SF 문법을 빌린 쿠얼 글쓰기 고찰 — 지다웨이의 퀴어SF소설 『막』을 중심으로 (A Study on Queer Writing Practice Applied in SF Literature: Ji Dawei’s The Membrane Revisited)

서지정보

· 발행기관 : 한국중국현대문학학회
· 수록지 정보 : 중국현대문학 / 103호 / 115 ~ 135페이지
· 저자명 : 김수진

초록

After the lifting of martial law in 1987, various Western theories were introduced to Taiwan. Students who had returned from overseas universities led many kinds of social movements, one of which was for sexual liberation. Ji Dawei (紀大偉), who was a graduate student at the time of 1994, suggested the term “酷儿(kùér)” as a Chinese equivalent to “queer.” Pointing out that the term “同性恋者” or “同志” was based on one’s sexual orientation or identity, he argued that giving emphasis to a certain identity against heterosexuality could lead to the ignorance of diversity and differences in a collective. He also defined the character of queer as “unspecificity” to strengthen the solidarity among those standing against the mainstream society. Noteworthy is that Ji Dawei took note of “酷儿”’s ambiguous and disturbing character. His view of the meaning and potential of Taiwanese-queer-science fiction gives a vital clue for understanding his 1995 queer-science fiction The Membrane. The novel seems to develop as the conflict between Momo, the protagonist, and her mother erupts and Momo’s secret is disclosed. But a more active reading is possible when we focus on how the grammar of science fiction is applied to his “Kuer” writing: his imagination of the future is in itself to question the normality or dichotomy rooted in our perception and to disturb all that is reduced to a certain concept.

영어초록

After the lifting of martial law in 1987, various Western theories were introduced to Taiwan. Students who had returned from overseas universities led many kinds of social movements, one of which was for sexual liberation. Ji Dawei (紀大偉), who was a graduate student at the time of 1994, suggested the term “酷儿(kùér)” as a Chinese equivalent to “queer.” Pointing out that the term “同性恋者” or “同志” was based on one’s sexual orientation or identity, he argued that giving emphasis to a certain identity against heterosexuality could lead to the ignorance of diversity and differences in a collective. He also defined the character of queer as “unspecificity” to strengthen the solidarity among those standing against the mainstream society. Noteworthy is that Ji Dawei took note of “酷儿”’s ambiguous and disturbing character. His view of the meaning and potential of Taiwanese-queer-science fiction gives a vital clue for understanding his 1995 queer-science fiction The Membrane. The novel seems to develop as the conflict between Momo, the protagonist, and her mother erupts and Momo’s secret is disclosed. But a more active reading is possible when we focus on how the grammar of science fiction is applied to his “Kuer” writing: his imagination of the future is in itself to question the normality or dichotomy rooted in our perception and to disturb all that is reduced to a certain concept.

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