- Overview
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The methodology of going through the era without being cynical, by re-appropriating the conditions of instability and fragility of man.
- Book Intro
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This book explores post-individualism by questioning the mythology of modern man identified from various scenes in the history of Korean literature and from the perspective of affect, feminism and commons. This exploration is effective when discussing technology and man. The book takes it one step further to connect the fact that man is intrinsically a weak being with many conditions that further weaken man today. What this book ultimately emphasizes is the conditions of connection and solidarity found therein and the belief in the hidden potential of all beings. Incidents referred as moment of affect in this book, such as the Sewol Ferry in 2014, the candlelight vigil during 2016-2017, and the Gangnam Station incident in 2016, are scenes where people approriate given conditions on their own and change them into something else. The things that this book intends to explore through the medium of literature are such incidents and the potential within people. This book records the actual scenes, where literature is actively breathing with the issues of the current era. It reaches beyond the literature to cross over to the philosophy, sociology and many different fields, connecting criticism and literature. In today's humanities, which is categorized into smaller and communication becomes more difficult, this book has a great significance. This book is recommended to those who are interested in incidents that shook the foundation of the Korean society in recent years, and to those who are curious about what kind of changes are being made in the field of Korean literature and what exactly drove this drive of change.
- About the Author
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Kim Mijeong
Kim Mijeong (F) began her criticism after winning the New Critics Award by Munhakdongne in 2004. She is participating in publishing Literature 3, and is currently teaching students at several universities including Kwangwoon University, Soongsil University and Seoul Institute of the Arts. She was one of the co-writers of Literature of the Era when Minjung Disappears (2006); Democracy, Testimony and Humanities (2018); and Literature Demolishing Literature (2018). Her translated books include Precariat, the Labor of Insecure Youth in the 21 Century (生きさせろ!, 2011, 2017); Ideology Called Post-War (2013); The Power of Affect (情動の權力, 2016); and The History and Sociology of Japan (2017).
