Why do we remember the 1990s?: The cultural aspects of the 1990s and the present meaning of remembering them

The 1990s are already in the past, but they are still being recalled to our society in various forms. The phenomenon of past culture re-emerging in the present time and space is not so new, but what this paper pays attention to is why it is the 1990s and why it is now. To this end, this paper first examined the characteristics of culture in the 1990s through Arjun Appadurai's concept of landscape and Raymond Williams' concept of structure of feeling. From this point of view, it was confirmed that culture in the 1990s was forming a structure of feeling in the context of changes in domestic and foreign politics, economy, and international order. In particular, it has been confirmed that the dominant are consumer culture and cultural industry, the residual is a culture of action and reaction of political power, and the emergent is digital culture, and they coexist together and form a structure of feeling of culture in the 1990s. Later discussions focused on the concept of memory and dealt with the aspects of this 1990s culture being recalled and what it means today. First of all, it was discussed that culture in the 1990s was a kind of myth, although it is currently residual. This is because it has economic value and at the same time provides a refuge from the contradiction of reality. And it has been confirmed that remembering the culture of the 1990s is part of the way individuals expand and continue to connect and participate, and that today, it is becoming a puissance of the community. Through this, it was confirmed that remembering the culture of the 1990s means that our society recognizes the value of the residual, and that it is part of the performance of social members to construct identity.