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Match the following concepts with the theorists:


List-I List-II
A. Defamiliarization I. Giorgio Agamben
B. Uncanny II. Bruno Latour
C. Actor Network Theory III. Viktor Shklovsky
D. Homo Sacer IV. Sigmund Freud

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options

A

A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I

B

A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III

C

A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV

D

A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

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Correct Answer :

Option D

A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

Solution :

The correct option is A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I.


Let us break down the concepts in List-I and match them with their respective theorists in List-II step-by-step:


1. A. Defamiliarization matches with III. Viktor Shklovsky
Defamiliarization (or ostranenie in Russian) is an artistic technique and literary concept first introduced by the Russian formalist critic Viktor Shklovsky in his seminal 1917 essay "Art as Device". The concept refers to the process of presenting common, familiar things in an unfamiliar or strange way in order to enhance the perception of the familiar, allowing the audience to experience the world more vividly.


2. B. Uncanny matches with IV. Sigmund Freud
The concept of the "Uncanny" (Das Unheimliche) was famously analyzed and popularized by the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud in his 1919 essay titled "The Uncanny". Freud describes the uncanny as a psychological experience where something is simultaneously familiar yet strangely foreign, eerie, or unsettling, often bringing repressed childhood impulses or primitive beliefs back to the surface.


3. C. Actor Network Theory matches with II. Bruno Latour
Actor-Network Theory (ANT) is a conceptual framework and social theory developed primarily by Bruno Latour, Michel Callon, and John Law. Latour popularized this approach, which treats objects, ideas, processes, and humans as equal actors (or actants) within interconnected networks. It argues that social situations are performative and emerge from these heterogeneous networks rather than just human agency.


4. D. Homo Sacer matches with I. Giorgio Agamben
Homo Sacer (Latin for "sacred man" or "accursed man") is a key concept in the political philosophy of Giorgio Agamben, detailed in his book series of the same name. In Roman law, a homo sacer is a person who is banned from society, can be killed by anyone without the killer being condemned for murder, but cannot be sacrificed in a religious ritual. Agamben uses this figure to analyze modern biopolitics, state sovereignty, and the exclusion of individuals from legal protections (bare life).


By matching each concept with its correct theorist, we obtain:
A → III
B → IV
C → II
D → I


This corresponds perfectly to the option: A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I.

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