• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.14 no.9
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• pp.485-493
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• 2016

This study analyzes the collision occurring in the daily life of the United States where diverse ethnicities live side by side, as portrayed in the film 'crash'. The analysis is followed by a counseling method necessary for a diverse society. To analyse the essence of conflict in the film, a convergence psychological analysis was conducted based on desire theory. The result was that the desire to survive and innovate always collided with frustration. This is because of the obstacles in real life that suppresses desire. The process of frustrated desires and their distortion was structurized. In the conclusion, a counseling method and theory with 'a recovery model that promotes change' was presented for problematic personalities that are entrenched widely in the United States about pain by conflict.

• Journal of Popular Narrative
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.45-77
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• 2021

The aftermath of the COVID-19 virus continues. There are two potential fears behind the various preventive and quarantine measures. : the fear that "I may be infected" and the fear that "someone may infect me". This subconscious is built on the 'imagination of infection'. This paper attempted to analyze science fiction(SF) narratives and zombie narratives that influenced our imagination of infection. And this paper attempts to examine how SF novels and movies understand and express "infection", and how zombie narratives reveal "infection" and its horror. Mary Shelley's novel "The Last Man" revealed the paradox that the fear of an infectious disease gave humanity an opportunity for reflection. The films and showed that fear and aversion to infectious diseases can lead to riots and conflict. Zombie narrative is a genre that most dramatically expresses the horror of infection. Director Yeon Sangho's zombie trilogy, including , reveals that people around you can turn into the most dangerous source of infection. Through SF and zombie narratives, we can realize that humanity must have a humble sense of solidarity, ethics, and empathy in the face of infectious diseases. Through this narrative texts, we can realize the importance of the imagination of infection. Imagination of infection is the basis for understanding the causes and consequences of the spread of infection, the process and future prospects.