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Recognition of the Refomation of 'Seoul' as a Community by North Korean returnees to Korea During the Liberation Period in the Novel

  • Chunwon Research journal
  • Abbr : Chunwon Research journal
  • 2019, (14), pp.189-210
  • DOI : 10.31809/crj.2019.04.14.189
  • Publisher : Chunwon Research Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature > Korean Literature
  • Received : March 15, 2019
  • Accepted : April 30, 2019
  • Published : April 30, 2019

Hee-jung Cha 1

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ABSTRACT

This study explores how North Korean returnees perceived Seoul and how they contributed to the formation of communities in Seoul. The North Korean returnees of the Liberation period returned to Korea with the anticipation of being part of the society. The returnees were so engrossed with the prospect of independence that they did not recognise the meaning and purpose of the different ‘spaces’ within Seoul. To the locals, they were a minority group who sparked a multitude of fears and they influenced the form of Seoul by changing the way in which the different local areas were used. Their active experiences with ‘non-place’ (enemy) contributed to the complex personality of modern Seoul; as a space penetrated by chaos and disorder, as well as watchfulness, exclusion, isolation and competition. Key words: During the Liberation Period, Seoul, spece, place, non-place

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