밀양765kV송전탑건설반대운동에 대한 젠더 분석: 젠더 점핑의 과정과 원인을 중심으로

Abstract

This article analyzed the interviews with participants in Miryang struggle against 765kV transmission tower from gender perspective and found the following three. First, gender jumping occurred in Miryang struggle in leading agents and struggle direction since 2012. In the early stage, Miryang struggle was the struggle for the more economic compensation led by local male leadership. But male leadership submitted the overwhelming state power and economic temptation and left the struggle. In the result Miryang struggle has been led by local women. In the same time Miryang struggle has changed to the struggle for the rights to live healthily in the nature and to impede the danger of nuclear and to the struggle for the duty to preserve nature received from the ancestors and to pass it on descendant. Since gender jumping Miryang struggle can be considered a maternal practice based on the conscientious judgement on the social structure to preserve the children's life and to help their growth. Second, maternal thinking and practice was the power keeping the struggle for a long time, and solidarity developed gender jumping and maternal thinking in Miryang struggle once again. Local women's dedication gathered the nation-wide solidarity in Milyang, and with a strong force of signification supporters named Miryang struggle as a feminine struggle by women. Third, women in Miryang and supporters rediscovered themselves through the mutual caring in struggle, they found new life and built a new community, and their relationship made the space of struggle to the space of co-existence and sympathy. Findings of this article imply that active maternity recognizing mother herself as the subject of relationship and one of the central axis in caring can overcome the limit of environment movement based on distributive justice and procedural justice. Active maternity also can be a powerful meaning resource in social movement to supplement week organizational base by gathering support.