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CULTURE
argusculture@maincc.hufs.ac.kr
InterviewwithParkHeung-ju,theheadofGutResearchInstitute
Ears&Eyes
OVER
VIEW
“Gut”InspiresHumantoLiveWell
Women’sBodiesasTheyAre
F
rom ancient times, the practice of
R
R:Pleasetellusabouttherelevanceof
holding ‘guts’ has continued in Korea.
ecentlydiscussionsubjectsrelatedtowomanarepopularamongcollegestudents
A ‘gut’ is a ritual ceremony involving
gutforthepresentgeneration.
more than ever before. Including Yonsei University, Korea University, and
exorcist prayers to God to ensure a human
P: It is really affecting people at present.
HUFS, Women Student Councils are making efforts to establish School Regulations
being’s safe passage through life. While
What appears on the outside to be a
against Sexual Violence. Women festivals both big and small are consequently
singinganddancinginthegutceremony,the
fortuneteller’s house is really much more
booming.Amongthese,theMenstruationFestival“DaltteoDueltteo”,whichholdsout
exorcist attains a spiritual state of perfect
than that. It is popular even in university
thehopethatsocietyatlarge,willcometoacceptmenstruationasanexcitingevent,like
selflessness.
towns. People often go to shamans when
thewaxingofthenewmoon,washeldlastSeptemberandwasconsideredsomewhat
People had a strong belief in gut
they feel oppressed or sometimes, just for
unique. It gave careful consideration to the woman’s body itself. Using the motif of
ceremoniesatleastuntiltheChosunera,but
fun.
“menstruation”,itraisesobjectiontotheperverseviewsofthefemalebodythathave
such religious faith started to fall sharply
Asaresult,gutsoftenhaveaninfluenceon
traditionallybeenheld.Itwassuccessfulinthesenseof“comingout”.Theoddnameis
with the dawn of the modern age.
thepoliticsandeconomicsofacountryover
enoughtocatchpeople’sinterestandthepressalsojoinedinatthisrally.
Nowadays, it is largely regarded as absurd
theproblemsofahousehold.But,ithasnot
There is a good reason why this kind of festival, which exposes the privacy of the
superstition, which should be gotten rid of.
obtained public trust and is rather regarded
femalebody,isgainingsomuchpopularappeal.Wecanconsiderthisinanhistorical
Todisabusepeopleoftheirmistakenconcept
asafalsesuperstition.
viewpoint.TheConfuciancommunitynormallyadmittheirpastdaysas“sufferingdays
concerning the gut performance, an
Inaconsciousway,theworldviewofgut
towomen”.InthecaseoftheKoreanpre-modernizationperiod,themostimportantrole
organized research institute has arisen hat
iscontainedinKoreans’modeofthinking.
ofwomenwastocareforthehouseandgivebirthtoason.Women’sbodieswerejust
specializesinstudiespertainingtothegut.It
Forexample,ifpeoplepickedupapencil
one means of having babies. For that reason “infertility” at that time was considered
iscalledthe“GutResearchInstitute”.
on the morning of an important test, they
“Samgusiak”(whichreferstoamarriedwoman’sthreesins)andgavelegalgroundsfor
Park Heung-ju, the head of the Gut
treasure it. We normally think it may bring
ahusbandtoleaveaninfertilewomen.
HongJoo-hee/TheArgus
Research Institute, is a researcher who has
us good luck. Also, sacrificing to the gods
Getting into the modernization period, korean society might have modernized and
studied gut on the basis of on the spot
appears in other religions like Christianity,
changed,butperverseattitudestowardwomen’sbodieshavenotchanged.Intheearly
analysis. Unlike other professors who study
ownjobssuchasherbalist,architect,dancer,
through singing, dancing, eating, and
Buddhism, Confucianism, etc. They might
stagesofmodernization,Koreansthrewtheirenergybehindexportinggoodsbasedon
gut performances, he himself acquired the
labor activist, housekeeper and even
drinking,allofwhichtakeplaceindailylife.
notincludetheseceremoniesintheircanons,
lightindustry.Theclassofpeopleengagedinthisconsistedmainlyofunmarriedfemale
Pungmulgut from the time of his university
evangelist.
but after being introduced to Korea, these
laborers.Theproblemliesinthefactthattheywerenotperceivedasworkingwomen
R:Whatchangesgutdoyouthinkthe
life.
