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@article{ART002959411},
author={Noh Dae-won},
title={Re-dreaming about Futures: Alternative Futurisms in Korean and Global Science Fiction},
journal={탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities},
issn={2092-6081},
year={2023},
volume={16},
number={1},
pages={31-57},
doi={10.22901/trans.2023.16.1.31}

TY - JOUR
AU - Noh Dae-won
TI - Re-dreaming about Futures: Alternative Futurisms in Korean and Global Science Fiction
JO - 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities
PY - 2023
VL - 16
IS - 1
PB - Ewha Institute for the Humanities: EIH
SP - 31
EP - 57
SN - 2092-6081
AB - This paper examines the diversity of global Science Fiction and the emergence of alternative futurisms in different parts of the world in the context of SF world literature. The Anglo-American-centered science fiction genre has now erupted into “alternative futurisms” in various countries and regions, such as Afrofuturism, Gulf Futurism, and Hawaiian Futurism. In Asia, Asian futurism emerged as a resistance to and subversion of techno-orientalism. Chinese futurism(Sinofuturism), on the other hand, is a criticism of Western imperialism and is related to the hegemonic competition of China, which has grown into a technological economic power. Finally, by examining various alternative futurisms around the world, this paper proposes the concept of “Korean futurism” by analyzing the characteristics of Korean SF, the specificity of Korean society, and its relationship with global SF. Korean Futurism is a critique of imperialism and anthropocentric imagination, and more delicate glocalization such as “Jeju Futurism” is called for. Alternative futurism in Korean SF can also emerge in the form of new speculative fiction subgenres/ movements, such as ecological SF and solarpunk, as a response to the Anthropocene and climate crisis. SF futurisms are creating a future of solidarity while respecting differences and diversity.
KW - Alternative Futurisms;Speculative Fiction;Afrofuturism;Asian Futurism;Sinofuturism;Korean Futurism;Johng-Seok Koh;Djuna;A-Young Kim;Posthuman;Anthropocene;Ecological Science Fcition;Solarpunk
DO - 10.22901/trans.2023.16.1.31
ER -

Noh Dae-won. (2023). Re-dreaming about Futures: Alternative Futurisms in Korean and Global Science Fiction. 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities, 16(1), 31-57.

Noh Dae-won. 2023, "Re-dreaming about Futures: Alternative Futurisms in Korean and Global Science Fiction", 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities, vol.16, no.1 pp.31-57. Available from: doi:10.22901/trans.2023.16.1.31

Noh Dae-won "Re-dreaming about Futures: Alternative Futurisms in Korean and Global Science Fiction" 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities 16.1 pp.31-57 (2023) : 31.

Noh Dae-won. Re-dreaming about Futures: Alternative Futurisms in Korean and Global Science Fiction. 2023; 16(1), 31-57. Available from: doi:10.22901/trans.2023.16.1.31

Noh Dae-won. "Re-dreaming about Futures: Alternative Futurisms in Korean and Global Science Fiction" 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities 16, no.1 (2023) : 31-57.doi: 10.22901/trans.2023.16.1.31

Noh Dae-won. Re-dreaming about Futures: Alternative Futurisms in Korean and Global Science Fiction. 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities, 16(1), 31-57. doi: 10.22901/trans.2023.16.1.31

Noh Dae-won. Re-dreaming about Futures: Alternative Futurisms in Korean and Global Science Fiction. 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities. 2023; 16(1) 31-57. doi: 10.22901/trans.2023.16.1.31

Noh Dae-won. Re-dreaming about Futures: Alternative Futurisms in Korean and Global Science Fiction. 2023; 16(1), 31-57. Available from: doi:10.22901/trans.2023.16.1.31

Noh Dae-won. "Re-dreaming about Futures: Alternative Futurisms in Korean and Global Science Fiction" 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities 16, no.1 (2023) : 31-57.doi: 10.22901/trans.2023.16.1.31