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Critical Discussion on the 'Orientalism' in Fashion Culture (패션문화에 나타난 오리엔탈리즘에 대한 비판적 논의)

  • Seo, Bong-Ha
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.902-910
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    • 2008
  • A view of the Orientalism that sees the Orient as the inferior Other, characterized by the heterogenic, eccentric, backward, and passive features, has been internalized in the unconsciousness of Westerners. 'Orientalism' which is the cultural device and the system of discourse to put Asia in the fixed frame of dominance was the West European centered term, designating Southwest Asia including South Europe and North Africa as Orient, and contained the idea that non-Western society could progress only with the acceptance of Western civilization. Accordingly, it is need to use this term deliberately. In addition, even though the Asian Look of the West, borrowing the images and costume styles of Asia has lost the original mentality of Asia, it was not initiated from the perception that sees Asia as the inferior Other. Since the Asian Ethnic Look is the Western costume, borrowing the image of Orient and style by being fascinated by Oriental Aesthetics, the attributes of it are different from those of Orientalism. Therefore, it is not appropriate to designate the Asian Ethnic Look as 'Orientalism Fashion' or 'Oriental Look' except for some eccentric manipulation of Asia costume and image. Instead, it is desirable to exchange the term 'Asian Look', 'Asian Fashion', and 'Asian Ethnic Look' upon occasions or the name of individual nation or region can be referred to as preferred alternatives. Today, Asia including Korea is taking the initiative in the World Fashion as one of central axes of World Fashion Industry, and cannot be interpreted from the perspective of West Centrism. Now, it's time to dissolve the dichotomous prejudice of the West centrism on Asia's own strength.

An Ethnographic Study of the Life-world and the Meaning of Life Experiences of Older People in Rural Communities (농촌노인들의 생활세계와 농촌 커뮤니티에서의 삶의 의미)

  • Yoon, Sung-eun;Han, Gyounghae
    • 한국노년학
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.767-793
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    • 2011
  • This study aims to explore how older adults construct their life-world in their ecological and socio-cultural context of rural communities and to understand what meanings they give to the life experiences they have had within their life-world. Two rural villages in Sunchang County in North Jeolla Province, South Korea were selected for this study and ethnographic fieldwork was conducted for about 2 months to gather the data. Despite the fact that rural communities face restructuring and economic decline, older adults in this study gave positive meanings to their life experiences. Doing agricultural labor particularly in later life let them maintain independence and continuity in life, and provided them with plenty of opportunity to interact with nature. Also, they had a sense of control over their physical and social environments where they had been familiar with for a long period of time. Furthermore, older adults had various memories of contributions to families and communities have been created. This research shows older adults in rural communities are active agents of their life-world, dismantling stereotypical notions of older adults as dependent, isolated, and marginalized. Implications of the study are discussed in detail.

Genetic Diversity of the Slender Shinner(Pseudopuntungia tenuicorpa) and Its Conservational Implications (가는돌고기(Pseudopuntungia tenuicorpa) 보전을 위한 유전적 다양성 연구)

  • Kim, Dong-Young;Suk, Ho Young
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.39-48
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    • 2020
  • The slender shinner (Pseudopungtungia tenuicorpa), a tiny freshwater fish of about 8 to 10 cm belonging to Cyprinidae, is an endangered species found only in the Han and Imjin Rivers on the Korean Peninsula. During the breeding season, this species spawns in nests of Coreoperca herzi, a predator of this species, or small crevices on rocks. This unique reproductive ecology can make this species more vulnerable to anthropogenic perturbance that can further limit the places to spawn. Here, mtDNA and microsatellite loci were analyzed to identify the genetic diversity and structure of slender shinners and further to provide the basic data necessary for the conservation planning of this species. A total of 28 polymorphic microsatellite markers were developed using Illumina paired-end sequencing, and 67 slender shinners collected from three localities in the Han River were genotyped using these loci. This species showed a remarkably high level of genetic diversity with mean expected heterozygosity of 0.914 and mean allele number per locus of 27.9, and no signature of drastic demographic decline was detected. As a result of our microsatellite analysis, the genetic structure between the two stems of the Han River, North Han and South Han, was prominent. Such a genetic structure was also evident in the sequence analysis of 14 haplotypes obtained from mtDNA control region. Although slender shinners are only found in very limited areas around the world, the genetic structure indicates that there is a block of gene flow among the populations, which should be reviewed in the future if management and restoration of this species is needed.

