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Community-based art therapy for the coexistence of South Korean Youth and North Korean youth defectors: A phenomenological study
- Title
- Community-based art therapy for the coexistence of South Korean Youth and North Korean youth defectors: A phenomenological study
- Authors
- Kim, Yuri; Park, Sojung
- Ewha Authors
- 박소정
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 박소정
- Issue Date
- 2021
- Journal Title
- ARTS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY
- ISSN
- 0197-4556
1873-5878
- Citation
- ARTS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY vol. 76
- Keywords
- Coexistence; Community-based art therapy; South Korean; North Korean defectors; Cultural diversity; Phenomenological study
- Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Indexed
- SSCI; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- The existentialist philosopher Martin Buber argued that I, Thou, and We connect organically through dialogue and that coexistence is necessary for an authentic existence. However, coexisting with others entails challenges, especially when there are tremendous cultural differences, as with South Korean youth and North Korean youth defectors. Therefore, this phenomenological study investigates how the two groups of adolescents-two South Korean teenagers and six young North Korean defectors-from conflicting cultural backgrounds learned to coexist through a community-based art therapy project. Together, they completed a symbolic collaborative artwork called The Village-Making Project in a semester-long afterschool program. As a result, the participants' lived experiences were categorized into three themes and seven subthemes to show related phenomena: (a) looking at the familiar self from a new perspective, (b) understanding others by defining myself, and (c) developing We through coordination and reconciliation. The researchers discuss the meaning of community from an existential standpoint and the therapeutic role of the arts in helping community members coexist.
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.aip.2021.101860
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- 교육대학원 > 교육학과 > Journal papers
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