In anthropology, defamiliarization is a methodological tool rooted in the encounter with the “other” that evokes surprise, confusion, and even discomfort but also invites understanding.

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Still others involve more elaborate forms of defamiliarization: “Arrange things so that you can spend a long time in a place that specifically has no letters of the alphabet in view.” ...