Ambivalence in 'Reunification': Identity, Homeland and Boundaries in the North, South and Joseon Korean Diaspora(s) in the UK.

“统一”中的矛盾心理：在英国的朝鲜、韩国和朝鲜侨民的身份、祖国和边界。

• 批准号: 2605151
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Goldsmiths University of London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2605151
• 关键词: Ambivalence; Reunification; Identity; Homeland; Boundaries

For seventy-five years, the Korean peninsula has endured division and estrangement, revealing the debris of colonialism and warfare. To this day, boundaries of nation-state and politics disconnect a previously united peninsula. Yet, in an 'unremarkable' London suburb called New Malden, a co-existence of ethnic Koreans from both sides of the 38th parallel, as well as China (Joseon) is taking place. At first glance, seeing pubs and fish'n'chip shops alongside karaoke bars and bulgogi restaurants paint a picture of a homogenous diaspora and its host county. Yet, when digging deeper, what appears to be one unified Korean community are instead three distinct communities, consisting of ethnic Koreans from South Korea, North Korea and China (Joseon Koreans). The UK is home to the largest South Korean population in Europe, and the largest North Korean population outside the Korean peninsula. With the majority of Korean diaspora(s) settled in New Malden, this case study presents itself as a globally exclusive example of a so called 'reunified' pre-colonial Korea. The aim of this project is to investigate the contested boundaries of identity and homeland within the Korean diaspora(s) in the unique case study of New Malden. The turbulent history of the Korean diaspora(s) problematises the boundaries of citizenship, nation and subsequently identity and home. Using a wide-ethnographic lens, consisting of interviews, participant observation and virtual ethnography, I will explore the formations, tensions and negotiations of the multiple, shifting boundaries of Korean identity. I will also contemplate the role of different media in these processes. This project will explore the following questions:1. What different identities and notions of homeland are present in the Korean diaspora(s)? How are these developed, maintained and challenged, and how can we explain them? 2. How do different boundaries of identity and homeland intersect, change and shift within the Korean diaspora(s) in London? What are the dynamic social principles underlying these shifting boundaries?3. What is the role of growing media technologies to form, challenge and shift these different notions of identity and home?This unique empirical study aims to provide a substantive contribution about an under-researched community, as well as theoretical contributions on diaspora and media more broadly.

75年来，朝鲜半岛经历了分裂和隔阂，暴露出殖民主义和战争的碎片。直到今天，民族国家和政治的边界仍将这个此前统一的半岛割裂开来。然而，在一个名为新马尔登的“不起眼”的伦敦郊区，来自三八线两侧的朝鲜族与中国（朝鲜）共存的情况正在发生。乍一看，卡拉ok酒吧和烤肉餐厅旁边的酒吧和炸鱼薯条店描绘了一幅同质侨民和东道国的画面。然而，如果深入研究，看似统一的朝鲜族社区实际上是由韩国、朝鲜和中国的朝鲜族组成的三个不同的社区。英国是欧洲韩国人口最多的国家，也是朝鲜半岛以外朝鲜人口最多的国家。随着大多数韩国侨民定居在新马尔登，这个案例研究将自己呈现为一个所谓的“统一”前殖民朝鲜的全球独家例子。这个项目的目的是在新马尔登独特的案例研究中调查韩国侨民身份和家园的争议边界。韩国侨民的动荡历史使公民身份、民族以及随后的身份和家园的界限问题变得棘手。使用广泛的民族志镜头，包括访谈，参与者观察和虚拟民族志，我将探索韩国身份的多重，不断变化的边界的形成，紧张和谈判。我也会思考不同媒体在这些过程中的作用。本项目将探讨以下问题：1。在离散的韩国人中有哪些不同的身份和祖国概念？它们是如何发展、维护和挑战的，我们如何解释它们？2. 在伦敦的韩国侨民中，身份和祖国的不同界限是如何相交、变化和转移的？这些不断变化的边界背后的动态社会原则是什么？不断发展的媒体技术在形成、挑战和改变这些不同的身份和家庭观念方面扮演了什么角色？这项独特的实证研究旨在为一个研究不足的社区提供实质性的贡献，以及更广泛地对侨民和媒体的理论贡献。