@article{ART003136414},
author={Jung sil-vi},
title={Reimagining Gwanbuk : Imaginative Geography and Colonial Tensions in Yi Hyo-seok’s Literature},
journal={Journal of Manchurian Studies},
issn={1738-3668},
year={2024},
number={38},
pages={97-129},
doi={10.22888/mcsa..38.202410.97}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jung sil-vi
TI - Reimagining Gwanbuk : Imaginative Geography and Colonial Tensions in Yi Hyo-seok’s Literature
JO - Journal of Manchurian Studies
PY - 2024
VL - null
IS - 38
PB - The Manchurian Studies Association
SP - 97
EP - 129
SN - 1738-3668
AB - This study examines how Yi Hyo-seok’s literature constructed and now serves as a representation of Gwanbuk, employing a civilizational critique that analyzes shifts in its imaginative geography across distinct periods. While previous research has often framed Yi’s post-1932 works through escapism and sensuality, with Gwanbuk seen as a pivotal turning point of his career, this study argues that his portrayal of the region extends beyond these themes. Instead, Yi’s works presents Gwanbuk as a romanticized, liminal space that stands in contrast the the colonial expansion of North Joseon.
By examining his creative blending of prosaic reality with poetic romanticism within an epistemological framework grounded in a tension between the effects of a decadent modernity and human repression, the study demonstrates how Yi transforms Gwanbuk, a transit route between Japan and Manchuria, into a fluid, syncretic space. His work repositions Gwanbuk within a global network that includes references to Russia, Ireland, Harbin, and Europe. Through this reconfiguration, local experiences are expanded into universal human concerns that directly challenge the colonial power structures that privilege the center over the periphery. The study reveals how Yi’s literature synthesizes reality and imagining, leading to Gwanbuk emerging as an alternative space beyond the constraints of empire.
KW - Gwanbuk;Imaginative geography;North Joseon;Manchuria;Harbin;Civilizational critique
DO - 10.22888/mcsa..38.202410.97
ER -
Jung sil-vi. (2024). Reimagining Gwanbuk : Imaginative Geography and Colonial Tensions in Yi Hyo-seok’s Literature. Journal of Manchurian Studies, 38, 97-129.
Jung sil-vi. 2024, "Reimagining Gwanbuk : Imaginative Geography and Colonial Tensions in Yi Hyo-seok’s Literature", Journal of Manchurian Studies, no.38, pp.97-129. Available from: doi:10.22888/mcsa..38.202410.97
Jung sil-vi "Reimagining Gwanbuk : Imaginative Geography and Colonial Tensions in Yi Hyo-seok’s Literature" Journal of Manchurian Studies 38 pp.97-129 (2024) : 97.
Jung sil-vi. Reimagining Gwanbuk : Imaginative Geography and Colonial Tensions in Yi Hyo-seok’s Literature. 2024; 38 : 97-129. Available from: doi:10.22888/mcsa..38.202410.97
Jung sil-vi. "Reimagining Gwanbuk : Imaginative Geography and Colonial Tensions in Yi Hyo-seok’s Literature" Journal of Manchurian Studies no.38(2024) : 97-129.doi: 10.22888/mcsa..38.202410.97
Jung sil-vi. Reimagining Gwanbuk : Imaginative Geography and Colonial Tensions in Yi Hyo-seok’s Literature. Journal of Manchurian Studies, 38, 97-129. doi: 10.22888/mcsa..38.202410.97
Jung sil-vi. Reimagining Gwanbuk : Imaginative Geography and Colonial Tensions in Yi Hyo-seok’s Literature. Journal of Manchurian Studies. 2024; 38 97-129. doi: 10.22888/mcsa..38.202410.97
Jung sil-vi. Reimagining Gwanbuk : Imaginative Geography and Colonial Tensions in Yi Hyo-seok’s Literature. 2024; 38 : 97-129. Available from: doi:10.22888/mcsa..38.202410.97
Jung sil-vi. "Reimagining Gwanbuk : Imaginative Geography and Colonial Tensions in Yi Hyo-seok’s Literature" Journal of Manchurian Studies no.38(2024) : 97-129.doi: 10.22888/mcsa..38.202410.97
