한국 현대문학 텍스트의 확장과 ‘문화론적 연구’ - 2013년 AAS(Association for Asian Studies) 국제학술대회에서 한국 현대문학 연구의 성격 -

Abstract

This study explores the trends of modern Korean literature studies in the context of international conferences. In such international wide conference as Association for Asian Studies (AAS), the researchers themselves decide the themes and organize the presentations. With the overall theme set by the organizers, however, the presenters are also offered the opportunities to present their own agendas. They are only classified as the Asian researchers without being exposed to wholesale exclusion and segregation. The seeming loose self-identification among the presenters that “we are Asian researchers” paradoxically opens up for the possibilities for solidarity and communication beyond exclusion and classification. The joint research as a prevalent mode of the international conference speaks to the precedent vibrant discussions among the co-researchers. Free from the exclusive environment and the classifying signifiers like “Korean,” “modern,” and “literature,” the international conferences provide academic venues for exploring the new aspect about modern Korean literature studies. This study discusses the movement and the direction of the studies on modern Korean literature in the international conferences through the specific presentations on modern Korean literature in the annual international conference held by AAS in 2013. By trying to defining the “movement” of modern Korean literature studies, this study will contribute to setting out the “direction” of the future studies.