Analysis of cross-cultural folktale variants between two cultures : Korea and the United States /
The purpose of this study was to determine if Korean folktales that originated in Korea and were later published in the United States continue to represent the same values and beliefs. The following research questions were explored in order to examine the cultural impact on cross-cultural folktale...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The purpose of this study was to determine if Korean folktales that originated in Korea and were later published in the United States continue to represent the same values and beliefs. The following research questions were explored in order to examine the cultural impact on cross-cultural folktale publications. (a) What stories have been published in the two cultural contexts: Korea and the U.S.? (b) What are the differences in values between Korean folktales published in the U.S. and Korean folktales published in Korea? (c) What variants can be found, and are those variants related to the cultural values of each country? A semantic network analysis utilizing a content analysis and a content comparison was employed, along with peer debriefings, which increased the trustworthiness of the data analyses. Two data sets were used in this study: Korean folktales originating and published in Korea, and Korean folktales written and published in English in the U.S. The analyses of Korean folktale publication frequencies between 1970 and 1999 resulted in 118 tales from Korea and 30 tales from the U.S. with 19 tales published in both locations. The analysis of cultural values exhibited in Korean folktales revealed that different emphasis did exist in the selection of Korean folktales between two cultural contexts. Overall, Korea-published Korean folktales focused on strong Korean cultural values to be defined as Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and Shamanism, whereas United States published Korean folktales centered more on the value of wisdom, a Western-accentuated value. The cross-examination of the same tales published in both Korea and the United States revealed that many of the U.S. published Korean tales manipulated essential values by changing the storyline, characters and their traits, historical settings, cultural knowledge, conflict solutions, titles and illustrations. The distinctive Korean values were changed or omitted in order to support the new storylines and characters included in U.S. publications. The author and illustrator's cultural background in the United States was usually reflected in both the text and the illustrations. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Curriculum and Instruction". |
| Physical Description: | x, 174 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilm Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 110-123). |