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THEORY & CRITIQUE
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Theoryonimageinfluencingalloursenses
ImagesControllingPeople’sMind
WitchHuntRepeats
T
G
oday, we are living in the world of
developingoneselfandgoingastepforward
rand National Party(GNP) madeapoliticalissueoutofthefactthatthe
images.Theyareeverywherewelook.
indevelopingthesocietyandtheworld.
Hankyoreh newspaper carries Prof. Song Doo-yul’s regular column. On April
What you see right now is an image, what
Intheprocessofimaging,itmakespeople
10th,ParkWon-hong,amemberofGNPaskedMinisterLimDong-wonwhetherornot
youdreamisanimage,whatyouthinkisan
think once more about the world and get a
heknowsthefactthatProf.SongwritesforHankyorehinaplenarysession.Thenthe
image.Wearesurroundedbyimagesinour
hold of it in meaning. Lastly, we can get a
question “Do you believe that Prof. Song and Kim Chul-su are the same person?”
lives, especially sight images as it is the
new meaning for oneself. It enables us to
followed.TheMinistersaid,“Yes”.Concerningthis,conservativepressesincludingthe
digital times. The images are not always
look at the world and put it into ideation.
ChosunIlbonowthrowtheirsupportbehindtheGNP.
positive like the 31 ice cream baby or
Also, as explained above, image plays an
SongDoo-yul,asociologyprofessorofGermany’sMuensterUniversityisknownfor
Mashimaro, the bizarre rabbit. For example
important role in shaping ones sense of
hispro-democracyandunificationactivitiesinthe1970sand1980swhenSouthKorea
considering homosexuals as weird and
values.
wasundermilitaryrule.AndnowheisinthemiddleofalawsuitagainstHwangJang-
unrightorthinkingofHanchongryon(Korea
Another significance of image is that it
yop.HwangbrandedSongasacandidateforNorthKorea’sWorkers’Partypolitburo
Federation of University Student Councils),
assistsustouseourimagination,isfacilityis
havinganaliasofKimChul-su.
images of red, fighting, blood comes to
not used well in our technological era.
InthecaseoftheviewofGrandNationalPartybeingright,thegovernmentwouldbe
mind.Thisisalsoanimage.
Trying to analyse the hidden meaning in
derelictintheirobligationandHankyorehwouldbecarryingaspy’swritingsintheir
books or dreams into images and trying to
newspaper.KangJoon-man’sbook“RedComplex”providesuswithusefulinformation
I.Overflowingimageryinourlife
decode the symbols in everyday life into
concerningthisissue.ThefamouscontroversialistKangattackaRedComplexproblem
Aswearelivinginanageofvisualsenses
imagesiscrucialineducationofhumans.
that had swept over our society throughout 50 years. This book explains about those
withTV,moviesandadvertisements,people
Even in the area of science, developing a
whohavespreadtheRedComplexandforwhatreasons.
seem to understand image is something
hypothesiscannotbedonewithoutanimage.
Kang’s Red Complex holds the delicate shades of psychology that approves even
visual.Thevisualaspect,ishowever,onlya
Accordingly in stepping forward to another
outragesagainsthumanrightsunderadistortedfeartowardscommunism.Koreansonce
part of an image. Image is everything you
era,theimportanceofimageisenormous.
experiencedthetragedyoffratricidalwar.TheylearnedtheRedcomplexbyexperience
feel, therefore it involves all the senses
thusthefearisbeyondreason.Whentheconservativesdirecteventsstimulatingthefear
including smell, taste, touch and hearing.
IV. Why we should rethink and
nerve, the whole society changes into a battlefield and the words “democracy” or
LeeSang-hyun/CartoonistofTheArgus
Thesearetwoimagesthatcometomindbasedontheirexperienceswiththeword
reproduceourthoughtsonimage.
