A Quantitative Approach to Bodily Sensations: Modernist and Realist Authors in Colonial Korea

This presentation employs computational stylistics to analyze Yi Sang and Yŏm Sang-sŏp's works from Korea's colonial period. Using a custom sensory classification model, it quantifies stylistic and aesthetic differences with a focus on the body, revealing broader affective politics through characters' physical and psychological responses, extending beyond conventional emotion analysis.