self-referential

ˌsɛlfrɪˈfɛrənʃəl
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Translation of self-referential into German

Adjective

1.

logic

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referring to itself or its own characteristics
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  • The novel is self-referential, discussing its own narrative.Der Roman ist selbstreferenziell und diskutiert seine eigene Erzählung.
2.

art and media

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concerned with its own composition or similar works
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  • The film is self-referential, exploring its own filmmaking process.Der Film ist selbstreferenziell und erforscht seinen eigenen Entstehungsprozess.
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Synonyms and analogies of self-referential in English

Examples of self-referential in a sentence

  • His speech was self-referential, often mentioning his previous works.
  • The novel's self-referential style intrigued literary critics.
  • Her artwork is self-referential, reflecting on her previous pieces.

Translations of "self-referential" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
selbstbezüglichadj.

But the Registry insists on "uniquely self-referential."

Aber das Register verlangt "einzigartig selbstbezüglich".

The work on series of prints offers a situation differentiated from the isolated and self-referential reflection of the studio setting.

Die Arbeit an grafischen Werkreihen offeriert eine Situation, welche sich vom isolierten und selbstbezüglichen Reflektieren im Atelier unterscheidet.

Jerry Zeniuk wants more, he wants to paint paintings that do not merely portray a self-referential, theoretically based circular argument.

Jerry Zeniuk will mehr, er will Bilder malen, die nicht einen selbstbezüglichen, theoretisch fundierten Zirkelschluss abbilden.

MOCKUP MODEL remains with itself and points to the self-referential system of a neverending surface.

MOCKUP MODEL bleibt in sich und verweist zurück auf das selbstbezügliche System der nicht enden wollenden Oberfläche.

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Other translations for self-referential:

  • selbstreferentiellen
  • selbstreferentielle

self-referential: Examples and translations in context

This means that each element is self-referential and self-critical in a way.

Das heißt, dass jedes Element irgendwie selbstbezüglich und selbstkritisch ist.

His self-referential style often led to amusing and insightful observations on writing.

Sein selbstbezüglicher Stil führte oft zu amüsanten und aufschlussreichen Beobachtungen über das Schreiben.

Following the logic of the mass, play arises between architectonic meaning and self-referential image series.

Durch das Argument der Masse entsteht ein Spiel zwischen architektonischem Sinn und selbstbezüglichen Bilderreihen.

In her serial video loops she concentrates on very reduced cinematic resources for the depiction of a monologue-type situation which is rather self-referential.

In ihren seriellen Video-Loops konzentriert sie sich auf sehr reduziert gehaltene filmische Mittel, zur Darstellung einer monologischen, eher selbstbezüglichen Situation.

I argue that it is possible to avoid such a negative conclusion if one understands the self-referential constitution of sensuous-material shapings in an artwork as the basis of aesthetic autonomy.

Ich argumentiere, daß sich dieses negative Ergebnis vermeiden läßt, wenn man die selbstbezügliche Konstitution sinnlich-materialer Gestaltungen in einem Kunstwerk als Basis der ästhetischen Autonomie versteht.

Political/Minimal finds its points of departure from the tension between the self-referential aesthetics of Minimalism and the often outspokenly critical nature of artistic practice.

Das Spannungsfeld zwischen der selbstbezüglichen Ästhetik des Minimalismus und der oft ausdrücklich kritischen Natur künstlerischer Praxis bildet den Ausgangspunkt der Ausstellung Political/Minimal.

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