한국 문화에 나타난 다문화 인식 양상 고찰 － 인권영화를 중심으로

Abstract

This dissertation examines multi-culture recognition in our society and direction for multi-culture education that our society needs to pursue after, focusing on the human right movies, produced by National Human Rights Commission of Korea under the theme of ‘human right’ for the social weak. Mechanisms in which minority or the weak are ignored and looked down usually include a ‘view point’ that does not accept ‘them’ as one of ‘us’, human beings with the same individuality. This view point of a ‘Cloned orientalism’, which is embedded in us unconsciously, ‘differentiates’ ‘differences’ and is exposed in violent language and action. Also, a gesture of exaggerated ‘kindness’ for multi-culture family can bring out an outcome that will cause other exclusions. The end of human right movies show the mother country of alienated multi-culture families miss. This also needs to be examined, as it could be some imaginary Asia that we imagine. What we, as people who live in multi-cultural society, need to examine is the numerous differences, confrontations and disparity that exists in Asia, as well as where the polyphony can be displayed at its best. Ultimately, the cultural task we all face now is the positive integration, ‘Culture that communicates’. This needs to begin with having sensitive ‘sensibility’ which will endlessly cross-question the awe and respect for human beings. Therefore, a sensitivity training is required in order to induce recognition on responsibility and action, which will help accepting issues that we are numb to or not interested in, as our own problems. Until now, multi-culture education started with a purpose of making sure minority adapt themselves to Korean society as soon as possible. However, now is the time we need to examine whether such a process fails to notice the importance of their cultural identity or inter-cultural communication.