‘한국인’ 정체성의 구성과 재현: 유튜브 레오티비의 댓글을 중심으로

• 영문명: The construction and representation of ‘Korean’ identity: Focusing on YouTube comments from LEOTV
• 발행기관: 한국사회언어학회
• 저자명: 최민경(MinGyeong Choi)
• 간행물 정보: 『사회언어학』제33권 2호, 211~233쪽, 전체 23쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2025.06.30

국문 초록

This study investigated how the identity category of “Korean” is constructed, represented, and ideologically reproduced in digital discourse. Focusing on user comments on the YouTube channel LEOTV, run by a Finnish creator residing in South Korea, the research drew on the concept of imagined communities and a post-essentialist view of identity to analyze how everyday discourse defines symbolic boundaries of inclusion and exclusion. It critically examined how such discursive constructions differ from traditional, essentialist definitions based on ethnicity and bloodline. The findings indicate that “Korean” identity is not a fixed attribute but a fluid construct shaped through linguistic and social practice. By identifying the discursive elements that index “Koreanness,” the study reveals how identity is negotiated rather than inherited. Furthermore, it uncovers the ideological power of discourse in maintaining in-group/out-group boundaries, showing that identity recognition is often governed by implicit norms and expectations that reproduce exclusion under the guise of cultural familiarity. This study highlights how identity in contemporary Korea is continually reshaped through everyday language and symbolic acts in digital spaces.

목차

1. 서론

2. 정체성에 대한 이론적 논의

3. 연구 대상 및 방법

4. 한국인 정체성의 구성 및 재현

5. 외국인 정체성의 구성 및 재현

6. 결론

참고문헌

키워드

Korean identity discourse and identity imagined community digital discourse discursive practices inclusion and exclusion

참고문헌

• 한국어학
• 언어와 문화
• 비교한국학