음악인류학의 방법론에 관한 실제적 고찰 -트로트 연구 사례를 중심으로- = A Practical Exploration of Ethnomusicological Methodology

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study is an alternative exploration of Ethnomusicological research methodology, particularly dealing with three issues involved in a case study of t`uro t`u, a Korean popular song style. The three issues are (1) Researcher’s Double Standpoint: Emotional Spectator vs. Participant Observation, (2) Researcher’s Double Identity: Insider vs. Outsider, and (3) Researcher’s Multilineal Communication: Reality vs. Cyber. Differentiated from existing theoretical studies regarding the ethnomusicology methods published in Korean academic journals, this article tries to examine practical and experiential issues that researchers can face in their fieldwork, the key element of the ethnomusicology research. In addition, this article tries to transform ethnomusicological methodology into an open-ended (or subject-centered) discipline, while the existing researches tend to be mostly theory-centered. The first issue, “Researcher’s Double Standpoint: Emotional Spectator vs. Participant Observation”, interrogates the process in which a researcher becomes a welcomed spectator and then turns to be a participant observer/scientific analyst. As seen in the 16th century ethnography, particularly Jean De Lery’s, a researcher needs to be emotionally attached to the research subject. Meanwhile, a researcher, as a legitimate scholar, applies scientific methods to the analysis of the subject, as witnessed in the archival studies between 17th century and 19th century. The second issue, “Researcher’s Double Identity: Insider vs. Outsider”, examines the diverse relationships between informants (insiders) and a researcher (outsider), a native researcher (insider/outsider) and the international academia (outsiders). In particular, this article points out that native scholars who study working people’s music should consider the innate tension running through the Korean social structure as well. Finally, the third issue, “Researcher’s Multilineal Communication: Reality vs. Cyber”, explores the contemporary cyber communication, since this modern cyber media refer to mass yet dynamically interactive communication characteristic of recent times. Moreover, this article suggests that researchers should also consider an alternative multilineal way to communicate with readers/viewers/users through the hypermedia.