Channeling Alterity: Toward a Theory of Shamanic Audiovisualization
Theory, Culture & Society September 10, 2026 Tian Li
This article theorizes the concept of ‘shamanic audiovisualization’ – a process whereby the cinematic apparatus itself functions as a ritualistic medium channeling alterity – to challenge logocentric models of testimony and trauma that dominate the archive. Moving beyond the imperative to ‘give voice’, which risks re-performing the violence of the event, I examine how Korean screen media offers...