@article{ART001929978},
author={Kim, Hwa Im},
title={Play and Cultural Policies Seen from the Perspective of Johan Huizinga’s Concept of “Play”},
journal={Journal of Humanities},
issn={1598-8457},
year={2014},
number={55},
pages={341-370}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kim, Hwa Im
TI - Play and Cultural Policies Seen from the Perspective of Johan Huizinga’s Concept of “Play”
JO - Journal of Humanities
PY - 2014
VL - null
IS - 55
PB - Institute for Humanities
SP - 341
EP - 370
SN - 1598-8457
AB - Although it was published nearly eight decades ago in 1938, HomoLudens by Dutch historian and cultural theorist Johan Huizinga is morespotlighted today than ever. Huizinga reilluminated the cultural history of theWest from the perspective of play, while emphasizing his main idea: “Play isolder than culture and is the foundation and the element of culture.” One ofhis main concerns is what play is dynamic and what culture constitutes andgenerates culture.” For Huizinga, play is highly crucial in creating genuineculture.
As a matter of fact, Huizinga neither emphasized the importance of playin consideration of today’s leisure society nor mentioned the direct relationbetween cultural policies and play. His emphasis on the importance of play,however, has shed a new light on the contemporary times that require theparadigm shifts from labor to leisure.
Besides, we are living in an era when the importance of play is morecherished than ever in terms of the creation of economic value. Economy inthe post-industrial society relies on “new discoveries” rather and“reproduction.” Therefore, with the promotion of men’s “creative power” and with the rising value of voluntary labor, the relation between “work” and“play” is newly reilluminated.
Meanwhile, the cultural policies of South Korea are increasinglyconcerned about play. Nevertheless, the concept of play maintained byHuizinga has not fully developed into the policy goals in earnest. This studywill figure out whether Huizinga’s concept of play would possibly be appliedto the nation’s cultural policies based on careful examination of the conceptin terms of forms and contents. This paper will suggest “nature amenity” and“play” as a criterion of policy evaluation. One of the top priority concerns ofthis paper, however, will be the analysis of Huizinga’s concept of play interms of forms and contents with much focus on arousing concerns ofcultural policies on play.
KW - Cultural policies;culture;festival;Homo Ludens;Huizinga
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Kim, Hwa Im. (2014). Play and Cultural Policies Seen from the Perspective of Johan Huizinga’s Concept of “Play”. Journal of Humanities, 55, 341-370.
Kim, Hwa Im. 2014, "Play and Cultural Policies Seen from the Perspective of Johan Huizinga’s Concept of “Play”", Journal of Humanities, no.55, pp.341-370.
Kim, Hwa Im "Play and Cultural Policies Seen from the Perspective of Johan Huizinga’s Concept of “Play”" Journal of Humanities 55 pp.341-370 (2014) : 341.
Kim, Hwa Im. Play and Cultural Policies Seen from the Perspective of Johan Huizinga’s Concept of “Play”. 2014; 55 : 341-370.
Kim, Hwa Im. "Play and Cultural Policies Seen from the Perspective of Johan Huizinga’s Concept of “Play”" Journal of Humanities no.55(2014) : 341-370.
Kim, Hwa Im. Play and Cultural Policies Seen from the Perspective of Johan Huizinga’s Concept of “Play”. Journal of Humanities, 55, 341-370.
Kim, Hwa Im. Play and Cultural Policies Seen from the Perspective of Johan Huizinga’s Concept of “Play”. Journal of Humanities. 2014; 55 341-370.
Kim, Hwa Im. Play and Cultural Policies Seen from the Perspective of Johan Huizinga’s Concept of “Play”. 2014; 55 : 341-370.
Kim, Hwa Im. "Play and Cultural Policies Seen from the Perspective of Johan Huizinga’s Concept of “Play”" Journal of Humanities no.55(2014) : 341-370.
