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Emilio Uranga and the Communal Role of Melancholy in Postcolonial Korean Culture

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  • Carmen Huxley

    (Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles, MA Humanities Student)

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Melancholy has long been considered a negative state of being. However, negative interpretations fail to appreciate its positive potential. Melancholy and its effect can potentially benefit, not just an individual but a community. Changing attitudes towards the idea of melancholy in American culture may happen if the strategy of defining it is adapted. This paper focuses on how Emilio Uranga defines melancholy and how his philosophy can benefit a better understanding of melancholy in a communal dimension. The role of communal melancholy in Korean culture after colonialization exemplifies the way in which melancholy presupposes and manifests freedom and is a condition of authenticity

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  • Carmen Huxley, 2019. "Emilio Uranga and the Communal Role of Melancholy in Postcolonial Korean Culture," Proceedings of the 13th International RAIS Conference, June 10-11, 2019 044CX, Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies.
    • Handle: RePEc:smo:dpaper:044cx
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