What is it about?
The study provides insight into the so-called ‘oughtopia’ model, proposing a possible way to organize the society of the future. By portraying the community of Wonder Kiddy, where humans, aliens (elves) and robots of all kinds coexist as one social organism, the author carries out judgments about a technological civilization of the future and analyzes concerns associated with the technophobia of modern people.
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Why is it important?
2020 Space Wonder Kiddy is South Korea’s first animated science fiction TV series.
Perspectives
This research about South Korea’s science fiction is still very much in its infancy. More research is needed to answer this area.
Soongbeum Ahn
Kyung Hee University
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This page is a summary of: Resistance to a Posthuman and Retrograde Oughtopia: Exploring the Narrative of South Korea’s Sci-Fi Animation, Wonder Kiddy, Animation, March 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1746847716686544.
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