distancing effect

English

Noun

distancing effect (plural distancing effects)

  1. (theater, literature) According to Bertold Brecht, performance in such a way that the audience is hindered from simply identifying itself with the characters in the play, and must evaluate their actions on an overt, conscious level.
    Synonyms: alienation, estrangement effect, Verfremdungseffekt
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