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THEORY & CRITIQUE
argustnc@maincc.hufs.ac.kr
Techno-RealismagainstCyber-Liberalism
GovernmentFilteringCyberspace
StillBlidledMinjung
WithoutContentofCitizens
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hereisonewhocontrolsandinfluenceseverythinginthesociety,andthatisthe
capitalistclasses.Atthesametime,onewhojusttrytomanagetoearnenoughfor
theirdailyneedsliveinoursociety.Theformerproducesallmaterialswhichareneeded
forpeople’slife,however,theydonotpossessanything.Ontheotherhand,thelatter
cannot create any practical thing for themselves, but they monopolize all production.
I.Orderincyberspace
surveillance camera to the public which is
Therefore, the poor undergo hardships pressing for their basic lives and support
C
urrently, the law for the establishment
obviouslyillegalindemocraticsocieties.The
themselves and their children. This problem has never been solved for a long time.
ofafilteringsystemincyberspacehas
cyber-libertarians,therefore,callforthefree
However,theirsuchpoorlivesarenotcausedbytheirlazinessnorlackofability.This
been sent to the government. The law is to
market with no interventions from
is the result of the capitalist classes robbing their production left their efforts and
force the government to develop an
government. Just after the wired era, which
monopolizedfactories,landandmoneyunceasingly.
organization to control the cyberspace.
wecalltechno-realism,since1998cameout
Thebook,WhereistheOriginoftheAlienatedLife,explainsthecauseandtheeffect
Especiallyinthedimensionsofsecuringthe
by intellects like Schapiro, Shank and
onalienatedpeople.Thepossibilitytoovercometheunfairtreatmentisalsodealtwith.
personal information and issues relating to
Johnson. many people saw this as a natural
Asdescribedinthisbook,thethreeclassessuchasthepeasantry,laborersandpaupers
adolescents.
antidotetothecyber-liberalismage.
have a close connection. The number of peasants has decreased rapidly with the
Butprogressionistsandmanynetizensare
Techno-realism, on the other hand, is the
industrial development in our society. This happened as a result of unreasonable and
fighting against the law for their right of
thoughtsofthegovernment.oncetherewas
unfairpoliciesofthegovernment.Thegovernmentdoesnotputmuchmoneyfortheir
freedom which they fear would be
an incident in France where there was a
laborsandusethelandinagriculture.
suppressed. They carried out protesting
piece of writing called “la grand secret” in
Inspiteofthemoneyspentforagricultureimplements,chemicalsandsalaryaremore
assemblies, including on-line demonstra-
cyberspace. This was the invasion of the
thanhalfoftheincome,butthisisnotconsideredbecauseoftherealisticsituationofthe
tions, and a signature campaign by 31
private life of President Mitterand which is
rural community. Especially, as the market in our country opens, they have a lot of
movements including Peacenet, Seoul
illegal. Therefore, the techno-realists think
difficulties.Thedifficultyisthattherearenotenoughyoungmentoleadthecommunity
YMCA and the Jinbo Network. They even
theoutflowofprivateinformationshouldbe
duetothemanyeffectsofopeningthemarketaccordingtotheregulationsofWTO.
made the homepage of the Ministry of
controlledbyauthorityalongwiththelaw.
Thepeasantsintheruralcommunitysufferfrompoorfacilitiesandlowincometolive
Information and Communication hard to
sotheymovetotown.Yet,theyhavetoofferlow-pricedlaborsforthecapitalistsinthe
access by deliberating having many people
III.Informationforthepublic
towns.Besides,theyareaddedtotheclassofpauperiftheirlaborsareuselesscompared
TheArgus
connectingtoitatonce.Thegovernmentand
Anotheropinionofcyber-liberalistsisthat
withrelativemuchcheaperlabors.Theyworkinpoorlyventilatedandpoorlylitrooms
the people have their own reasons for their
the information should be public owned. In
and furthermore overtime are usually left to them including several all-night hours
beliefs. Two opposing theories, techno-
the network, there was once a text praising
Lastly, there is the difference in
Both cyber-liberalism and techno-realism
beyondtheofficialhours.Thissituationmakesthemsufferfrommanydiseasessuchas
realismandcyber-liberalismareinvolved.
theAmericanforcesinKorea.Thepeopleon
perspectivesofcyberspace.Cyber-liberalists
havetheirclearconclusionsonthethoughts
bronchial trouble, joint inflammation and chronic fatigue etc and there is even little
the net started a debate on the topic with
seesthecyberspaceasanotherseparatespace
of cyberspace. As can be seen from the
compensationfromthefirm.
