From Gwangju to Brixton: The Impossible Translation of Han Kang’s 'Human Acts'
This article theorizes the relationship between trauma and translation through a close reading of Han Kang’s 'Human Acts' (2016) and its complex narrating of the Gwangju Democratization Movement of 1980. I engage with the novel through scholarship on state-sanctioned violence, the politics...
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| Language: | English |
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Cultural Studies Association
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Lateral |
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| Online Access: | https://csalateral.org/issue/9-2/from-gwangju-to-brixton-impossible-translation-han-kang-human-acts-pak/ |