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Moments of Need for Community Formation in a Fluid, Anonymous Life 1: Child Care and Education


Lecture Information

  • Date2018-12-18
  • LocationSeongdong Foundation for Arts & Culture

Instructor

Cheong, Seonghoon

Ph. D. philosophy in Seoul National University/ former research professor in Korea University and former HK research professor in Institute for Urban Humanities, University of Seoul. Currently working as a lecturer in Seoul National Univ., Seoul National Univ. of Science and Technology. Published a number of journal articles about tension between diffusion media and success media in digital age, limit of communitarian community and realistic community in modern conditions, Problems left by the debate between Habermas and Luhmann, etc.

Modern people’s characteristics in highly advanced technology include mobility and anonymity. Modern individuals use mobility technologies to move constantly and form anonymous relationships in fluid lives. Such mobility and anonymity have caused the decline of traditional communities.

This lecture explores the importance of community in modern society within childcare and education. Based on the lecturer’s experiences, it discusses the necessity of community in childcare and education, providing the counter-education concept accompanied by community formation.