가정폭력 담론의 재구축

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this paper is to suggest the construction and re-interpretation of the discourse of domestic violence in a realistic and fundamental way by exploring the limitations and possibilities of the existing discourse of domestic violence, victims and survivors. In order to discuss these issues, first, this article examines feminist debates on battered women who are identified both as victims and survivors. Second, it pays attention to the domestic violence discourse, especially after institutionalization and state intervention. From
the perspectives of feminist activists and advocates, the paper reveals the ways in which contemporary domestic violence discourse has been constructed, negotiated, and regulated by the Korean government. Finally, the article employs the concept of the empowerment continuum for reconceptualization of domestic violence discourse, which reflects the complicated and contradictory experiences of battered women. With the concept of an empowerment continuum, the paper emphasizes the importance of empowering and encouraging battered women in
continuous ways that make women prevent, predict, and treat violent relationships in their lifetime.
While it is important to understand the contributions of the institutionalization of domestic violence through justifying legal intervention and state support, it also is important to avoid concluding that the issue of domestic violence is under control through this institutionalization. As the article points out, institutional discursive power is strong enough to reconstruct and reinterpret the issue. In this respect, it is significant for feminist research and struggles to directly participate in the process of institutionalization and state engagement in order to stop domestic violence.