Despitebeingsurroundedbyimageswithout
“human rights” are put into a wastebasket. The problem lies in that antidemocratic
“DOG”.
ourawarenessweareaffectedbyit.Images
Imageissomethingveryuniversal.Itisas
governments politically abused this Red Complex. The conservative presses are the
show our thoughts and feelings for things.
universal as language. For example, you do
directorsoftheseevents.Theyarethepartoftheconservativesaswellasenterprisers
Forexample,whenwethinkofanangelwe
subjecttocarefullyconsider.
another,butbasicallywhatimagedoes,isto
nothavetoknowthewordmadinanyother
whoknowwellaboutthecommercialvalueofthisRedComplex.
think of a pretty person wearing white
reproducesomethingwithanewmeaningto
language, you can just frown. Then people
Prof.Song’scaseiswellrevealedinthislight.ThecontroversytheGNPgaveriseto
clothingwithayellowbandarounditshead.
II.Imagefilteringisneeded
it.Whenwefaceanyimageinourlives,we
would know you are not happy about
is unsubstantial. It is just for tripping up Kim government’s sunshine policy and for
We consider an angel as something good,
When we think of an exact definition of
should try to acknowledge it with a new
something, or even mad. This universal
leading to an “unfavorable wind” taking advantage of Bush’s skeptical policy about
that is why the image of an angel is
the word “image”, what comes to mind?
perspectiveinourlivestoday.Weshouldnot
image’simportanceisgreat.
NorthKorea.Prof.SonghasbeenactiveinpublicchannelsincludingDong-AIlboand
something bright and nice. On the other
Image is such a broad and familiar subject
just accept an image with an absolute
It influences our daily life and image is
Joong-AngIlbobeforecontributingtoHankyoreh.Hehasalreadypublishedtenbooks.
hand,whenwethinkofadevil,weimagine
thatweknowwhatitis,however,hardtoput
affirmativethought.Because,thiswillcause
related in every aspect. Image helps us
Consideringthis,theGNP’scallingthecontributiontoHankyorehintoquestionseems
a red evil looking bad person with horns.
intowords.Imageisnotastablethingasit
a person’s values to become biased with
develop ourselves, creativity, idealism and
to be very intentional. Some presses’ conspiracy branding Hankyoreh as a pro-North
Somethingwedonotlike,ourimageshows
canchangefromaperson’sperspectiveand
manyprejudices.
evenourvaluesinthought.Indicatingreality
paperisunderstoodasanimplicitstrategyagainstpressreform.
thisbynegativeimagerythatcomesintoour
understanding. Even the origin of the word
and expression human beings, this is all
TheRedComplexhasnotmadeaffirmativeinfluencesonnationalsecurityproblems
minds.
imagecomesfromthreedifferentwords,that
III.Shapingone’svalues
imagery, and we should not keep going
atall.Ratherithasbeenabusedandkilledthousandsofpeoplewhohavemadesharp
Not only does image show our likes or
iseikon,eidolonandphantasma.Theyareall
Image has very a significant meaning in
through with our life with out stopping and
criticism against the corrupted government for obtaining real security. Korean history
dislikes but it adds value and therefore
Greekwords,eikonmeansresemblance,re-
our lives. First of all, it helps develop ones
acknowledge the importance of imagery.
holds the twenty thousand bleeding people in Jeju who were charged as being right
affectsonessenseofvalues.Attimesimages
expressing reality or the things of the mind
mind.Picturingyourselftenortwentyyears
Not only that but also try at all times to
wing rioters. The Red Complex is not a matter of ideology. The “dignity of man” is
are implanted in our minds so that we are
or dreams. Eidolon means looking at an
laterinthefutureisalsopartofimage.The
perceiveofhumanlifeinanewway.
enoughofaconditiontoovercomethisuselesscomplex.
taught to like or dislike something without
appearance or form and lastly, the word
ideal self is also an image. These images,
our own thoughts intervening. Like
phantasma means vision, dream and
allowustodevelopasahumanbeingandat
consideringblackpeopledangerous,evenif
phantom.