Gutshouldbeconsideredinallitsaspects
religions adopt certain changes. This
havingamodernself-consciousness,butashumanresourcescontributingtoindustrial
toberightlyunderstood.Actually,however,
gutperformancehasgonethroughand
phenomenonisunderstoodinthecontextof
growth.Theywerejustlaborersearningpoorsalaries.Thenationgrantedthemtherole
Reporter: What is the purpose of
whatisitsfuture?
researchesinguthasbeenone-sided.So,at
gut.
of working for the nation, company, and their parents and they suddenly became the
foundingtheGutResearchInstitute?
thegutresearchinstitute,eachpersonstudies
P: Before addressing the ideology which
“champions of industry”. Women’s bodies at this time were treated as machines
R: In addition to research activities
ParkHeung-ju:Duringthe80’s,students
the gut from the unique perspective of his
the gut focuses on and the form of gut
providingthemeansfornationalgrowth.
whoweretakinganactivepartinuniversity
ownfield,professionallybasedinonthespot
undertaken, we should think of intrinsic
whichhasdoneuntilnowarethereany
TheKoreancontraceptionpolicyisalsonoteworthy.Thegovernmentspreadthenew
plansforthenearfuture?
lifeandthosewholedtheculturalmovement
research,andthenworksinconjunctionwith
questions like why guts were performed in
maternal image that women’s bodies with little delivery are more “modern”. Using
insocietygatheredtogethertostudygutson
others,discussingandprovidinginformation
the first place. The judging of its value
P:Wearenowexaminingthemodelplan
administrative power, the government enforced family planning. And for those who
asmall-scale.Itwasreorganizedatthattime
forothermembers.
should come later. It is still at the stage of
of pungmul education, which can establish
resortedtosterilization,thegovernmentbestowedfavorslikeofferingincometaxcuts.
ofthepresidentialelectionin1989aspartof
In addition to research activities, we also
reorganization, however. I think that the
ouraimandconveyitsprecisemeaning.The
“Social body”, “fertility”, and “women” were identical concept. We can see how
a mass movement, a movement for living
participate in making festivals based on the
significanceofgutisstillvalid,nevertheless.
researchers in charge are looking into the
political power, which placed all women in the same category, was prescribed
culture. After that, it received its official
accumulated studies. Last year we planned
What we should do is find its point of
reactionandtheeffectinakindergartenand
biologically.
stampofapprovalin1991.
the festival in Seodaemun Prison. Recently,
contact. In the formal aspect of gut, it can
a nursery. Afterwards, we will establish a
Thesedayswecanhardlydiscernanyvisiblepoweraimedatwomen’sbodies.Butif
In the 80’s, since people were busy
wepartipatedinplanningthesecondChonju
adapt to rapid change or not, according to
“Gut Academy” where anyone can part
youthinktwiceaboutit,you’llfindyou’rewrong.Variousformsofmassmediaplanta
participatinginralliesorpoliticalassemblies,
Sanjo Festival which was held on 6th and
whim.
icipate. Then, ultimately we will promote it
distortedimageofwomeninpeople’sheartseveryday.Female‘merchandization’isa
there was not enough time to conduct
7th of October. Sometimes foreign scholars
on the basis of social education. We would
representative example. The “skinny woman syndrome” once boomed in Korean
R: What is your opinion of the
researchonguts.Besides,thegeneralpublic
who show interest in gut come for date on
arrangesuchprogramsandthenadvanceinto
societyandalmostallwomenwereputtingalltheireffortintolosingweight.Surelythis
was indifferent toward it. We felt a certain
gut.Thenweprovidesomematerials.Also,
universitystudents’pungmulactivityat
theforeigncountries.
owesalottothepowerofmedia.Inaddition,mostpornographyimplantsawarpedand
present?
dutytopreservegutandrecordthepractices
we personally do critique activities and
We will also share our research materials
dangerousimageofwomeninthemindsofthegeneralpublic.
ofshamans.Webeganstudyinggutfromour
publishbooksirregularly.
P: I have given a lecture to university
with the public by putting them on the
Women’s bodies have no specific meaning. If it has, it’s not a native characteristic
ownpointofview.
students at Seopungyon (the union of
Internet. The final goal is to establish a gut
womenoriginallyhavebutjustaseriesofmeaningsoreffectsformedinthecomplex
R: You probably have your own
pungmulpae in Seoul) and the liberal arts
culture that is appropriate for modern
social and political relationships created by social interaction. The current movement,
R: The name of the institute would
definitionofgut.Whatisagut?
academy of Hanyang University. It is clear
society. To achieve this, the gut should
“revealingwoman’sbody’sconfidently,”offersawarningtothesocietythatseeksto
implythatitismainlyresearchactivities
P:Theessenceofgutisnotprophecy.Gut
that pungmul on campus is gradually
acknowledge its role and value to modern
controlwomen’sbodiesaccordingtothefashionortheage,butalwaysunderthesame
thatareconductedattheinstitute.How
is just what makes people inspired as they
stagnating. In addition, there are no definite
culture.
