오타쿠와 한국문학 - 현대소설의 새로운 방법론 - (Otaku and Korean Literature ― A New Methodology of Korean Contemporary Fiction ―)

서지정보

· 발행기관 : 현대문학이론학회
· 수록지 정보 : 현대문학이론연구 / 60호 / 103 ~ 129페이지
· 저자명 : 고영진

초록

본고는 현대소설의 내외부에 드러난 오타쿠적 특징을 통해 이를 좀 더 긍정적인 방향으로 이끌 수 있는 방안을 찾아 현대소설을 읽는 새로운 방법을 제안하는데 목적이 있다. 우선, 일반적인 오타쿠에 관한 논의를 통해 오타쿠를 양산하는 문화환경의 특징과 더불어 서브컬처가 문학환경에 미치는 영향을 살피고, 이러한 오타쿠에게 추출한 특징 중 대표적인 요소들을 통해 우리 소설과 소설환경에 다각도로 접근해보고자 한다. 그 네 가지 특성은 가상놀이, 몰입, 콘텐츠, 공감이다. 이는 오타쿠의 대표적인 속성인 동시에 궁극적으로 현재의 소설이 가진 특징이면서도 과제와도 연결되어 있다. 가상의 세계에서 오로지 개인적인 취향에 몰입해서 생산한 콘텐츠가 공감을 전제로 타자에게 영향을 준다는 오타쿠의 방식은 예술을 매개로 인간과 사회가 관계를 개선해 온 방법과 다르지 않기 때문이다.
이는, 결국 최근 다른 문화장르가 대중에게 주는 감동이나 주의환기, 담론형성, 또는 충격 등에 관한 기능이 정지靜止상태인 소설이 예술의 한 영역을 유지한 채, 현실세계에 실효적 영향력을 얼마나 발휘할 수 있는가에 관한 문제제기이다. 위협적인 경제의 논리를 비웃고, 착실하게 자신의 욕망에 몰입하는 오타쿠를 통한 본고의 제안은 낯선 것에 대한 능동적이고 긍정적인 관심에 관한 것이었다. 지금 우리에게 필요한 것은 세상 모든 문화에서 가치충돌의 가치를 통해 장場을 넘기는 역할을 담당해 왔던 오타쿠일 것이다.

영어초록

When we search Korean contemporary fiction, moving it to a level of culture study, looking around its surroundings could suggest a new perspective about the phenomenon and context of Korean contemporary fiction. It also means the examination of Korean fiction if it possesses initiative for forming a new carnivalistic market, apart from the monopolistic market of culture industry in the current cultural environment which has the multinational monopolistic capital beyond national boundaries and the multiple multimedia form that enables us to use one content in various ways.
This paper aims to find out the method that leads it toward more positive direction through studying the characteristics of Otaku manifested by Korean fiction inside and outside and then propose a new method of reading contemporary fiction. Otaku, a representative character that summarizes Japanese society and culture from the late 1980s to the early 2000s, was formed actively relating to the Japanese society which went through the unprecedently rapid growth and compact modernization―different from Koreans’ prejudice. Especially it is the noticeable element that the process of reorganization of cultural levels with various aspects has been naturally achieved through private commitment to realize individual desires rather than with a sense of duty as a national cultural subject. Most of all, Otaku’s passion, constant affection and their energy from intensive commitment to their respective objects loved was so powerful that they could change the cultural topography of a nation and that is the very reason we try to examine the current environment of Korean fiction and the methodology of Otakuu.
First, looking through the effect of subculture on the environment of literature as well as the trait of cultural environment producing Otakus with the discussion over a typical Otakuu, we are going to approach the Korean fiction and its environment through the representing elements among the characteristics extracted from Otakus from various angles. The four characteristics are pretend play, commitment, content and sympathy. These are the representative properties of Otakus and ultimately the traits of contemporary fiction at the same time, besides, they are linked to their challenge. The way of Otakus that the content they produce by merely committing to their individual tastes in the virtual world have an effect on others based on sympathy is not different from the way that humans and human societies have improved their relations by the medium of art.
In the end, this is to raise a question about how fiction could bring an influence to bear effectively about the real world, preserving an area of art, since fiction has the function with a stationary condition about sensation, calling attention, forming discourse or shock that other genres of culture offer to the public recently. Our suggestion through Otakus who mock the threatening economic theories and are engaged in their individual desires steadily was about the active and positive interests in something new. What we really need at the moment could be Otaku who has played a role of breaking new ground through the value of value conflict in every culture around the world.

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