revalorisation

English translation: reappraisal

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French term or phrase:	revalorisation
English translation:	reappraisal
Entered by:	Anne McDowall

16:22 May 21, 2021

French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting

French term or phrase: revalorisation

Part of an monograph of a Moroccan artist, this word comes up twice in the context of the School of Casablanca's focus on vernacular Moroccan arts and crafts, which it sought to 'revaloriser'. I understand what it means, but, not for the first time (and as if valoriser isn't hard enough to translate!), I'm struggling to think how to word it in English. At the moment, I've got 're-evaluate' in both instances, but that doesn't really do the job. The first of the two sentences (the same word will work for both) describes the goal of the journal Magreb art as being to 'aider à une revalorisation moderniste de ce patrimoine populaire et fonder la plastique postcoloniale sur les formes fournies par celui-ci.'
Thanks in advance for any help!

Anne McDowall KudoZ activity Questions: 24 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 0 France
Local time: 17:47

reappraisal

Explanation:
... a modernist reappraisal...

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although not a huge number of g-hits, fwiw...

Violent Minds: Modernism and the Criminalhttps://books.google.co.uk › books
Matthew Levay · 2019 · ‎Literary Criticism
Murderous Self-Fashioning While Greene's entertainments represent a late ****modernist reappraisal**** of the key tropes of Hammett's hard-boiled fiction, furthering...

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Thanks, Anne!
And it's nearly always preferable to select one of the Answers - presumably the one that comes closest to what you're looking for, even if it isn't quite what you eventually use in your text or enter into the Glossary. I think the only good reason not to select one is when all the answers are clearly quite unsuitable, and this happens occasionally, but surprisingly rarely. But there's always a dilemma when you have to choose between two or more equally good Answers... It seems such a shame that points can't be shared in those circumstances...

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Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:47

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Thanks to you all for your helpful contributions. I nearly closed this without selecting any, not because none were good but because they all were in their way. What this exercise has confirmed to me, however, is that there really isn't a good equivalent of 'revalorisation' in English! (Bokani Hart, you did suggest the same word in English, but I still have my doubts whether this is really a popular word). In the end, I've selected reappraisal because that's what I've decided to use in this text, while recognising that it still probably doesn't carry the full meaning of the French word. I shall be making a note of all these suggestions to add to my 'difficult translations' file!
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Summary of answers provided

4 +2

rethinking

Helen Shiner

3 +3

reappraisal

Carol Gullidge

2 +3

(upward) reassessment

Marco Solinas

revival

AcornTr_US

revalorisation

Bokani Hart

revitalization, revalidation

mrrafe

To boost, showcase

ormiston

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

28 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

(upward) reassessment

Explanation:
"... an (upward) reassessment in modern terms..." or "recasting" rather than "reassessment". "Reassessment" by itself does not convey the notion of enhanced value.
I am sure there are many other solutions.

Marco Solinas
Local time: 08:47
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 8

30 mins confidence:

revalorisation

Explanation:
and 'revalorise'.

I've come across this concept in relation to art and I've found the following link, which may help...

https://cobracollective.org/news/ceramics-food-and-indigenou...

Bokani Hart
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:47
Native speaker of: English

24 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

rethinking

Explanation:
One approach might be to use the term ‘rethinking’ (very popular amongst art historians), such as here: http://www.sunday-guardian.com/artbeat/vernacular-moment-ret...

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Another might be ‘redefining’, though that is more specific and possibly heavy-handed.

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An example: https://www.independenthq.com/features/redefining-outsider-a...

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In that case, I would use ‘revisiting’ - another art historical buzz word.

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 348

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks for this suggestion, Helen; it's certainly an improvement on anything I've been able to come up with. My understanding is that the School was also wanting to refocus attention on this vernacular art, which 'rethinking' doesn't necessarily imply. I'm going to add it for now and then 'rethink' (!) when I'm further on in the text – or if someone else comes up with a solution. I'll also find somewhere to note this as a good solution for the word next time it comes up. Thanks again.

1 hr confidence:

revitalization, revalidation

Explanation:
xx

mrrafe
United States
Local time: 11:47
Native speaker of:

English

14 hrs confidence:

revival

Explanation:
When we revalorize something, in this case it is an artistic style, we give it new merit (It's almost as if the revalorized item gets a new life.).
Thus, I think "revival" would be a good fit in your context.

Source: 'aider à une revalorisation moderniste de ce patrimoine populaire..."

Translation:" to foster a modernist revival of this folk heritage..."

Bonne Chance!

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revalorize

AcornTr_US
United States
Local time: 08:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

1 day 17 hrs confidence:

To boost, showcase

Explanation:
I see you have plenty suggestions but this slant is absent - the idea of adding value via the positive promotion of local arts & crafts rather than merely reassessing them. I think this is what is meant

ormiston
Local time: 17:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24

34 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

reappraisal

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:47
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 28

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