Park Hanson, Choi Jungwon
Department of Anthropology, College of Social Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Psychiatry Investig. 2019 Apr;16(4):256-261. doi: 10.30773/pi.2019.01.31. Epub 2019 Apr 8.
The Motor Vessel Sewol accident was a horrible accident, and it had complex ripple effects in various areas such as politics, economy, and culture. In particular, the psychological impact of each individual in Korean society was great, and various explanations for the causes of such psychological mass trauma would be possible. One of these important causes is the historical memory about common cultural custom. Therefore, the historical and cultural memory of the school trips shared by members of Korean society may be one of the causes of the psychological trauma. This paper aims to explain the cultural and social functions of school trips in East Asian societies from a historical point of view. In addition, we will also analyse the reasons why shared cultural memories contributed to the formation of collective trauma of the accident from a cultural, anthropological and psychiatric point of view.
“岁月号”客轮事故是一场可怕的灾难，它在政治、经济和文化等各个领域产生了复杂的连锁反应。尤其是对韩国社会中每个人的心理冲击巨大，对于这种群体性心理创伤的成因可能有各种解释。其中一个重要原因就是关于共同文化习俗的历史记忆。因此，韩国社会成员共同拥有的学校旅行的历史文化记忆可能是造成心理创伤的原因之一。本文旨在从历史角度解释东亚社会中学校旅行的文化和社会功能。此外，我们还将从文化、人类学和精神病学的角度分析共同的文化记忆促成事故集体创伤形成的原因。
