Clifford Geertz, the new historicist used the term for the close analysis or "reading" of a particular social production or event to recover its meanings.

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Clifford Geertz, who was actually an anthropologist rather than a new historicist, used the term "thick descriptions" to refer to the detailed, in-depth descriptions of cultural practices, aiming to uncover the layers of meaning and significance that those practices hold for members of the culture.

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