II.Controlofcyberspace
most people disagreeing. Later on, the
from our real world either utopia or not.
abovewhichisonlythemainpointsofeach
Paupershaveamuchlowerstandardoflivingthanthelaborers’livingstandard.They
The ideology of cyber-liberalism came
problem got more serious and was even
Cyberspace is where people feel they could
side, the reasons are also stated with
existasalargegroupandhavebecameanunceasingprobleminoursociety.Thepoor
into existence in the period usually called
consideredtakingittocourt.Fortunately,the
become somebody else and express their
confidence.Thischallengeofcyberspacehas
conditionsinagriculturevillagesmadethemdecidetogouptothecityforbetterliving
“wired era,” from 1993 to 1998. In this era
side praising America published a written
thoughts freely. For the alienated from the
beengoingonthroughouttheglobeforyears
conditionwithnodefiniteobject.Thislarge-scalemovetothetownsandcitiesbythe
the government suddenly turned the
apology and both sides got together and
world like gays can enjoy real freedom
buthasjustriseninKorearecently.
peasantryandfarmersbringsaboutoneofthepaupers’problems.Thesepeopledonot
academic and military network into the
compromised. In other words, cyber-
which is difficult to establish in reality. So
Itistruethatbytechno-realismthecyber-
haveanymoney,anacademiccliquenorskilltosettledownthere.
“information marketplace”. From then, the
liberalistsaresaying,“wecancommunicate
forthemcyberspacecanbeseenasutopia,a
crimethatiscurrentlyprominentcanorwill
Therefore, it is natural that the head of a family cannot help working in the
liberalists like Gilder and Tofflers, started
and solve problems together.” Though,
separate world. But the techno-realists
decrease.Alsosomeoftheproblemsonthe
constructionsiteandsellingsomegoodsandthentheymayopenastore.Thewomen
their campaign against state control. Cyber-
techno-realistsbelievetheinformationneeds
believetheinternetisnotutopiabutjustan
net like the privacy and protecting the
whoarenoteducatedmusttakedifficultandlow-salaryjobswheretheincomemaynot
liberalismisbasicallyputtingoutthetheory
tobeprotected.
extensionofreality.
teenagersmayprimarilybecomelesssevere.
beregular.Unemployment,accidentsatworkandincreasingageacceleratethenumbers
ofthepeople.
They have confidence that the copyright
The most typical example is children
Yet, the problems that can arise from the
ofpaupersinthesociety.
Theadvocatesofthetheoryinsistthatthe
laws and frameworks are being challenged.
loggingontoadultsites.Parentsworryabout
establishment of order in cyberspace might
Onlywhenthepublicpressrefertothisproblem,thegovernmenttriestodevelopthe
governmentoranyotherorganizationshould
Forexample,themusicindustryareprofiting
their children going to pornographic sites.
be greater by oppressing the freedom of
people’slivesbuttheyhavenotreallyconsideredthisalienatedpeopleinoursociety.
not control cyberspace. For example, the
lessnowadaysastheMP3systemhasbeen
Thiscannotbesolvedthroughthenetbutthe
thoughtandspeechofthepublic.
Obviously,therealisticwaystoprotectthembythegovernmentareneeded.Thestory
biggestprobleminthecomputercooperation
developed. In most of the sites on the net,
parents must teach their children how to
ofthesepeopleisnotfarfromyourownlives.Socialinterestsarealsolargelyexpected,
can be seen as the monopoly by Microsoft.
they are providing music for free and
make moral decisions, the same as in real
too.
Thesmallercooperationshavealreadybeen
causing the net-surfers no need to buy an
life. Cyberspace also contains a malicious
victimsofit.Evenwithoutthegovernment,
album. Accordingly the information should
and perverse side which are rather ordinary
BySongHye-min
cyberspace has been interrupted by many
notbepublicowned.
whichcannotbeUtopia.
