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Kim Yu-Na Syndrome from the Perspective of Trans-Humanities
탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities
2010,
3(2), pp.129-157
Publisher : Ewha Institute for the Humanities: EIH
Research Area : Other Humanities
Publisher : Ewha Institute for the Humanities: EIH
Research Area : Other Humanities
1이화여자대학교
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Kim Yu-Na not only inspired many Koreans to become unified in pride by winning the figure skating gold medal in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Games, she played an important role in promoting Korea. This article attempts to redefine and reconstruct Kim’s sociocultural value in the context of the humanities. In other words, it aims to answer the following question from the perspective of the humanities: “Why are Koreans so enthusiastic about Kim Yu-Na and her artistic performance?” Through the art of her sport, Kim Yu-Na instigated the idea of “pushing beyond the boundary” and became a role model for many people throughout the world. Based on such a supposition, the author will analyze the Kim Yu-Na Syndrome using the idea of “pushing beyond the boundary.” This category of “pushing beyond the boundary” here deals with only three fields in the Trans-Humanities, Human Korea-Project by the Ewha Institute of Humanities: locality, gender, and multimedia. However, I do not expect to render a complete academic study on the Kim Yu-Na Syndrome in this article. I wish to examine effective methods for basic research from various points of view. I am certain that when Humanities broadens its horizon to the contemporary cultural phenomena such as the research in this paper, the social value of the humanities and their benefit will develop and expand.
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