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13:24 Jun 15, 2005 |
German to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Government / Politics / political philosophy | |||||
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| Selected response from: Kieran McCann United Kingdom Local time: 06:27 | ||||
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3 +1 | accusation that one has been 'recuperated' |
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accusation that one has been 'recuperated' Explanation: I don't disagree with silfilla's answer and 'co-opted' is a good expression here, but the guys themselves use(d?) 'recuperation' which perhaps retains more of the feel of the original, something like: the traditional accusation that one has been 'recuperated', that is, has sold out or been co-opted/absorbed/made harmless by the enemy/other side, no longer makes sense 'In situationist jargon, recuperation is the process whereby a radical phenomenon potentially threatening to the existing order is transformed or integrated into a commodity.' http://www.eco-action.org/dod/no7/139-148.html Reference: http://www.geocities.com/~johngray/barsit10.htm Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situationist |
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s.b. Explanation: First, a few definitions that might help (this is Austrian): Rekuperation Rekuperation kann zweierlei bedeuten: Im technischen Sinne steht es für die Rückgewinnung von Energie. Im politischen Sinne steht es für die Reintegration eines einstmals revolutionären Ansatzes in den Mainstream - in welchem er als affirmierendes Moment weiterexistiert. Hier wurde der Begriff Rekuperation vor allem von der Situationniste International geprägt. http://www.bggmuend.ac.at/pokorny/wiki/de/wikipedia/r/re/rek... Vor der feindlichen Übernahme der eigenen Mittel warnten schon die Situationisten, die diesen Tatbestand als "Rekuperation" bezeichneten. http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=1962643 a first attempt: ... then the old mainstreaming accusation/criticism, that one has "sold out" or been "co-opted," makes no sense/loses its meaning. ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs 9 mins (2005-06-15 15:34:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I obviously dropped the ball earlier on in that I didn\'t research the English language used by the Situanists themselves. * Recuperation: \"To survive, the spectacle must have social control. It can recuperate a potentially threatening situation by shifting ground, creating dazzling alternatives- or by embracing the threat, making it safe and then selling it back to us\"- Larry Law, from The Spectacle- The Skeleton Keys, a \'Spectacular Times pocket book. \"Ha! You think it\'s funny? Turning rebellion into money?\"- The Clash, White Man In The Hammersmith Palais. Recuperation is the process by which the spectacle takes a radical or revolutionary idea and repackages it as a saleable commodity. An ironic example of recuperation, it could be argued, ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situationist So, in keeping with the above (thanks to Kieran for the research), I\'m also suggesting: ... then the [same] old \"recuperation\" critique/accusation -- that one has \"sold out!\" or been \"co-opted!\" -- makes no sense/loses its meaning. ... |
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