[New Release] 'Gyegan Parang' Issue 17 · Humanities Magazine 'Hanpyeon' Issue 2

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park]

◆'Quarterly Parang' Issue 17 (Summer 2020) = A new 'discussion' section has been established. Poets Joohee Ko, Geonyeong Kim, critic Chan Lee, poet Hyunseung Lee, poet Seokwon Jang, critic Younggyu Jeon, and critic Daehan Jo read Juhyun Joo's 'Kilt, and Quilt', Youngmi Oh's 'Please Give Me an Unworn Candy', Yuni Kim's 'Words That Will Never Come Again', Inchan Hwang's 'Repetition for Love', Seungeon Song's 'Love and Education', Jinhyuk Jeong's 'Love, Name, and Evening', and the creative collective Ppul's 'Not a Single Line Could Forget You'. The 'New Poems' section features poems by Jecheon Park, Gyunwon Yang, Seungjong Kim, Jiso Yoo, Seokwon Jang, Yuni Kim, Jinyeo Kim, Dongwook Lee, Giduk Kwon, Sohyeong Kim, Yul Jo, Bokhee Kim, Jonghwan Bae, Suyeon Yoo, and Suyang Jang. Critic Chan Lee covers Wong Kar-wai's films in the second installment of the 'Heavy Jazz' series. Poet Wooshin Jung discusses poet Inho Jo's 'Iron Mask' in the 'Poems I Want to Steal (essay)' section.

◆'Hanpyeon' Issue 2 = The humanities magazine 'Hanpyeon' by Minumsa, which launched its first issue this January, focuses on 'Influencers' in its second issue. It explores the meaning of the 'influence' held by influencers through ten essays from various perspectives in humanities and social sciences such as media studies, rhetoric, education, history, women's studies, and anthropology. Influencers, as creators who produce and distribute content, are gaining influence in modern society. While influencers provide valuable information to information-thirsty modern people, they also cause significant harm by producing and spreading fake news, and are sometimes mocked as 'pal-people' for focusing solely on product sales for profit. Hanpyeon examines the interaction between traditional media and influencers through ten essays, reviews the case of Kim Seongsu who founded the Dong-A Ilbo newspaper, and explores the meaning of influencers from diverse viewpoints including information inequality, feminism, and climate activism. Hanpyeon is published three times a year, in January, May, and September. Each issue contains ten essays of about 30 manuscript pages (200-character manuscript sheets) under a single theme. The inaugural issue in January focused on generations, and issues 3 and 4 will cover fantasy and animals, respectively.