The Political Vision of Food and the Body in Black Boy

( Kim¸ Soyoun ) 동국대학교 영어권문화연구소 2017 영어권문화연구 Vol.10 No.2

This article investigates the ways in which Richard Wright’s Black Boy associates the problems of food and body with African Americans’ underprivileged lives. Wright describes how the social system entraps African Americans in poverty and low social status; poverty causes malnutrition, and physical/intellectual malnutrition makes it impossible for African Americans to escape miserable lives. The first part of this article focuses on the double function of hunger; while Wright suffers from constant hunger as a “black boy,” driven by his spiritual hunger he gains flesh and mobility by stealing food and knowledge. Leaving the South for the North, he gains opportunity to achieve a political voice, even though the North is far from a true home for him. The second part of the article explores how the problems of consumption and digestion are associated not only with Wright’s self-development but also with the vision of a sound America; just as Wright comes to better understand both himself and the outside world by consuming and digesting a variety of knowledge, he suggests that American civilization must learn to embrace diverse beings and ideas to become a sound body.

비자살적 자해 청소년과의 상담에서 상담자 체험에 관한 내러티브 탐구

박소연 ( Park¸ So Youn ),유미숙 ( Yoo¸ Mee Sook ) 한국놀이치료학회 2021 한국놀이치료학회지(놀이치료연구) Vol.24 No.3

본 연구는 상담자가 비자살적 자해 청소년을 상담하며 시간의 흐름에 따라 어떠한 경험을 하였고 그 의미를 탐구하고자 내러티브 탐구방법으로 수행하였다. 상담경력이 6년 이상이며 비자살적 자해 청소년을 3명 이상 상담한 경험이 있는 상담자 2명이 연구에 참여하였고 2020년 1월~2월 3회의 심층면담을 통해 자료를 수집하였다. 참여자들의 경험의 의미는 ‘자해가 아닌 존재에 집중하는 상담자가 되어가다’, ‘자기 돌봄의 윤리를 실천하다’, ‘현상 안에서 청소년을 바라보다’, ‘한계를 수용하는 상담자가 되어가다’이다. 참여자들은 비자살적 자해 청소년을 처음 만났을 때 불안감을 느꼈지만 개인의 감정을 성찰하며 청소년에게 집중하였다. 그 과정에서 먼저 청소년과 편안하고 안전한 관계를 형성한 후에 정서조절하고 개인능력을 발휘하도록 도와야함을 발견하였다. 참여자들은 비자살적 자해 청소년을 상담하며 괴로울 때 자기 돌봄을 실천하였고, 배우고 훈련하는 상담자 책무성을 실천하였다. 청소년이 환경을 보다 안전하게 경험하도록 도와야함을 알아가고 있었고 내담자의 취약성이 크고 자해를 오랜 기간 반복한 경우 상담만으로 자해 중단을 돕기 어렵다는 것을 경험하며 상담의 한계를 인식하고 수용하였다. 이는 상담자 역할과 힘을 확장하는 원동력 되었다. 본 연구는 상담자로 성장하는 과정을 확인하였고 상담 교육과 훈련에 정보를 제공하였다는 점에서 의의가 있다. The purpose of this study was to improve our understanding of about the counselors’ experiences with those adolescents who engage in non-suicidal self-injury(nssi) and to derive whatever lessons or greater meaning we can from their experiences. The lived experiences of counselors were explored through in-depth interviews following a narrative inquiry methodology. Two counselors with more than 7 years experience and who have worked with more than 3 nssi clients were chosen as participants. Their experiences were interpreted and categorized into four main topics: ‘becoming a counselor who focuses on human beings’, ‘becoming a counselor who practices the ethics of self-care’, ‘understanding their adolescent clients within the context of this phenomenon’, and ‘becoming a counselor who accepts the limitations of counseling’. The significance of this study is that it has broadened our understanding of the counselors’ experiences with adolescents who engage in nssi and the difficulties they may face, as well as helping to confirm the process at work in the counselors’ self-development.