ByKimNa-hyun
AssociateEditorofNewsSection
forces like this situation. The controlling of
ReportorofTheory&CritiqueSection
the authority can even become the
IV.Utopiaornot
V.Consideringbothsides
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SomeOwlsDon’tGiveaHoottoTheirStudents
GropingforWayofKoreanology
bowed to him most ceremoniously when
shield.Myfemalecolleagueturnedtomeat
ownvolition.I’msurethatanyyoungperson
Owlof
they disembarked from the bus at Wangsan
this point and explained that the professor
sitting at the front of the bus would be
Minerva
campus, suggesting that he had gone up in
wasnotinhisrightsenses.Sheconsideredit
perfectly happy to voluntarily give up their
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n October 13, a special seminar
theirestimationforhisbullyingdisplay.
irrationalbehavioronhisparttogetsoupset
seatwereanelderlypersontogetonthebus.
subject to “the reality of Korean
There was absolutely no call for asking
over so small an issue. I’m afraid I would
It is not necessary to demand that a young
language education as a foreign
thiswomantomovetothebackofthebus,
havetoagreewithher.
personmovefromsaidseatbecauseasenior
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language” was held at the Graduate
ast time I wrote about owls who do
as there was no one elderly enough to
It is not my intention to offend, but I am
citizenmighthappentoboardthebus.
school building of HUFS room number
give a hoot. This time I’m writing
warrant concern. In addition, the seats
offended.Askingyoungfemalestomoveto
210at 5p.m. Thisforum wasprepared
about owls who don’t give a hoot about
around her were all vacant so that anyone
thebackofthebusbecausetheyareyoung
by the Koreanology department of
others and their rights. I refer to those owls
wishingtotakeaseatatthefrontofthebus
andfemalesmacksofthekindofsegregation
HUFSgraduateschool.
whoaresoconcernedwiththeirownstatus
was at full liberty to do so. I’m sure the
laws that were invoked in America in the
HongJoo-hee/TheArgus
TheKoreanologydepartmentofHUFS
thattheydon’tgiveahootaboutthehuman
Korean professor, who fancies himself a
early 20th century. Surely, we have moved
graduate school was organized in year
dignity of others. I am familiar with the
propergentleman,wasveryproudofhimself
on from the era of segregation. In a
TimothyWatson
2000 and this semester was the second
tradition andmore thanten instructors.
Koreancustomofleavingseatsavailableon
for his display of bravado, but I consider it
democraticsociety,itismorefittingtogive
ProfessorofCollegeofEnglish
time for them. This department aims at
Excepting these two schools, this
busesandtrainsfortheelderly.Thisisafine
cowardlytopickonsuchaneasymark,and
peoplethelibertytoshowcourtesyontheir
producing telented people who are well
departmentisnotstillsettled thusschool
custom.Theproblemwiththecustomisthat
bullying behavior to have done so for no
informed about the overall knowledge
authrotieswelcomestheKoreanlanguage
itissometimesappliedrathertoozealously.
goodreason.
concerning Korea including history,
teacher having one other major like
Ihavetakentheprofessor’sbusnumerous
The second incident occurred only two
Bulletin
NOVEMBER
culture,andofcourseKoreanasaforeign
Koreanpoliticsoreconomy.
times to Wangsan campus and have
weeks ago. This time a senior Korean
language.
Putting these talks together, he
witnessedtwoincidents,inthecourseofmy
professor tapped a young woman on the
2nd
After the address of the head prfessor
suggested the requirements of Korean
three years of shuttling back and forth, that
shoulderandtoldhertomovetothebackof
Nam Sung-woo, a full-scale seminar
language teacher in foreign lands. If
disturbed me greatly. In the first incident, I
the bus. Again, there was no need for
-OpenDebateoftheStudent’sCommitteeofDemocraticLabor
began. The lecturer was professor Huh
Korean language teachers would be
witnessedaseniorKoreanprofessorberating
making such a demand, as the seats around
6pmat1308onIsrelandPalestine
Yong. He confined the words “Korean
fluent in the specific delivery language,
ayoungwomanforsittingatthefrontofthe
her were all vacant. He seemed intent upon
-AutumnAcademicFestivaloftheGraduateSchoolatthefacualtycouncil1~4pmon
languageeducation”inthislectureisthe
it’s goodbut it’snot aessentialfactor.
bus. Most of the seats were vacant around
usinghisstatustoenforcearulethathasno
theKoreanGrammer5~7pmontheModernisminRussia
one taking place of foreign nations.
Communication possible speaker would
her,butstilltheprofessorinsisted,inaloud
merit.Livinginacastesocietyisnotwithout
-AcademicFestivaloftheCommunicationandInformationDepartment6pmat6210
Actuallythose whowanttolearnKorean
beenough.Teachersshould beinformed
voice so everyone could hear, that she give
oppression and some people actually enjoy
onthemoviethatshowstheNationalSystemandestablishmentoftheArbitus
languagedividedintolargelytwogroups.
of the grammar terms in that menas of
upherseatandmovetothebackofthebus.
exercisingpowerwhentheygettothetop.It
3rd
Oneistheforeigners’groupandtheother
language. Also the accumulated Korean
Heapparentlythoughtthattheyoungladyin
gives them a sense of satisfaction to dish
isthegroup ofKoreansresidentabroad.
language knowledge up to the level of
question was a TA or student and had no
back some of the injustice that has been
-The41stColloquium
He explained in details the specific
those whomajoredKoreanrequires.
rightinhisopiniontobeonthebusatall,let
heaped upon them in the course of their
5pmattheAudioandVisualCenterroom203ontheTraditionandEducationofthe
situation when teaching these groups
Afterthepresentation,thereisaQ&A
alonesitatthefrontofthebus.
lives.
