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중학교 국사교과서 고대사 서술에 나타난 日本 表象의 변화 양상The Changing Aspects of the Representation of Japan in the Middle School Korean History Textbook on the Topic of Ancient History

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The Changing Aspects of the Representation of Japan in the Middle School Korean History Textbook on the Topic of Ancient History
Authors
박현숙
Issue Date
2009
Publisher
역사교육연구회
Keywords
Middle School Korean History Textbook; Ancient History Descriptions; The Representation of Japan; Warfare and Diplomacy; Trades Interchange; Cultural Exchange; Cultural Superiority; 중학교 국사교과서; 고대사 서술; 일본표상; 전쟁과 외교; 무역과 교류; 문화의 교섭; 문화 우열관
Citation
역사교육, no.112, pp 31 - 61
Pages
31
Indexed
KCI
Journal Title
역사교육
Number
112
Start Page
31
End Page
61
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/134804
ISSN
1225-0570
Abstract
In this study, ancient history-related descriptions in 28 volumes of middle school Korean history textbooks that were published after liberation were analyzed in order to examine the change of perception about Japan in different time periods. These textbook descriptions were relocated into big topics such as ‘warfare and diplomacy’, ‘trades interchange’, and ‘cultural exchange’. Seeking into these topics, the birth of the representation of Japan and how it has changed over the years were observed. The arranged order of the topics can be divided into 3 periods: teaching standards set by the U. S. Forces, authorized textbooks, and state textbooks. First, in Korean history textbooks based on teaching standards set by the U. S. Forces, ancient Japan was represented as ‘an annoying invader’, ‘powerless existence’, and ‘unbelievable existence’. In the meantime, in trading areas, it appeared that Japan had been trading frequently with Korean peninsula and other countries in the northern areas. In addition, Japan has been manifested as ‘unenlightened existence’ in relation to culture. In the textbooks that were published during these periods, the representation of Japan has been wandering around the edge of uncivilized and culturally under developed nation. The representation of Japan in the authorized textbooks in compliance with the primary and secondary curriculum, which had been enforced after 1954, was in essence, not much different from the ones in Korean history textbooks based on teaching standards set by the U. S. Forces. However, due to the conciseness of the descriptions, in warfare related contents, a division of the representation into ‘an ally’ and ‘an invader’ was confirmed. In relation to trading, the fact that Japan traded with Silla, Balhae, etc., was drawn in neutral values, as its roles were formed into collateral and passive objects. In relation to cultures, sentimental tones had been excluded; meanwhile, Japan was still presented as a ‘subordinate nation’. In the state textbooks (one-type textbooks) used from the third curricula to current, it was evident that Japan’s image has been settled into an image of Korean peninsula Baekje’s ‘unfortunate military partner’. Meanwhile, compared to previous times, the emphasis on the aspects of foreign trade was confirmed. In relation to culture, the gradually diminishing trend of expressions regarding superiority was visible. In middle school Korean history textbooks after liberation, there were some sides of the representation of Japan that were improved positively. However, in the meantime, it can be said that the problems regarding the persistence of ‘cultural superiority’ visible from the textbooks immediately after liberation were also being held.
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