our current era is marked by a dramatic redefinition of the normal and the strange, the familiar and the weird. The rise of far-right populism has increasingly normalized xenophobic and nativist stances previously confined to the fringes of the political spectrum. Additionally, the climate crisis has led to the ongoing renegotiation of the concepts of normalcy and emergency amid widespread efforts to adapt to the new (ab)normal. Exploring defamiliarization provides a unique perspective to comprehend and question these processes and their profound cultural implications. Read more