『종군위안부』에 드러난 억압적 식민담론

• 영문명: Colonial Discourse in Nora Okja Keller’s Comfort Woman
• 발행기관: 한국아메리카학회
• 저자명: 이수미(Su-Mee Lee)
• 간행물 정보: 『미국학논집』제35집 2호, 241~259쪽, 전체 19쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 기타인문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2003.09.01

영문 초록

  I examine in this paper the colonial discourses of the colonized female body, nationalism and colonialism represented in Nora Okja Keller"s debut novel Comfort Woman. The novel deals with the shameful history of Japanese Colonization and of Korean "Comfort Women" who were, in fact, Japanese military sex slaves during the WW Ⅱ. The issue of comfort women is much more complicated than the mere colonial subjugation and oppression of women. Korean Women"s bodies were colonized not only by Japanese colonization but also by the patriarchal ideology of women based on confucianism as well as Korean nationalism.
  Nora Okja Keller uncovers a double oppression of woman who is caught between the native patriarchal dominance and Japanese imperialist power. This "doubly-oppressed" woman is seen as a victim in this text. What Akiko attempts to atone for in her narratives, is the sense of shame and humiliation that weighs on her like a curse. Akiko"s narrative leaves her with a legacy of agency in the face of insurmountable sexual and cultural violence and national humiliation that comprise the history of Japan"s occupation of Korea. In addition to this, Keller recasts Akiko as the sexual object of her American minister husband"s hypocritical desire.
  Finally, the story of "Princess Pari" in this novel creates both a mythical space and a counter-discourse. In doing so, Nora Okja Keller effectively illustrates the post -colonialist"s struggle against colonial discourse.

키워드

포스트식민주의 식민 담론 종군위안부 역사적 상흔 저항 담론 Postcolonialism colonial discourse Comfort Woman historical trauma counter-discourse