투어리스트 혹은 억류자 : 『올리버 트위스트』 속 도시 공간과 외국성

김소연 ( Kim¸ So-youn ) 동국대학교 영어권문화연구소 2020 영어권문화연구 Vol.13 No.1

In Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist (1837), London space illuminates Victorian discourse over foreignness, as well as portraying the experience of being lost outside home and/or home country. While Oliver Twist, the main character of the novel, follows the tradition of the protagonist who recovers his original identity and social status through his quest for a home, the spaces that he visits and his relationships with those spaces reflect the dilemma of Victorian Britain, which rose to the surface in the late nineteenth century. On the one hand, Oliver safely returns to the middle-class home that he is connected to as he remains intact even though he visits the underworld of London. It helps to reinforce Victorian ideology that glorifies the middle-class male subject’s ability to maintain his identity while being far away from home, which is presented as the tourist figure. On the other hand, Oliver often becomes like a captive who is exposed to the danger of losing ties with his home and/or home country. By portraying prisons, trap-like places, and characters who are placed near borderline, Oliver Twist anticipates the late-nineteenth-century anxiety about the Other’s intruding Britain from the outside world.

A Street-Child’s Board Game: the Endless Quest for Respectability in Ragged Dick

( Soyoun Kim ) 한국영어영문학회 2018 영어 영문학 Vol.64 No.2

Horatio Alger’s Ragged Dick (1868) betrays the economic and social system of nineteenth-century America through a self-reformative bootblack’s quest for respectability. Being considered a space of constant danger, nineteenth-century New York City serves as a game board, and both visitors and residents of the city are supposed to avoid dangers while moving across its space. Dick Hunter, the juvenile protagonist of the novel, illustrates a street-child who starts his game of life from the backline of the game board. Continuing his quest for respectability, not only must he abandon the bad habits that he acquired as a street-child, but he also must avoid thieves and swindlers just like a tourist or like a player of nineteenth-century American board games. As Dick’s social rise goes parallel with his movement in the city space, his entrance to a bank brings him the access to other respectable places, and a series of entrance turns him into a legitimate subject in the official system of the American society. While he continues his game of life successfully with the help of gentlemen patrons, in reality it is almost impossible for a disadvantaged player to escape the backline of the society. Thus, Dick’s success story presents Alger’s fantasy about the ideal economic system in which materials and persons are endlessly circulated.

MDA Framework for Webtoon IP based game design

Soyoun Eom,Jaejun Lee 한국콘텐츠학회 2023 한국콘텐츠학회 ICCC 논문집 Vol.2023 No.12

Difficulties and Desires of Korean Parents in Educating their Children in the US

( Soyoun Bae ),( Jin Young Kim ),( Young Mee Lee ) 한국유아교육학회 2014 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Vol.20 No.1

The purpose of this study was to explore the difficulties and desires of Korean parents in educating their children in the US. Seventy-eight Korean parents participated in this study through the questionnaire developed by researchers. The findings were: (1) Korean parents have difficulties in educating their children in the US mostly resulting from the unfamiliarity of the American culture including the school culture and language barriers, specifically speaking and listening; (2) Korean parents mostly consult with other Koreans when facing difficulties in educating their children in the US, although they did also consult with their children’s teachers; (3) Korean parents desire specific types of support from teachers in terms of better communication with them and more attention to their culture and difficulties; and (4) Korean parents with their own experiences of schooling in the US had less levels of difficulties in educating their children in the US. Discussions, conclusions, and suggestions for further studies drawn from these findings were also stated.

Implementing Multicultural Education for Young Children in South Korea: Early Childhood Teachers` Needs

( Soyoun Bae Suh ),( Heejeong Sophia Han ),( Soon Hwan Kim ) 한국유아교육학회 2015 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Vol.21 No.1

This study examined the knowledge/skills early childhood teachers want to learn for implementing multicultural education for young children in South Korea. A total of 211 early childhood teachers participated in this study via a self-response questionnaire. The participants expressed a strong desire to learn more about understanding culture and multicultural education; planning, integrating, and implementing a curriculum for children from multicultural families; and collaboration and continued professionalism. Significant group differences were also found based on their educational level and years of teaching experiences. The implications of the findings include the importance of considering a stronger foundation and clearer direction for multicultural education at the early childhood education level as well as suggestions for early childhood teacher education in the South Korean context.