times makes us go through the process of
ByKimNa-hyun
ByChoHongJoo-hee
one might not have met a black person. In
Image is a process of putting meaning to
self-examination. To put it another way,
AssociateEditorofTheory&CritiqueSection
EditorofCultureSection
this sense image is very important and is a
its existence. It varies from one person to
image is important in the sense of
Here&Beyond
DebatingonmeaningofMayDaythisyear
LittleNoteonIdeaofKohyangorHome
ThreeIssuesConcerningWorkers
itintheunconditionalwaythatachildloves
old days back home. Attempts to recapture
hisfirsthome...ItwasthesethreehutsthatI
our past either physically or symbolically
T
associated with all my happiness, with life
imply a keen sense of nostalgia, a
hreedebates,partofthecelebrationofthe111thanniversary
itself...”
psychological need to restore our natural
oftheworlds’MayDaytookplaceatKyungHeeUniversity
Closerhome,weKoreansseemtohavean
paceoflifeandidentityasKoreans.
on April 30th. Assisted by the planning group of the Solidarity
expeciallyacutesenseofhomeasattestedby
Therefore, in order to create a healthy
Festival,andsponsoredbytheLiberalLaborParty’sstudentgroup,
outmassivehome-boundexodusduringthe
community of human beings, we must
the debates were held at the same time. Starting at 4pm the
Chusok holidays, an annual event
seriouslyconsiderthemeaningofourinner
moderator with the lecturer carried out most of the debate until
reminiscent of the suicidal march of
feelingsassociatedwithkohyang.Whatdoes
6pm. At the end there was time for questions and answers with
lemmings.Whenwemeetpeopleforthefirst
kohyangmeantous.WhatdoesQunumean
participationoftheparticipants.
time, we generally begin a conversation by
to Mr.Mandela? Why do we so desperately
The debate on the reality and struggle of the casual female
askingsuchpersonalquestionsas“Whereis
long for it? To me kohyang means
workersbyChoiSang-rimthechairwomanoftheKoreaWorking
ShinMyoung-sup
yourhometown?Whenandwhatschooldid
familiarity,comfort,andsecurity.Theseare
Women’s Labor Union was held in the welfare faculty of the
Professor,SchoolofEnglish
yougraduatefrom?”andthelikesothatwe
thestuffwewantreflectedinoursociety,in
KyungHeeUniversity.Heresheexplainedwhotheseworkersare
can establish our relationship properly with
oureverydaylife.Withoutthemwefeellost.
and the types of work. Those involved in the area of house work
A
smanypoemsandpopularsongsthat
respect to age, possible kinship ties, and
In other words, kohyang offers us clues to
like the housekeeper are not even recognized as a laborer so
we read or sign aptly suggest, most
other acceptable social coordinates.
the meaning of our life. Kohyang functions
attentionisrequired.Internationallyinsomecountries,thesocietyis
Realityandstruggleofthecasualfemaleworkers
humanbeingsmisstheirhomeorhomeland
“Kohyang”isalsoamajorthemeunderlying
as a mirror of the prototype of our pre-
slowlystartedunderstandingbutnotinKorea.Thenwithstatistics
when they are away from it. In his lucid
manyofourliteraryworksincludingessays,
industrial life. Thus, by enabling people to
theypresentedthecurrentsituation,that7millionwhichis54%of
albeit copious autobiography called Long
poems, travelogues, and pop song lyrics. In
recoverasenseofhome,wecanmusterupa
the workers are casual. Especially the women are treatment
Walk to Freedom, for instance, South
them abound references, either direct or
collectivewisdomandcouragetocombatthe
unjustly. In order to solve the problem that is confronting us, we
Africa’s celebrated freedom fighter Nelson
vicarious,tothesorrowofpeopledislodged
widespread anomie wrought by the rapid
should settle the social security system and organize the workers.
Mandela poignantly observes that what he
from their home base, the awful
dehumanizing changes of science and
Shealsosuggestedthatworkershaverepresentationintheareaof
most sorely missed while in solitary
consequences of industrialization,
technology.Inthisregard,itisimportantand
politics.
confinementduringthelongapartheidyears
urbanization, and mechanization which
necessaryforustoreexaminetheessenceof
HongKeun-su,amemberofastandingcommitteeoftheKorean
wasthearefreelifehehadonceenjoyedasa
render us powerless, helpless. When thus
kohyang (which literally means “an old
committeeagainstNMD-TMDandforPeace,underthetopicofthe
youngboyinQunu,aZhosavillageofmud
feeling despondent, we return at least
village”).
