캐나다 생태비평의 형성과 그 의미: 노드롭 프라이, 마가렛 애트우드, 그리고 온라인 저널 『기러기』 아카이빙을 중심으로

Abstract

In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Canada, this article aims to examine the formation and development of Canadian ecocriticism as a core concept representing Canadian identity, and to archive the Canadian ecocritical journal The Goose. In Korea, ecocritical theories centered on the United Kingdom and the United States have been introduced, so the concept of ‘Canadian ecocriticism’ is unfamiliar. However, Canada’s geographical requirements, especially its extreme cold, vast territory, and border with the world’s most powerful country, the United States, have stimulated the imagination of Canadians and led to unique ecocritical research. In particular, the publication of The Goose is a product of the Canadian ecocritical community’s own efforts to explore and establish a more dynamic and interactive relationship between nature and humans, while avoiding the reductionism of Northrop Frye and Margaret Atwood. From its inaugural issue to its most recent, The Goose hasgrown and evolved into an international journal that embraces a global agenda while remaining true to its initial calling to explore ecological literature in Canadian communities. The Goose is both an expression of the current state of Canadian ecocriticism and an indication of its future direction. In this context, exploring its traces by archiving the creative and research works published in the journal for 16 years, from its first issue in the fall of 2005 to the latest issue in the spring of 2021, will be a meaningful task in examining the current state and future directions of Canadian ecocriticism.