patriarchalcategory.Consideringthefactthathalfofhumanityiscomprisedoffemale
is the institute composed and what
harmonize with the heavens, the earth, and
answers for developing pungmul yet.
bodiesisaproblemnoteasilyignored.
activities do the constituent members
other human beings. For example, the
University students are now at the stage
undertake?
traditionalmusiciscomposedofthreebeats
where they wish to study it more. Pungmul
P:Theinstituteisoperatedbyprofessional
reflectingtheharmonyofheaven,earth,and
shouldbeconcernedmorethannowamong
ByKamEun-jin
ByHongJoo-hee
researchers. Since gut study cannot be
humanbeings.Inthisway,Koreahasmade
them.Onlyafterthat,cantheygropeforan
ReporterofCultureSection
AssociateEditorofCultureSection
sufficienttolearningaliving,theyhavetheir
an effort to integrate these three into one
answer.
YouthofHUFSShowsWorldFolkCultureThroughSeminjeon
WorldFolkPerformanceHighlightsSeminjeonShowingHumanHistorybyFolkDanceandSong
AcademicFestivalFinallyRaiseditsFirstCurtain
T
S
he World Folk Performance, which
basedonasenseoffestivalwhichhasbeen
tarting this year, the World Folk
into three categories. Documentaries, the
highlightedtheWorldFolkFestivalof
formed continually from a human birth.
Festival of Arts, Science and Culture
filmsofanti-warandthefilmsoftheNorth.
Arts,Science&Culture,washeldinYoido
Images and the sound of the quickening of
hasaddeditsareatotheacademicsside.The
Eachdayat12pm,2pmand4pmthreefilms
KBS Hall. Starting from the 6th to 7th of
thewombwasusedtoexpressbirth,delight,
first academic festival was held in the
werefeatured.
October. The performances took place at 3
growth,andthefestivalitself.
Wangsan Campus from the 10th of
Exhibitionsinfrontofthestudenthalland
p.m.and7p.m.twiceaday.TheWorldFolk
Part2wasbasedontheconfusionwhichis
September for two days. The preparation
intheopentheaterwereseenthroughoutthe
Performance is the event that represents the
contrarytothejoyofthefestival,thesubject
committeehadplannedtheacademicfestival
festival.Therewasalotofinformationabout
talentofHUFSandannouncesHUFStothe
of part 1. They described the jealousy
last year but failed to carry it out due to
the north. Information on the Maehyang-ri
outsideworld.
generated by human selfishness, and the
practicalproblems.Therefore,thecommittee
massacrewasalsoonoffer.The20incidents
Theygavethekeynoteaudienceachance
discord and conflict among people.
isveryhappytobepresentingtheacademic
ofthe20thcentury200Hufsianschoseand
to see the new millenium as a deliverer of
Therefore,part1startedwithdarklightingto
festival.
the 20 incidents of the 20th century 20
culture. According to their keynotes, they
implyconfusion,war,anddeath.
Unlike most, the academic festival
professorschoosewerealsosurveyed.Some
laid more weight on the substance than the
Lastly, the performance ended by
consistedofmanydifferentforums,notonly
of the 20 incidents of the 20th century 200
form.
highlighting new millenium in part 3. They
seminars and debates, but also films shown
hufsians chose were the Asian economic
This year’s performance progressed by
staged this performance in a place of unity
alongsidetheexhibitions.
crisis, AIDS, 88’ Seoul Olympics, summit
connecting each program by breaking with
thatovercomethefestivalandtheconfusion
On the first day of the festival, the
meeting, the birth of me and me coming to
convention. Therefore, they formalized the
shown until now. Here, an amicable
language team made a presentation on
university.
cultural traditions of each country in the
settlement between South and North Korea
globalization and nationalism, saying that
Along accompanying these, were the
KamEun-jin/TheArgus
world into a folk dance and song depicting
also appeared while the performance of
flowers are the prettiest when they give off
singing of the minjung song, learning
Students of Russian department are selling Bline, Russian folk food in the World
human history. The master of
Koreateam.
theirowncolorandfragrance.Thenextday
pungmul,theNorthKoreanfoodfestivaland
FolkFoodExhibition.
ceremonies(MC)’rolewasdownplayedand
In all three parts, 20 teams represening
consistedofanexaminationoftheideologies
otherperformancesintheFestivalShowcase
the auditory and visual effects like images,
eachcountryperformed.Thefinalefeatured
oftheNorth,andonthelastday,theKorean
theater in front of the student hall. Another
lightingandapower-printwereusedinstead.
the Korean team. It was composed of four
performance saw South and North Korea
bigscale.
