북한 무용의 민족 정체성 재현에 대한 심미 정치학적 논의

• 영문명: An Aesthetic-Political Inquiry into the Performative Representation of National Identity in North Korean Dance
• 발행기관: 조선대학교 민주평화연구원
• 저자명: 문복주(Bokju Moon)
• 간행물 정보: 『민주평화연구』제8권 제1호, 161~185쪽, 전체 25쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 역사학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2025.06.30

국문 초록

This study explores the possibility that North Korean dance, often regarded as a symbolic tool of ideological propaganda, can also function as an aesthetic-political space of affective engagement. Building on Roland Bleiker’s theory of aesthetic politics, the research shifts focus from fixed representational meaning to the gaps and tensions within choreographic form, wherein affective responses emerge. The study analyzes two emblematic performances from the 1999 and 2003 Pyongyang concerts, examining spatial asymmetry, gestural silence, visual dispersal, and the role of the female body in relation to collective formations. Through this lens, North Korean dance is not simply reproducing national identity but performing it through affective structures that invite interpretation, negotiation, and emotional resonance. The method involves a theoretical application of aesthetic-political concepts to specific visual and choreographic elements, referencing Barthes’ différance and Forsythe’s choreographic object theory. This approach reveals the potential for political imagination even within rigid artistic forms. The findings suggest that North Korean dance creates moments of felt dissonance that open space for identity to be sensed rather than proclaimed, thereby reconstituting it performatively. The study contributes to the aesthetic turn in Korean studies and offers a new paradigm for interpreting tightly controlled cultural production through the politics of feeling.

목차

Ⅰ. 서론

Ⅱ. 심미 정치학과 감응의 이론 지형

Ⅲ. 선행연구 검토

Ⅳ. 분석의 틀

Ⅴ. 사례 분석 1: 1999년 평양공연

Ⅵ. 사례 분석 2: 2003년 평양공연

Ⅶ. 논의: 재현과 감응 사이의 공간

Ⅷ. 결론

참고문헌

키워드

북한 무용 심미 정치학 감응 재현 정체성 North Korean dance aesthetic politics affect representation identity