exoticism
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At home with a new breed of African art collectors who incorporate its stately exoticism into decor from midcentury design to more formal period looks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Such awareness lends a subtle metafictional framework to the novel, a hint of cautionary skepticism about its releases into fantasy and brushes with exoticism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
The discourse is often celebratory, leverages on exoticism and promotes "pop nationalism": a new form of soft power marketed in the form of pop culture.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2022
This exoticism transforms the way others see the world, and allows them to see an issue or a phenomenon from a different angle.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
They weren't rich, but what Hugh's family lacked financially they more than made up for with the sort of exoticism that works wonders at cocktail parties, leading always to the remark "That sounds fascinating."
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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