일본군 '위안부' 증언소설 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the representation of the ‘comfort women’ in the novels of ‘comfort women’'s testimony. There are not many novels that representation the comfort women as the main characters. But now again, the issue of comfort women is receiving great social attention. The memories of ‘Event’ that cannot be explained by traditional ideologies such as Nationalism and Liberalism are returning. If so, it will be important to see where literature stands at this intersection. The literary representation of the comfort women was small because of the complexity of ethics and forms that they had to represent victims of violence. Moreover, the comfort women who have experienced sexual violence have shame unlike other victims. And it causes intense emotions such as curiosity, disgust, and compassion to outsiders. The combination of ‘sex’ and ‘violence’, the concept of causing extreme emotions, is a problematic boundary in a male-centered society. This is especially true when the subject of representation is masculine. At the same time, however, for this reason, the issue of comfort women representation becomes a literary indicator that our society must face. It follows the representative-regime of the current literature and its political unconscious. And it leaks contradictions and incapacities that exceed the representative-regime. If so, looking at the novels dealing with the comfort women's testimony would be an important point of thinking about literature and politics of literature. This study critically examines the political unconscious and ethics of the subject representation the comfort women through the analysis of form, focusing on the novels of Yun Jeongmo, Iim Cheolwoo, Kim Weonil and Kimsum. Our social and political context surrounding the representative-regime must be revealed through novels. In other words, this study focused on ‘representation of the context’ and revealed the boundaries of identity politics, including the discourse of gender structure and nationalism in our society. Furthermore, it is hoped to be used as a preliminary work to prepare for a new Politics based on intersectionality and solidarity.