War, contrasting traditional ideology with
big event that provided the finishing touch
Itconsistedofthreepartsandtheprocess
acts.Inthefirstact,therewaspangut(guton
becomingone,whilethethirdactexpressed
During the performance, all performers
the revisionism of the Korean War. These
was to make a wish by launching the
wherebyonepartpassedtothenextpartwas
the spot). In the second act, the partition of
theharmonyofthetwoKoreas.Inthefinal
made the audience feel the youth of HUFS
seminarswereheldat6pmatthethirdfloor
reunification kite and sending it high in the
handledwiththeimagewithMC’snarration
the Korean peninsula was symbolized
act, they showed the two Koreas becoming
rising to meet the challenges of the hopeful
ofthelibraryintheseminarroom.
sky. The first academic festival was a
givingitssubjecttotheaudience.Part1was
makinguseofJangseung(adevilpost).The
one in the form of a buk(drum) dance on a
newmillenium.
The academic film festival was divided
practicaleventforthestudents.
DiverseWorldMoviesScreenProvidingEyeforWorld
“Comingout”SeminjeonwithFolkFoodandTradition
I
O
n the meantime, the World Movie
holiday, drew the largest audience. This
Korean cinema world at the end of 1990.
n October 2 and 3, the 5th “World
four thousand won. But due to the low
and folk traditions, side performance events
Festival intended to provide an
movie, a historical about the First Chinese
The movie represented a conspiracy of
Folk Food exhibition” was held on
prices, the quantity was somewhat small.
caught people’s eyes. World folk tradition
opportunity for contact with world culture
Emperor, is an epic film with an elaborate
govermentauthoritiesandHollywood.
the campus of Korea National Open
Thus, people could enjoy the various and
performances were presented on the open
and perceive society through movies.
cinematography.Theframeworkofthestory
As for members of the audience, there
University located in Taehakro. This is an
mostly unfamiliar foods of the world.
stage of the campus in the preview form.
Movies of various countries in the world
depiciting intense historic scenes was
weremanymembersoftheaudiencebesides
eventeasilyaccessibletopeoplewho prefer
“Becausethepriceis reasonable,we could
Alongwith thetraditionalfoods,itwasthe
wereshown,makingthemostofthespecial
detailedandprecise.
the students of HUFS. The external public
outdoor events to other events normally
taste differentkinds offood.Most ofthe
kindofeventthatonlyHUFSianscan make.
qualitiesofHUFS.
Especially, an action scene was produced
relations on the festival mainly targeted
restricted by place or number of people.
foodsareunfamiliarandmysonreally likes
This5th festivalplacedspecial emphasison
TheThirdWorldMovieFestivalwasheld
well,Andsceneslikedivulgingasecretand
associations of like-minded persons and
This festival was made by the students of
that.” said Kim Seo-yeon, one of the
introducing Korean culture. And keeping
atJungdongA&CfromOctober3rdto5th.
an emperor’s atrocious deed raised tensions
circles concerned with movies. It was done
eighteen departments of Wangsan campus.
citizenswhojoinedinonthefestival.
step with the reconciliatory atmosphere on
Itfocusedonintroducinganaudiencetothe
anddrewattentions.However,thelackofan
online on their internet hompage. “Not as
Eachdepartment displayedtheir skillswith
Onthecampus ofKorea NationalOpen
theKorean peninsula,a “unificationfood”
flow of fun and fresh world movies, which
emotionalelementintermsofscenarioswas
many came as expected. The movies were
their own traditional food. The African
University, food stalls were offering brisk
stallwas ondisplay.
havebeenmadesincetheendof90’s,witha
oneofthesorepointsasin“BaWangbieji.”
excellent,however,thepublicrelationswere
department prepared “Suya”, and the India
service and outside the campus, folk
“These kinds of festivals surely attract
hidden theme, “minorities’ daily life”. For
The closing film, “Shoot the Sun by
not enough. It seems that there were more
department showed off their “Samosas”
tradition stallswereon display.Inaddition,
people’s interests. It showed the
threedays,therewerevariousworldmovies.
Lyric”wasshownat6p.m.onthelastday.
concern outside the campus than inside.”
whicharesimilartoKorean“Mandoo”.
the eighteen departments prepared displays
distinguished character of HUFSians
Among them, “The Emperor and The
Itisadocumentaryaboutthefighttoprotect
saidSongYoung-hun(Ph-94),aprogrammer
The average price was relatively cheap
and studentsadopted thetraditional dress
effectively,”saidLeeYoon-kyung,acollege
Assassin”shownonOctboer3rd,aNational
Korean’s Screen Quota that shook the
atthisfestival.
with prices ranging from two thousand to
of each nation. Besides the display of food
student.

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