The word 'reappropriation' is correct and usable in written English.
It refers to the act of taking something that was previously used for one purpose and using it for a different purpose. It is most commonly used in discussions about cultural, political, or social issues. Example: The group's reappropriation of the derogatory term "queer" aimed to reclaim it as a positive and inclusive label for the LGBTQ+ community.
The rally culminated in the reappropriation of the Maagdenhuis, the university's main administrative building, which is still occupied now.
Reappropriation worked interestingly when African-Americans took back their unmentionable word and yelled it ironically to one another in the street, while rendering non-African-Americans dumb.
A persona poem, "Der bratslaver tsu zayn soyfer" ("The Bratslav Rebbe to His Scribe"), in the voice of Rabbi Naḥman of Bratslav, continues his reappropriation of Jewish culture.
Confucius's emphasis on the importance of history was in a way his reappropriation of the ancient Sinitic wisdom that reanimating the old is the best way to attain the new.
Barth recovered the centrality of the doctrine of the Trinity within the dynamic and rational structure of Christian dogmatics; of particular importance was his reappropriation of the Christology of the ancient church.
Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, (respectively, born April 19 , 1950 Basel, Switzerland born May 8 , 1950 Basel) Swiss architects known for their reappropriation of traditional architectural elements and their inventive use of both natural and artificial materials.
The reappropriation is rarely random; in most cases, the original meaning of the word is a metaphor for the new one.
There was also a softening of boundaries during that era – in a way, Damon working with Phil Daniels had some parallels with Tony Blair representing the Labour party... a reappropriation of traditionally working-class iconography by middle-class intelligentsia.
It was a thoughtful reappropriation that partly highlighted how wrong it was.
Here the words and the ritual actions allow a reappropriation of the entire story of salvation: Father in heaven, it is right that we should give you thanks and glory: you alone are God, living and true.
E-mail address GO SIGN UP Share Tweet Lanzmann considers Israel from the perspective of what he calls the "reappropriation of violence by the Jews".
