포스트-미디어 환경에서 국가 트라우마 재현 양식 변화에 대한 연구: 제주 4.3을 재현한 작품을 중심으로

Discussions on representing trauma have often focused on how media portrays the experiences of victims who have suffered from extreme violence, such as in wars and the Holocaust. In today’s post-media environment, where technology is rapidly evolving and converging, the way history is depicted on film is changing. This shift is leading to the emergence of affective history, which prioritizes emotional experiences and practices. This study examines the depiction of Jeju 4.3 in works such as Jiseul (2012) and The Prayer (2012) to investigate how trauma is represented in the post-media era. Specifically, it questions how changes in the media landscape, such as the emergence of remediation and intermedia, impact the portrayal of trauma and affective history. The films on Jeju 4.3 align with the principles of affective history, but also present an alternative approach to overcome its pitfalls, as this study suggests. In this context, I argue that these works, unlike other popular history reenactments, encourage a certain ‘distractive reenactment’ that utilizes new senses that are not subsumed by the pre-existing semantic system, particularly through their usage of cinematic techniques made possible in the post-media era. By analyzing works on Jeju 4.3, this study explores how they exemplify a transformed approach to trauma representation in the post-media landscape, while upholding the ethical standards of traditional media’s portrayal of trauma.