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A Study on Relationship between Contact with North Korea and North Korean Settlers and Perceptions of Unification : Multiple Mediator Effect of Intimacy with North Korean Settlers and Perception of North Korea (북한 및 탈북민 접촉경험이 통일의식에 미치는 영향 : 탈북민 친밀감과 북한에 대한 인식의 매개효과를 중심으로)

  • Kim, Na-Young
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.21 no.8
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    • pp.489-497
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    • 2021
  • This study presents the results of an empirical analysis on whether the experience of contact with North Korea and North Korean settlers affects the perceptions of unification. Specifically, the purpose of this study was to examine whether the contact experience enhances intimacy with the North Korean settlers or raises a friendly perception of North Korea.The results of this study are as follows. First, the experience of contact with North Korea and North Korean defectors had a positive effect on intimacy with North Korean settlers, friendly perception of North Korea, and perceptions of unification. Second, intimacy toward North Korean settlers and perception of North Korea played a mediating role between contact experience and unification consciousness.

A comparative study on configuration of the nation in epics (서사시에 나타난 '민족' 형상화에 관한 비교 연구 - 고은의 『백두산』과 리욱의 『고향 사람들』, 『풍운기』를 중심으로)

  • Jang, Eun Young
    • Cross-Cultural Studies
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    • v.25
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    • pp.337-362
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    • 2011
  • This study focused on difference of the nation's concept between Ko un's Baekdusan and Lee uk's Gohyangsaramdul, Pungungi. These works are epics restructure nation's history. A epic's story provides framework of recognition to social members. An individual and community accept their story and then stories construct pesonal identity and community's identity. So we can say a epic configurates national identity by story nation history and nation territory. The nation's concept is understood steadfast and very pure as like a blood relationship in Korea. This is aspects of Korean nationalism. But the Nation is modern, social and historical concept. That is different from ethnic identity. This way throws open the door to analyze nation identity. Ko un's Baekdusan narrates permanence and sacralization of the nation for emphasizing the unification of North Korea and South Korea. Baekdusan expresses the social desire of Korea in the 1980s. In comparison, Lee uk's Gohyangsaramdul representate ambivalent attitude. One is a position as a settler and the other is a new master of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. So Gohyangsaramdul narrates and remembers their motherland Chosun. But Pungungi exclude recognition of Chosun as motherland. This work's narration focuses on association with struggle of classes and anti-Japanese Movement during the Japanese colonial period. Because these events are able to unity Korean and Chines. Three works deal with same history and same background, but those show defferent recognition about the Nation. Because each society has different social desire and expect different future. The present desire and future prospect construct nation identity.