ZnO Nanorod-Based Humidity Sensors With Fast Response

Soyoun Jung,Taeksoo Ji IEEE 2014 IEEE electron device letters Vol.35 No.9

<P>Humidity sensors based on ZnO nanorods (NRs) have been developed using a Wheatstone bride (WB) configuration, where the ZnO NRs were selectively grown onto the one quadrant of the WB circuit. It turns out that the WB-based sensor possesses superior performances in terms of response and recovery time, and thermal stability in comparison with conventional types of resistive sensors. Thus, the WB sensor exhibits a fast response and recovery time (~1 s), and temperature-invariant behaviors over a broad range of temperatures up to 180 °C, which is likely because of the self-calibrating and error correction capabilities of the WB circuit itself.</P>

Anti-aging Effect of Mixed Extract from Medicinal Herbs

Soyoun Lee,Hongyan An,Woosoo Kim,Xinxin Lu,Hyanghwa Jeon,Han Woong Park,Jeongcheol Ha,Jinhun Cho 한국피부과학연구원 2021 아시안뷰티화장품학술지 Vol.19 No.4

목적: 본 연구는 음양오행의 원리를 기반으로 개발한 복합 약용 식물 추출물(mixed herbal extract, MHE) 피부 세포에서 항노화 효 능을 가지고 있는지를 확인하고 실제 화장품에 적용하여 in vivo 평가를 수행함으로써 피부 항노화 화장품 성분으로서 이용 가치를 확인하기 위해 진행되었다. 방법: 본 연구에서는 피부 노화 방지 효과가 있는 성분 개발을 위하여 연교, 질려자, 가시오가피, 옥죽, 지실 및 인삼을 포함하는 초음파 추출을 사용하여 MHE을 제조하였다. 이 복합 추출물을 이용해 섬유아세포에서 콜라겐 생성량 및 콜라겐 합성 및 분해와 관련된 MMP1과 TIMP1의 발현에 미치는 효과를 확인하였다. 또한 1% MHE를 함유한 화장품을 사용하여 피부 수분, 탄력, 결, 주름에 대한 임상 시험을 수행하였다. 결과: MHE는 pro-collagen type I 합성과 TIMP1 mRNA 발현을 촉진 할 뿐 아니라 MMP1 mRNA 및 단백질의 발현을 억제하는 효과를 가짐을 확인하였다. 또한, 1% MHE를 함유 한 화장품을 피부에 도포한 결과, 4주 후 피부 보습, 탄력, 결, 눈가가 개선되었다. 결론: MHE가 피부 세포에서 콜라겐 합성을 촉진하고 MMP1유전자 발현을 억제하는 효과를 가지고 있음을 확인하였으며, MHE를 적용한 화장품의 임상 시험에서 피부 개선 효과 확인하였다. 이를 통 해 MHE가 피부 항노화 화장품 성분으로서 가치가 있음을 확인하였다 Purpose: This study was conducted to confirm the applicability of a mixed herbal extract (MHE) as an anti-aging cosmetic ingredient by investigating its skin anti-aging activities in vitro and in vivo . Methods: In this study, we prepared MHE using an ultrasonic extraction containing Forsythiae fructus, Tribuli fructus, Solomon’s seal, Siberian ginseng, Ponciri fructus and Ginseng. We investigated the anti-aging effect of the MHE for skin in dermal fibroblasts. The anti-aging activity was determined by the type I collagen synthesis levels. Matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP1 ) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 (TIMP1 ) mRNA levels were measured by qRT-PCR. MMP1 protein levels were evaluated by blotting analysis. Clinical tests of skin moisture, elasticity, texture, and wrinkles were performed using cosmetics containing 1% MHE. Results: The MHE induced the upregulation of pro-collagen type I synthesis and TIMP1 mRNA expression. The MHE led to the downregulation of MMP1 mRNA levels and protein levels. Furthermore, after skin application of cosmetics containing 1% MHE, skin hydration, elasticity, texture, and crow’s feet were improved 4 weeks after the treatment. Conclusion: MHE has an anti-aging effect by promoting collagen synthesis and suppressing MMP1 gene expression in vitro, and it has a skin improvement effect in vivo . Therefore, the MHE was shown to have value as a functional cosmetic ingredient.

Exploring the reuse of laundry wastewater: treatment and cleaning strategies of ceramic ultrafiltration membrane

Soyoun Kim,Chanhyuk Park 한국막학회 2023 한국막학회 총회 및 학술발표회 Vol.2023 No.05