문화적 외상의 극복과 기억의 윤리

Abstract

This study attempted to examine the reproduction of the Japanese military 'Japanese Military Sexual Slavery' in “Red Poem” through Jeffrey Alexander's theory of cultural trauma, and to examine the meaning of the process of overcoming cultural trauma and the ethics of memory embodied in the work. “Red Poem” of understanding 'connects' the scars of the Japanese military 'Japanese Military Sexual Slavery' in the context of the present level, not the past. Through this process, it reveals that the scars of the history of the Japanese military 'Japanese Military Sexual Slavery' are a contemporary common trauma, that is, a 'cultural trauma' and awakens a shared sense. This play implicitly shows the historical process from the long-silence, concealment, and denial of the Japanese military 'Japanese Military Sexual Slavery' to breaking silence and being accepted and recognized as cultural trauma and social pain. “Red Poem”, which makes us reflect on the ethics and responsibilities of memory beyond the empathy of pain, does not remain as a connection between the past and the present traumatic events, but moves toward the politics of relationships and affections seeking overcoming and healing by actively connecting with the memory of suffering beings.