The Survey of Weed Population Distribution in Kyonggi Area (최근(最近)의 경기지역(京畿地域) 논 잡초분포(雜草分布) 조사(調査))

  • Kim, H.D.;Kim, Y.H.;Ju, Y.C.;Sung, M.S.;Choi, Y.J.;Ree, D.W.
    • Korean Journal of Weed Science
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.46-51
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    • 1992
  • The survey of weed population in paddy field was carried out to invegstigate the weed group on 340 fields in Kyonggi Area in 1991. The weed species observed include 4 species of grasses, 7 species of sedges, and 14 species of broadleaf weeds, and the ratio of annual weed vs perennial weed was 25 : 75. Major dominant weed species were Eleocharis kuroguwai, Sagitaria trifolia, Echinochloa crusgalli and Cyperus serotinus. The dominant weed species in South Plain Region were Echinochloa crusgalli, Eleocharis kuroguwai, Sagitariu trifolia, Cyperus strotinus, in West Coast Region were Eleocharis kuroguwai, Sagitaria trifolia, Echinochloa crusgalli, Cyperus serotinus, in East Interior Region were Eleocharis kuroguwai, Sagitaria trifolia, Echinochloa crusgalli, Cyperus difformis and were Sagitaria trifolia, Eleocharis kuroguwai, Echinochloa crusgalli and Monochoria vaginalis in North Region. The dominant weed species in Normal and Poorly drained soil were Eleocharis kuroguwdi, Sagitaria trifolia, Echinochloa crusgalli and Cyperus serotinus and were Scirpus maritinus, Cyperus serotinus, Echinochlod crusgalli and Myriophyllum verticillatum in Saline Soil. More and many weeds were growing in single cropped field than double cropped field.

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Media Representation of Korean Modern Historical Incidents, and its Myth and Ideology: A Semiotic Approach on MBC-TV Documentary (한국 현대사의 미디어 재현과 신화 및 이데올로기: MBC-TV 다큐멘터리 <이제는 말할 수 있다>의 남북관련 이슈를 중심으로)

  • Lee, Gyu-Jeong;Baek, Seon-Gi
    • Korean journal of communication and information
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    • v.50
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    • pp.50-72
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate representation of media on Korean controversial historical incidents and its myth and ideology. Especially the authors paid attention to the MBC-TV Documentary which had dealt with many controversial issues in Korean society. Those issues had never been dealt by other Korean media before it began to do. Three episodes about the South-North Korea related issues were selected as main object of this study and were analyzed with various semiotic research methods, especially, paradigmatic analytical method, narrative analytic method and mythical analytic method. As a main result of this study, it was found that the Documentary tended to represent such controversial historical issues very differently from the previous representations of old newspapers'. Th e old newspapers tried to establish old myths; that is, 'myth of national crisis', 'myth of anti-communism', 'myth of scapegoat of college students', 'myth of intelligent agency's monopoly', 'myth of social stablization', etc, while the documentary changed to build up new myths; that is, 'myth of humanities', 'myth of peaceful unification', 'myth of freedom and democracy', 'myth of human rights, etc.' In short, it was concluded that the documentary was able to change some previous myths and ideologies through its changing representations.

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A Study on Typhoon Numbers and Intensity According to the Sea Areas of Occurrence (발생 해역별 태풍의 수와 세기에 관한 연구)

  • Seol, Dong-Il
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.33 no.10
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    • pp.679-683
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    • 2009
  • Typhoon numbers and intensity according to the sea areas of occurrence(sea area of A : Caroline Marshall Islands and vicinity, sea area of B : north of $20^{\circ}N$, sea area of C : greater coasting area of Philippines, sea area of D : South China Sea) were analyzed for 22years from 1986 to 2007 using the meteorological administration's data. Yearly mean typhoon numbers are 26.3 and are showed decreasing trend in the sea areas of A, B, C and D. The decreasing trend is especially notable in the sea area of A and is slight in the sea area of D. Yearly mean typhoon number is most in the sea area of A(13.8, about 53% of all), the next orders are the sea area C(5.6, about 21%), sea area of B(3.8, about 14%) and sea area of D(3.1, about 12%). Typhoon intensity is strongest in the sea area of A(mean central minimum pressure : 951hPa), the next orders are the sea area C(970hPa), sea area of B(975hPa) and sea area of D(983hPa). The time series of yearly mean central minimum pressures for whole sea area is showed slightly decreasing trend, it means that typhoon intensity is strengthened gradually. Results of this ste seare in accord with simulated results on typhoon vntrations in the global warming.

Biomass and Annual Net Production of Quercus Mongolica Stands in Pyungchang and Jecheon Areas (평창 및 제천 지역 신갈나무림의 바이오매스와 연간 순생산량)

  • Lee, Don Koo;Kwon, Ki-Cheol
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.95 no.3
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    • pp.309-315
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    • 2006
  • This study was to compare the biomass and annual net production between 60 to 70-year-old Quercus mongolica stand facing northern and southern aspect in Mt. Joongwang (1000 m from sea level), Pyungchang and 35-year-old Q. mongolica stand in Mt. Wolak (300m from sea level), Jechon. The total biomass was 252.9 ton/ha in northern aspect and 212.2 ton/ha in southern aspect of Mt. Joongwang while 198.7 ton/ha in northern aspect of Mt. Wolak. Annual net production was 17.3 ton/ha/yr in northern aspect and 14.2 ton/ha/yr in southern aspect of Mt. Joongwang while 21.2 ton/halyr in Mt. Wolak. Total biomass, especially leaf and branch biomass in north slope was greater than those in south slope of Mt. Joongwang. Leaf area index (LAI) of Q. mongolica stand was 11.17 in Mt. Wolak while 5.77 in northern aspect and 3.97 in southern aspect of Mt. Joongwang, and the net assimilation rate (NAR) was 2.60 kg/kg/yr, 4.26 kg/kg/yr, 6.06 kg/kg/yr in same order.

