‘동해’를 통해 본 생태주의의 제문제 - 북한의 문학예술작품 『동해천리』와『동해의 노래』에 대한 생태학적 고찰 -

Abstract

This study is about the correlation of ecological ideology with governing principle in North Korea. It's based on North Korean Literature-Art, 『East Sea Thousand ri』(Baek Nam-Ryong, 1995) and 『Song of East Sea』(The Central TV of Chosun, 2005). Their ecological awareness is closely associated with ‘Juche Idea’. North Korea's ecological situation had been mostly destroyed for several decades. At last, in 1986 the environmental protection law was enacted. Kim, Jung-Il emphasized towards his people that the protection of environment was a sort of national obligation. But North Korean's ecological discourse is extremely little and monotonic as compared with the seriousness of problem they have. North Korea's protection of environment is implemented by nation centric and government lead. I insist that the ecology showed in this study will be a good opportunity to cooperate each other between North and South Korea because two nations are under the same ecological system and sharing it. It is why this study pays attention to the East Sea. The contents of analysis of East Sea Thousand ri and Song of East Sea are as below. The North Korean ecological ideology is not explained with separation from Juche Idea. North Korea-style socialism which has been realized from late 1980s can be briefly described as the Sociopolitical organism. The Sociopolitical organism is a ideology which can be made to imagine that the Communist Party, the Leader and people all is as a organic living thing impacted with each other. And absolutely, it has strong influences to ecological ideology. On the other hand, I contemplate that the romantic perception of ecology has been manipulated by construction of socialist country. The ideal representation on nature and the modernism is connected directly without any conflicts. In other words, the modernism and ecology co-exist without contradiction. At this part, the critical analysis is needed. North Korean ecological ideology is combined with the superiority of their own people. Therefore, ecology in North Korea has characteristic of the ecofascism. We need to criticise the point that the construction of socialist country, the scientific technicism and nationalism become all integrated into one ecological ideology. For some years, 'Ecology as a culture' needs to be discussed in depth and needs to be understood with objectivity between North and South Korea for their ecological partnership.