OxfordandontheCompanyCulturefromaSociology
separetely.
time between the lecturer and the
Unaware of the custom, the Korean-
Personally, I think it would make more
-OpenseminaroftheAreaStudiesPioneersofEnglishCommunity5:30pmat1401
Examining the composing paper
audience.Theotherdepartmentstudents’
Canadian woman in question, noticeably
sense to take it out on the deserving as
ontheAmericanPresident’sElectionandtheirForeignPolicy
written by one foreigner, the lecturer
participation was noteworthy. They
intimidated, did as instructed and moved to
opposedtotheinnocent.
-Academic festival of Communication and Information Department6pm at 6210on
corrected the errors together with the
showed intense interests about the
the back of the bus. The fact that she was
The second incident came on the back of
theKoreanReunificationandInternationalRelation
audience. While correcting the mistakes
Koreanology department in HUFS
unaware of this Korean custom only added
another incident a few weeks earlier, when
-Academic Seminar of the East Asian Research Institute 2~6pm at the Facualty
by the foreigner, he easily made the
graduate school and mostly wondered
tohershock.Iamtoldthatthiskindofage
thissameprofessorscoldedayoungfemale
CouncilontheresearchofMiama,theworkoftheriversinVietnamandintheEast
audience understood the important
thepotentialpossibilityofthisarea.
discriminationexistsinKorea,butIbelieve
colleagueforspeakingtooloudlyonthebus.
AsianTraditionalCultureandmanymore
factors Korean teachers should bear in
This seminar gives the department
itrunsdeeper.Idonotbelieveamaleofthe
The female professor in question was
4th
mind when teaching Korean language.
having the chance of public information
sameagewouldhavebeenaskedtomoveto
conversing with an African professor and
Heoftencompared thematter withthe
and it fulfills the audiences’ curiosity
thebackofthebus.Inaddition,thiswoman
myself.Wewerenottalkingloudlybutina
-CultureandVisualAutumnAcademicFestival
Englishlanguageeducation inKorea.
about the actual situation of Korean
was not as young as she looked. She was
normalconversationaltone.Ibelievethatan
9:30~5pm at Ayekung Hall on the American Movies, the new theme of the 3rd
In addition to the characteristic of
languageeducation totheforeignpeople.
actually a teacher of English in her late
important part of academic life is to
WorldandonthesubjectoftheKorean-Japanese
Koreanlanguageeducation, headdedthe
Especially many HUFS students took
twenties and should not have suffered the
exchangeideaswithotherprofessors.Thatis
6th
practical situation of Koreanology
some interests in this matter because it
indignityofbeingspokentothisway.
precisely what we were doing, exchanging
demand in the international market.
cangive anotherwayof stretchingtheir
I’mquitesurethattheKoreanprofessorin
ideas. Some of the ideas cause amusement
-AcademicFestivalofCommunicationandInformationDepartment6pmat6210on
Presently the total number of foreign
dreams having their majored language
question will remember the incident I am
andsowelaughed.AsfarasIknow,itisour
theUniversityCulturethroughsongplaysandimages
universities having the Korean
includingpeculiarlanguages.
referringto.Irecallhimbeingcongratulated
constitutionalrighttolaugh,unlessthereisa
7th
department is approximately one
afterwards for his display of sexist bravado
Korean law I am unfamiliar with. The fact
hundred and thirty. Especially UCLA
by some other cowardly male professors
thattheprofessorinquestionsawfittoscold
-AutumnAcademicFestivaloftheGraduateSchool
ByHongJoo-hee
and HawaiianUniversity inthe States
who approved of his sexist behavior. These
the female Korean as opposed to the male
Open Lecture by the editor of outsider 5pm at 6311 on the gravestones of the
AssociateEditorofCultureSection
have theKoreandepartmentwith long
professors seemed intent upon ingratiating
foreigner says it all. He was picking on the
Intellectual
themselves on their senior colleague and
easy mark, using the linguistic barrier as a

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