『세상과 나 사이』: 흑인 몸의 파괴와 코츠의 대안적 비전 (Between the World and Me: The Destruction of Black Bodies and Coates’s Alternative Vision)

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초록

In Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the concept of “black disembodiment” within the context of the Black Lives Matter era. He argues that even 150 years after the abolition of slavery, this issue persists due to deeply entrenched national ideologies in the United States, including liberalism, the American Dream, the American Enlightenment, and individualism. The hierarchical and exclusionary nature of these ideologies has not only resulted in the destruction of black lives but has also contributed to environmental degradation, all under the pretext of a sovereign individual’s pursuit of freedom and property through their dominance over others. Consequently, the destruction of black lives and the natural environment has become an inevitable outcome of this country’s social contract. Various attempts at race reform, including Supreme Court decisions, civil rights movements, and constitutional amendments, have faltered primarily because they are steeped in the dominant ideologies of the nation, thus failing to effectively address the reality of black disembodiment. Coates implores us to reject the prevailing order of hierarchy and domination perpetuated by these national ideologies. Instead, he calls for the embrace of mutual equality and vulnerability. This perspective is essential for ending the destruction of black lives and addressing the impending climate crisis, which threatens everyone, regardless of their race. In this manner, Coates’s memoir highlights the inherent limitations of current ideologies and underscores the urgency of fostering a new communal discourse rooted in an awareness of our interdependence and vulnerability in the face of ongoing violence against black lives.

영어초록

In Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the concept of “black disembodiment” within the context of the Black Lives Matter era. He argues that even 150 years after the abolition of slavery, this issue persists due to deeply entrenched national ideologies in the United States, including liberalism, the American Dream, the American Enlightenment, and individualism. The hierarchical and exclusionary nature of these ideologies has not only resulted in the destruction of black lives but has also contributed to environmental degradation, all under the pretext of a sovereign individual’s pursuit of freedom and property through their dominance over others. Consequently, the destruction of black lives and the natural environment has become an inevitable outcome of this country’s social contract. Various attempts at race reform, including Supreme Court decisions, civil rights movements, and constitutional amendments, have faltered primarily because they are steeped in the dominant ideologies of the nation, thus failing to effectively address the reality of black disembodiment. Coates implores us to reject the prevailing order of hierarchy and domination perpetuated by these national ideologies. Instead, he calls for the embrace of mutual equality and vulnerability. This perspective is essential for ending the destruction of black lives and addressing the impending climate crisis, which threatens everyone, regardless of their race. In this manner, Coates’s memoir highlights the inherent limitations of current ideologies and underscores the urgency of fostering a new communal discourse rooted in an awareness of our interdependence and vulnerability in the face of ongoing violence against black lives.

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