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Tradition as a Field of People: The Mobilization of Folkloric Practices by Art Collective Turŏng

Journal of folklore research, 2022, Vol.59 (1), p.101-145 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © The Trustees of Indiana University ;COPYRIGHT 2022 Indiana University Press ;Copyright Indiana University Press Jan-Apr 2022 ;ISSN: 0737-7037 ;EISSN: 1543-0413 ;DOI: 10.2979/jfolkrese.59.1.04

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Title:
Tradition as a Field of People: The Mobilization of Folkloric Practices by Art Collective Turŏng
Author: Kang, Inhye
Subjects: Aesthetics ; Artistic movements ; Collaboration ; Contemporary art ; Cultural groups ; Cultural organizations ; Democratization ; Elites ; Epic literature ; Folk art ; Folklore ; Folklorists ; Heroism & heroes ; Ideology ; Literary devices ; Literary influences ; Mobilization ; Nationalism ; Oppression ; Performing arts ; Publishing ; Publishing industry ; Shamanism ; Student movements ; Student protests ; Theater ; Theatre ; Traditions ; Visual culture ; Word meaning
Is Part Of: Journal of folklore research, 2022, Vol.59 (1), p.101-145
Description: Traditional Korean performing arts such as mask dances and madangguk (a traditional theatrical art) became highly popular on university campuses in the 1970s and 1980s. Driven by this movement, Turong, a South Korean minjung art collective in the 1980s, actively incorporated elements of tradition and folklore in its work. Primarily produced collectively, Turong's works embraced a number of Korean traditional practices, including motifs and colors from minhwa (folk art) and themes and methods from Buddhist painting and shamanism. In the 1980s, minjung art--a term literally meaning the art of "common people," as opposed to that of elites or intellectuals--increasingly came to overlap with the notion of the nation (minjok), as minjung art became partially associated with progressive student movements. While Tur ong has previously been studied exclusively within the framework of the minjung art movement, this article shifts attention onto the group's larger associations with the minjung cultural movement, a progressive and prodemocracy force, with particular focus on the emphasis of traditional practices. My aim is to read the folkloric practices in Turong within a broader context of representing the oppressed, rather than one of nationalist intent, particularly by considering Turong as a place where tradition was mobilized for the recovery of the minjung.
Publisher: Bloomington: Indiana University Press
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0737-7037
EISSN: 1543-0413
DOI: 10.2979/jfolkrese.59.1.04
Source: AUTh Library subscriptions: ProQuest Central

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Tradition as a Field of People: The Mobilization of Folkloric Practices by Art Collective Turŏng

Copyright © The Trustees of Indiana University ;COPYRIGHT 2022 Indiana University Press ;Copyright Indiana University Press Jan-Apr 2022 ;ISSN: 0737-7037 ;EISSN: 1543-0413 ;DOI: 10.2979/jfolkrese.59.1.04

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