1910년대 일제의 조선 동화론과 동화정책

It was around 1904, after they have won Russo-Japanese War that the Japanese began to talk about assimilating and civilizing Korea. Even though they admitted they had learned the high civilization of China through Korea in the ancient age, they said Korea has degenerated ever since into barbarism. So they proclaimed it their duty to vibrate Korea. Referring to the mission of civilization, almost all of the leaders of Japan urged their people and their government to tale bold steps to go to Korea and save poor Koreans from barbarism. On proclaiming the eternal merge of Korea to Imperial Japan, they justified it as a reunification of two families and said by it Koreans become the same infants and subjects of the Japanese Emperor as the Japanese. But contradicting their benevolent proclamation, they permitted Korea only the status of an "external territory"(外地), out casting Koreans out of the wall of protect of the Japanese constitution. The Chosun Sotokufu ascribed this outright discrimination to the low level of development of the people and the difficult situations in Korea(時勢民度), they urged Koreans to obey to civilizing policies of the "government" and follow the guidance of Japanese brother. They asserted that only when Koreans arrived at the same level of civilization and fully assimilated to Japan, could they be treated as the same, urging Koreans to learn Japanese language as the first step. But partly being aware of the strong antipathy of the Koreans toward the policy of assimilation and partly because their shortage of fiscal ability to put it forward, the Chosun Sotokufu could not drive the policy of assimilation strong in 1910s. So we could conclude that the Japanese claiming of assimilating Koreans in 1910s not so much a real policy as it is a propaganda offensive and a excuse to discrminate against Koreans

자강운동기 문명개화론의 일본 인식

The Chosun dynasty in the Nation-opening period did not have any channels to secure Western cultural aspects and introduce them to the general public, so requesting the assistance from the Japanese and Ching authorities (or personnels) was almost an inevitable choice. In the early stages the Ching dynasty served as a preferable guide, but after the Ching-Japanese War the Japanese started to take over Ching's position of providing the Chosun dynasty with necessary material. This study. examined the process of those changes, and checked how the Japanese personnels became to be recognized by the Chosun people as more reliable sources for consulting the reception. interpretation and implementation of foreign materials. What was also checked in order to shed a light on the matter. was the students' perspectives viewing the Japanese cultural aspects. These students were studying in Japan. and they were the ones who are now generally considered to have vastly contributed to the introduction of modem cultural aspects to this peninsula. After Chosun became a protectorate of Japan in 1905, the number of students visiting Japan at their own expenses for abroad-studies increased. These students organized a committee while their staying in Japan. and even published journals of their own. The publication of these journals were not only intended to cultivate mutual friendships among the Korean students, but were also intended to be a devise which would be required for 'enlightening' the intellectuals remaining in the peninsula. They passionately praised the fruitful results of the Meiji Renovation in their editorials, and eagerly supported the Renovation efforts as a reformation model which would also be adequate to be exercised upon the domestic administrations of Korea. They indeed wanted the general public to recognize their voices. They were strongly influenced by the triumph of the Japanese forces in the recent Russian-Japanese War(just as the general public of Korea were), and it was only natural and logical for them to properly notice a phenomenatthe Meiji Renovation} which was believed to have made the numerous triumphs the Japanese were gaining at the time possible in the first place, They were also immenselv impressed by the consolidation of patriotism and unified mentalities cultivated by the Constitutional practices of the government and the exercises of public education. In other words, they were closely observing the growing-up process of the Japanese people. and their development of a modernized government of the people. But their efforts were fundamentally misguided as they only ended up making the Korean public mentally disabled before the invasive intentions of the Japanese authorities which were trying to establish their influences in this country by cleverly utilizing the Koreans' thirst for modernization and development. The students in Japan and the 'Munmveong(civilazation) & Gaehwa(modernization)' theorizers' more-than-eager idealization of the Me~i Renovation marked another archetypal beginning of the introduction of Western cultural elements filtered through Japanese routes. It was indeed an irony that these students wound up making the general efforts of the Korean population only more vulnerable to the Japanese aggression by trying to merely imitate the renovation models designed and devised by the Japanese people, when the only thing they have ever hoped for was the liberation of their own people from the colonial administration practiced by the imperial Japanese authorities

"Givilization" project of Japan and Korean"s perception in the 1910s : how the March First Independent Movement was possible to become nationwide

This paper examines the relationship between Japans Civilization project and the March First Independent Movement of Korea in the 1910s. The Government General of Japan ruled Korea in the name of civilization in the 1910s. Although the real purpose was to reconstruct Korea as a colony and military base, changes appeared to be the freedom of materials. This policy affected Koreans lives all over the country through the newly constructed administration system transportation facilities. Civilization was always a strong will for Koreans since the Progressive Party appeared in history, but eventually they had to accept civilization through Japan. As Japans vicious intention was revealed, Korean people became enraged. This anger spread nationwide because regardless of their class and age Koreans shared the same anti-Japanese sentiment that was formed historically. This hostility grew as they experienced discrimination as a nation and suffered from institutionalized violence that occurred in every part of their lives. In conclusion, it was this cultural shock from the Japans forced civilization project that made possible for the March First Independent movement to become nationwide.이 논문은 2010년 정부(교육과학기술부)의 재원으로 한국연구재단읠 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임.(NRF-2010-361-A00017