The Effect of the Department Satisfaction of the College Students Majoring in Security on the Career Expectation Consciousness (경호전공대학생의 학과만족이 직업기대의식에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Jin-Hwan;Cho, Cheol-Kyu
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.59-69
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate an effect of the department satisfaction of college students majoring in security on the career expectation consciousness, and through this to propose basic data to help college students prepare positive school life and career and increase school life adaptation; doing this, it is to investigate the cause to promote not only their development but also school development. As of 2013, I set up a population targeting female and male college students majoring in security at Y University located in Y City, Gyeonggi Province, K University in G City, North Gyeongsang Province, and H University in C City, South Chungcheong Province and conducted study targeting the total 352 students using the random sampling method. The research tool was questionnaires, which I used by recomposing on the basis of the precedent studies at home and abroad. Regarding data processing, I used SPSS WIN 18.0 and carried out frequency analysis, one-way analysis of duncan variance, post hoc analysis, reliability analysis, factorial analysis, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis. Through the above research methods and data analysis according to the procedures I drew conclusions as follows: First, the department satisfaction according to demographic characteristics of the college students majoring in security had a partially significant difference. Second, the career expectation according to demographic characteristics of the college students majoring in security had a partially significant difference. Third, the effect of the department satisfaction of the college students majoring in security on the career expectation consciousness was partial.

International Song Festivals and Musicians' Sense of the World -Inter-Asian Perspective and Eurasian Imagination in the Study of Korean Popular Song during the Cold War (국제가요제와 세계 감각 -냉전 시기 대중음악사 연구의 인터아시아적 관점과 유라시아적 상상력)

  • Kim, Sunghee
    • Journal of Popular Narrative
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.187-225
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    • 2021
  • This study examines how international song festivals shaped Korean musicians' sense of the world in the 1970s and early 1980s. After the Korean composer, Yi Pongjo, won a top-10 prize at the Yamaha World Popular Song Festival in 1970, an astonishing number of Korean musicians participated in international song festivals held in Japan. Meanwhile, Korean broadcasting companies strengthened their cooperative relationship with Japanese television stations and initiated their own international song festivals in the late 1970s: Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC)'s Seoul International Song Festival in 1978 and Tongyang Broadcasting Corporation (TBC)'s World Song Festival in 1979. During the first two years of its festival, MBC organized its song contest by collaborating with television stations in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and the ASEAN countries. However, the World Song Festival was more critically acclaimed because TBC invited renowned musicians from America and European countries, including Yugoslavia, in collaboration with the International Federation of Festival Organizations (FIDOF). Thus, from 1980, FIDOF helped MBC attract composers and singers from Europe and America to their Seoul International Song Festival. This paper sheds light on connections within the popular music arena between South Korea and the outside world during the Cold War-a subject that has been poorly examined.

Assessment of Possibility of Adopting the Error Tolerance of Geometric Correction on Producing 1/5,000 Digital Topographic Map for Unaccessible Area Using the PLEIADES Images and TerraSAR Control Point (PLEIADES 영상과 TerraSAR 기준점을 활용한 비접근지역의 1/5,000 수치지형도 제작을 위한 기하보정의 허용오차 만족 가능성 평가)

  • Jin Kyu, Shin;Young Jin, Lee;Gyung Jong, Kim;Jun Hyuk, Lee
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.83-94
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    • 2015
  • Recently, the necessity of spatial data in unaccessible area was challenged to set up various plans and policies for preparing the unification and the cooperative projects between South-North Korea. Therefore, this paper planned to evaluate the possibility of adopting the error tolerance in Geometric correction for 1/5,000 digital topographic mapping, using the PLEIADES images and the TerraSAR GCPs (Ground Control Points). The geometric correction was performed by changing the number and placement of GCPs by GPS (Global Positioning System) surveying, as the optimal placement of 5 GCPs were selected considering the geometric stability and steady rate. The positional accuracy evaluated by the TerraSAR GCPs, which were selected by optimal placement of GCPs. The RMSE in control points were X=±0.64m, Y=±0.46m, Z=±0.28m. While the result of geometric correction for PLEIADES images confirmed that the RMSE in control points were X=±0.34m, Y=±0.27m, Z=±0.11m, the RMSE in check points were X=±0.50m, Y=±0.30m, Z=±0.66m. Through this study, we believe if spatial data can integrate with the PLEIADES images and the optimal TerraSAR GCPs, it will be able to obtain the high-precision spatial data for adopting the regulation of 1/5,000 digital topographic map, which adjusts the computation as well as the error bound.