Jul 2, 2015 09:27
8 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
Typenaufnahme
German to English
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Anthropological photography
"Den Großteil seiner wissenschaftlichen Daten nahm Ehrenreich jedoch bei Indianern auf, die von der brasilianischen Regierung in kontrollierten Niederlassungen am Rio Doce und Rio Guandu angesiedelt worden waren. Die fotografische Dokumentation beschränkte sich hier fast ausschließlich auf sogenannte Typenaufnahmen."
The text is about anthropologists and ethnologists in South America at the end of the 19th century who photographed and documented the physical features of the various indigenous peoples they encountered on their expeditions and created collections ("Typensammlungen"). Here is an example of a "Typenaufnahme": https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/PJFYS6WI5H2...
So far I have "catalogues of ethnic types" for the plural, but I'm not sure what to use for the singular form, "Typenaufnahme".
The text is about anthropologists and ethnologists in South America at the end of the 19th century who photographed and documented the physical features of the various indigenous peoples they encountered on their expeditions and created collections ("Typensammlungen"). Here is an example of a "Typenaufnahme": https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/PJFYS6WI5H2...
So far I have "catalogues of ethnic types" for the plural, but I'm not sure what to use for the singular form, "Typenaufnahme".
Proposed translations
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type portrait
The term is used in this sort of context, e.g.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tW7dNwfwkPcC&pg=PA98&lpg...
and here:
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hj7eCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT117&lp...
(sorry, theses are references to Google books, which won't let me copy the exact text).
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tW7dNwfwkPcC&pg=PA98&lpg...
and here:
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hj7eCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT117&lp...
(sorry, theses are references to Google books, which won't let me copy the exact text).
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Comment: "Thank you for all of your answers. "Type portrait" was most suitable for my text because it also talks about "anthropometrische Fotografien", so I had to find a different term for "Typenaufnahme". I also think that "type" has more of a negative connotation - like "specimen" - reflecting how many of the anthropologists viewed the indigenous people they photographed."
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specimen/type examples
Although 'specimen' puts my teeth on edge, I believe it is appropriate for the (arrogant) attitude of the times
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
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ethnic portrait
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German term (edited):
sogenannte Typenaufnahmen
so-called 'Typenaufnahmen' (stereotypes)
Die fotografische Dokumentation beschränkte sich hier fast ausschließlich auf sogenannte Typenaufnahmen.
The photographic records consist almost exclusively of so-called 'Typenaufnahmen' (stereotypes).
1) When a source text includes the qualifier 'sogenannte', it is logical to include the German source term.
2) The sentence already includes the concept 'photographische', hence it is unnecessary to convey the '-aufnahme' (= photo / portrait / mug shot) element, although one possibility would be visual stereotypes.
3) Choice of single or double quotes will depend on the target audience (British or American).
The photographic records consist almost exclusively of so-called 'Typenaufnahmen' (stereotypes).
1) When a source text includes the qualifier 'sogenannte', it is logical to include the German source term.
2) The sentence already includes the concept 'photographische', hence it is unnecessary to convey the '-aufnahme' (= photo / portrait / mug shot) element, although one possibility would be visual stereotypes.
3) Choice of single or double quotes will depend on the target audience (British or American).
+1
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
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anthropometric portrait
Ethnographic photography was a means of producing natives, but in the midst of colonial rule and the complicated contexts that this gave rise to, there was increasingly little evidence of a ‘pure’ native lifestyle. the Photographer cum administrator[...]tried to document what were described as disappearing cultures, of which Fig. 3 is an example. Portman produced a number of such anthropometric portraits
https://goo.gl/UcE7CL
plenty of relevant google hits for “anthropometric portrait”:
https://goo.gl/LmrYm9
https://goo.gl/V73soU
https://www.therai.org.uk/the-rai-photographic-library/photo...
https://goo.gl/UcE7CL
plenty of relevant google hits for “anthropometric portrait”:
https://goo.gl/LmrYm9
https://goo.gl/V73soU
https://www.therai.org.uk/the-rai-photographic-library/photo...
Discussion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mug_shot