NMD-TMD threatening world peace was held in the Oriental
huts:“QunuwasallthatIknew,andIloved
symbolicallytowhatwerememberasgood
MedicineDepartmentoftheKyungHeeUniversity.Justbylooking
at the relationship between China and Russia tells us, that NMD-
TMD is not for the sake of peace but it can become the key to
Neo-File
another war. He emphasized that peace cannot be established by
military force or weapons. “Peace can only come from the mind
andmorality.”WhileexplainingNMD-TMD,headdedthattheD
standing for Defense. But who are NMD-TMD defencing? The
answer is America, whose behaviours seem not to be for world
HomeShoppingConfrontsDeadlock
peace. Of course he did not forget to mention its ill-effect in the
NMD-TMDthreateningworldpeace
reunificationofKoreawithexamples.
ChaMi-kyeongfromtheInternationalLiberalSolidaritytalkedof
A
long with the strong winds caused
settlementofthemonopolyandtheinterest
The LG45 has a 60% influence on the
the globalization of the resistance against neoliberalism in the
by cable television, home shopping
in the SO, Program Provider (PP), new
home shopping market and CJ39
library of Kyung Hee University. Currently the influence of
television has had remarkable growth.
and old enterprises. In addition, the
followingit.Theyhavealreadyearnedthe
neoliberalismisovershadowingKorea.Thereforetheyhavemadeit
According to the statistics, in the year
compulsory transmission of the home
trust of the consumers and therefore it
acommonthingtofiringworkersandmadepeoplethelaborersof
2000,4millionhouseshasbeenlinkedto
shoppingchannelshasbeenabolished.
wouldbehardforthethreenewcompanies
thecapitalisticsociety.
the home shopping channel. The home
Currently the PP and the SO are in
tofindplacesinthemarket.Theoutlookof
Shesharedherexperienceinexpressingherpoint,sayingthatto
shoppingtelevisionmarketconsistsofthe
competition against each other. It will
thehomeshoppingmarketisveryhardto
her,eventhekaraokecultureseemstobepartofthemaincurrent
well known LG45, the CJ39, also
differ on the spreading speed, however,
clarify. The professionals presumption of
andthereforeshefeelssomedetachmentfromitandthatshealso
including home shopping in the form of
due to the cost of the receiver and the
themarketsizeintheyear2005is3to7
changed her consciousness and her actions. People might have a
advertisements on other channels. These
quality of the channel the PP would have
trillion won which is a very big gap.
consciousnessinrefusingthecapitalism,however,itdoesnotlead
statistics exclude the illegal market which
difficulty in insuring large number of
Hence, the home shopping industry’s
tothegenerallife.Andthatthiswasonlyaproblemfortheworkers
alsowouldmakethemarketevenlargerby
houses.FortheSO,thischannelispurelya
basesarenotinadefinitestate.Still,there
inthe70sand80s,butnowithasbecomeaproblemforeveryone
20billionwon.
profit channel, only three home shopping
isapossibilityofgrowthwiththevarious
of us. For that reason she ended the debate by “I know it will be
Recently industrial conditions effecting
channelsaretobecarriedout.Thisisdue
formsofon-lineretailing.
hard, but we should be troubled by the fact that capitalism is
thetelevisionchannelshaschanged.These
to the postponement of the up-grading,
dominatingoureverydaylife.”
changes are the enforcement of satellite
other technical problems and most of all
Globalizationoftheresistance
broadcasting and the conversion of the
the complaints of the viewers saying the
ByKimNa-hyun
relay wire to System Operator (SO). This
qualityoftheprogramsareverylowandit
againstneoliberalism
ByKimNa-hyun
AssociateEditorofTheory&CritiqueSection
will result in an increased market,
istooinformerciallike.
AssociateEditorofTheory&CritiqueSection
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