Grotesque Imagination in Kim Dong-in’s Novel, Dr. K's Research and the Historical Background on Waste
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This essay delves into the socio-cultural and historical meanings of human excrement in premodern Korea and its transformations during Japanese colonial rule. Before modern times, manure was one of the important resources in Korean society, centered on agriculture. Thus, this paper explores the evolving cultural understanding and practical utility of human waste in agricultural practices. The latter part examines Kim Dong-in’s fictional excursus on excrement to illustrate the shifts in attitudes and practices. Specifically, it analyzes the novel as an expression of resistance against the hygiene policy made during the Japanese colonial era and at the same time as a colonial appropriation juxtaposed with divergent logics of modernity and urbanization alongside a new health regime that became preoccupied with the problem of excrement. This study draws on the significant aforementioned studies to analyze Kim’s use of the grotesque and scientific discovery to scrutinize excess, marginality, and cultural feelings of shame and disgust, exposing the contradictions of modern colonial society and identity.
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This essay delves into the socio-cultural and historical meanings of human excrement in premodern Korea and its transformations during Japanese colonial rule. Before modern times, manure was one of the important resources in Korean society, centered on agriculture. Thus, this paper explores the evolving cultural understanding and practical utility of human waste in agricultural practices. The latter part examines Kim Dong-in’s fictional excursus on excrement to illustrate the shifts in attitudes and practices. Specifically, it analyzes the novel as an expression of resistance against the hygiene policy made during the Japanese colonial era and at the same time as a colonial appropriation juxtaposed with divergent logics of modernity and urbanization alongside a new health regime that became preoccupied with the problem of excrement. This study draws on the significant aforementioned studies to analyze Kim’s use of the grotesque and scientific discovery to scrutinize excess, marginality, and cultural feelings of shame and disgust, exposing the contradictions of modern colonial society and identity.
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