Nov 29, 2007 13:15
16 yrs ago
German term
Eventkultur
German to English
Marketing
Marketing
Tourismus
This is from a magazine article about zoos. The sentence is:
"Welche Aufgabe kann ein Zoo in Zeiten von Globaltourismus und Eventkultur übernehmen?"
I can't find a succinct way to say this in English. Do we use the word "culture" in this sense at all? Any ideas?
"Welche Aufgabe kann ein Zoo in Zeiten von Globaltourismus und Eventkultur übernehmen?"
I can't find a succinct way to say this in English. Do we use the word "culture" in this sense at all? Any ideas?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | entertainment-driven society |
Woodstock (X)
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| 3 +1 | event-oriented society |
Paul Cohen
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| 3 | sensationalism / event-driven/pop culture/society |
Francis Lee (X)
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| 3 | highlights |
Stephen Sadie
|
| 3 | celebration culture |
casper (X)
|
| 1 | culture/ethos/society/generation |
Alison Kirkland
|
Proposed translations
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4 hrs
Selected
entertainment-driven society
While I agree in part with both Francis and Paul, I think the term "event" in this context could be equally well-served with "entertainment", since that is what it (also) is, along with being - perhaps - a bit more generic.
Another possibility is to get away from "Eventkultur" altogether and say something like
"Which role/function/... can a zoo assume/take on/have/etc. in a time/these times/era/etc. of global tourism and focus/emphasis/... on entertainment value?" or something else along these lines might be an option.
http://www.eventkultur-lab.de/doc/index_home.htm
Another possibility is to get away from "Eventkultur" altogether and say something like
"Which role/function/... can a zoo assume/take on/have/etc. in a time/these times/era/etc. of global tourism and focus/emphasis/... on entertainment value?" or something else along these lines might be an option.
http://www.eventkultur-lab.de/doc/index_home.htm
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This is the one I chose. Thanks to everyone for your help. In this case, the more general idea of entertainment seems to fit better."
12 mins
sensationalism / event-driven/pop culture/society
"sensationalism" may be a tad too strong ...
You may well want to put "society" instead of "culture".
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Note added at 16 mins (2007-11-29 13:31:30 GMT)
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Another idea would be to get the word "media" in there somewhere, e.g. "media-driven culture/society".
You may well want to put "society" instead of "culture".
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Note added at 16 mins (2007-11-29 13:31:30 GMT)
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Another idea would be to get the word "media" in there somewhere, e.g. "media-driven culture/society".
26 mins
Stephen Sadie
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
Practical business experience, reliable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
68
highlights
or full of highlights may work here
+1
1 hr
Paul Cohen
Greenland
Greenland
Native in English
Works in field
Greenland
Will work for blubber
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Danish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
75
event-oriented society
"Kultur" is a real buzzword in German these days. Francis is right - you would be well advised to avoid "culture" and use "society" instead. Here's an option that's a little more low key.
3 hrs
Alison Kirkland
Native in English
Specialist art factual prose translator
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
culture/ethos/society/generation
I would stay with: in the age of the "event" culture
Culture as in "a culture of neglect has been allowed to develop" or "consumer culture"
Culture as in "a culture of neglect has been allowed to develop" or "consumer culture"
15 hrs
celebration culture
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http://www.benmark.com/page.asp?pid=4691
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