identitärer Selbsvergewisserungen

11:25 Feb 14, 2015 

When we go beyond the unmitigated exploitation of life, beyond an identity of self-reassurance, a public platform for negotiation, communication and thinking emerges. A place where we can serenely overcome our fears and attain the buoyant strength to do that which we have long known we must do.

15:08 Feb 13, 2015 

I'm still waiting for Tony to post it. I agree, it seems the most viable solution thus far.

14:55 Feb 13, 2015 

look for Connolly' work
The concept of Selbstvergewisserung (see e.g. Habermas) is indeed sometimes translated as self-reassurance ...

13:17 Feb 13, 2015 

What can I say? I'm speechless.

13:08 Feb 13, 2015 

The Identitarian movement is a pan-European socio-political movement started in France in 2002 as a far right youth movement deriving from the French Nouvelle Droite Génération Identitaire. Initially the youth wing of the anti-immigrant, far-right Bloc Identitaire, it has taken on its own identity and is largely classed as a separate entity altogether with the intent of spreading across Europe, a goal that has largely failed to manifest beyond France.

13:04 Feb 13, 2015 

I do tend to over-obviate. Self-reassurance comes closest as yet. Do you want to post it as an answer, Tony, and see what the colleagues think?

13:01 Feb 13, 2015 

I think self-aggrandizement sounds a bit too harsh compared to the source.

12:58 Feb 13, 2015 

... "self-aggrandizement" may be slightly OTT. The "Totalbewirtschaftung" and the "ident. Selbstverg." address two core themes of modern life IMO: the materialisation/economisation/commoditisation of daily life and the resulting need (because we feel disconnected) to find some form of belonging/community/connectedness.

12:39 Feb 13, 2015 

I'm toying with self-aggrandizement, as it also implies the insecurities lying behind it.

12:35 Feb 13, 2015 

... and therefore looking for something to identify with - think Pegida, owning a Rolex, shopping at Waitrose, wearing Gucci heels (oh my poor feet ...).

12:31 Feb 13, 2015 

Self-assertion and self-assurance are two VERY different things! Your self-assertion is quite worth discussion.

12:29 Feb 13, 2015 

as in complacency? Or as in soothing oneself in the face of fear?

12:23 Feb 13, 2015 

... look down about 9 posts in the discussion box.

11:54 Feb 13, 2015 

that term, too, is not as fluid as I need it to be. I think marketing, covers it quite nicely. But what about the term in question?

11:53 Feb 13, 2015 

Erik!

11:52 Feb 13, 2015 

... "commoditisation" (or "commoditization" for inhabitants of our former colony)?

11:51 Feb 13, 2015 

Doesn't your source say "Bewirtschaftung"? Can't see this to mean squander, waste, or fritter away.

11:50 Feb 13, 2015 

I would hesitate to limit this to Social Media and self-portrayal, but the idea of self-glorification (hmm, not bad) is certainly inferred.

11:47 Feb 13, 2015 

is also interesting. As a verb it means to squander, waste, fritter away. Here, it certainly means something like marketing - economization is not an English word, and I do NOT support conveniently creating language. Still, Tony, the idea is correct and better than exploitation.

11:41 Feb 13, 2015 

Sure, no doubt about that!

11:40 Feb 13, 2015 

you are quite right. Nonetheless, in order to render an EXCELLENT translation, I need to 'see' what is meant. Words are images.

11:40 Feb 13, 2015 

... term "Totalbewirtschaftung" refers to the "economisation of life" in the sense that everything we do has to have a "market value".
" ... identitärer Selbsvergewisserungen" is tricky, but I'd say it refers to the "self-reassurance of identity" (worth Googling) in terms of the way we establish our identity by defining ourselves as part of a group (societal/brand/political) that is distinct from other groups, thus giving us a (possibly false) sense of security.

11:40 Feb 13, 2015 

I would read this also as an allusion to the widespread use of social media (like Facebook and Twitter) which the author sees primarily as a medium for self-representation (as an act of vanity). Maybe "culture of (public) self-portrayal"?

11:36 Feb 13, 2015 

Dictionaries can never be complete, as languages usually have the ability to form words ad hoc following some rules.

What Duden offers, however, is an explanation of how the suffix "är" behaves when used to form an adjective (see Duden Grammatik, index 988 and 996). Here, it is used to identify the noun (rule 3a).

In the same way, the word "okulär" can't be found in the Rechtschreibduden, yet it is quite clear what it means: relating to the eye.

I really don't think there's that much room for interpretation here.

11:30 Feb 13, 2015 

hence the freedom in translation. The combined term is very much open to interpretation, but from the rest of the text, I assume it lean towards a negative interpretation - identity of arrogance or identity of egotism or identity of self-conviction?

11:24 Feb 13, 2015 

FWIW, a definition for identitär remains elusive as well. Duden does not know this word, and prominent hits from my search engine place it in the context of palliate racism.

11:23 Feb 13, 2015 

Only beyond the utter exploitation of life, beyond an identity of self-conviction, can a public platform for negotiation, communication and thought emerge. A place where we can serenely overcome our fears and attain the buoyant strength to do that which we have long known we must do.

11:07 Feb 13, 2015 

"Jenseits ... identitärer Selbstvergewisserungen kann so ein öffentlicher Raum ... entstehen."