Source: Merriam-Webster.com
Clairvoyance (noun)- the power or faculty of discerning objects not present to the senses; ability to perceive matters beyond the range of ordinary perception
This word depicts a person analyzing something (In this case a work of art) in a deeper perspective. The have to look past the obvious and take a minute to read in between the lines. I encountered this particular vocabulary word in the text ” Ways of seeing” by John Berger, as well as the short video we viewed in class. I don’t believe we have yet to come across this word, however it will make things much easier in understanding what is being said.
Great word, and we talked a little bit about how Berger in “Ways of Seeing” himself is a bit clairvoyant, anticipating Web 2.0 technologies in which the audience is able to comment back to the artist, commentator, etc. How does Berger use this word? For your glossary entries, say more than just which text it came from: quote from the text, or if it was a spoken text that you can’t quote exactly, paraphrase as well as you can. Only with the specific context can you explain to everyone how the context becomes illuminated with the understanding of the word’s definition.