하나의 동질적 유럽사에서 유럽의 얽힌 역사로: 독일의 유럽사 서술 방법론 논의를 중심으로 (From a Unitary European History to Entangled European History: German Discussions about Writing European History)

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· 발행기관 : 한국서양사학회
· 수록지 정보 : 서양사론 / 118호 / 87 ~ 120페이지
· 저자명 : 박혜정

초록

With the European Union expanded throughout Eastern Europe,European history is currently experiencing a Renaissance. This is especially true in Germany, where EU-friendly policies have always been important. Active discussions about European history during the last 20 years have hatched various experiments about narrative strategy. Recent discussions show that it all comes down to the concept of Europe itself. Unlike in East Asian history, the question of Eurocentrism has strongly intervened in European history due to the global hegemony of Europe. Therefore, writing European history is especially challenging.
The concept of “Europe” is the most significant impediment in writing a non-Eurocentric European history. Since this is the core issue in reconstructing European history, I will devote the first chapter to reviewing the historical formation of this problematic concept. In the following chapters, I will critically discuss about two competing models of European history. The first model is the “new European history” committed to writing a homogeneous and unitary history of Europe, reproducing an essentialist picture of Europe. The second model is the “entangled history of Europe” which ambitiously takes on reconstructing the concept of Europe itself with a postcolonialist twist. The central question of this paper is whether these models provide enough dynamics to respond to the special challenges European history is now facing. In conclusion, I will draw comparative lessons for developing a more open and transcultural model of East Asian history which is under similar scrutiny.

영어초록

With the European Union expanded throughout Eastern Europe,European history is currently experiencing a Renaissance. This is especially true in Germany, where EU-friendly policies have always been important. Active discussions about European history during the last 20 years have hatched various experiments about narrative strategy. Recent discussions show that it all comes down to the concept of Europe itself. Unlike in East Asian history, the question of Eurocentrism has strongly intervened in European history due to the global hegemony of Europe. Therefore, writing European history is especially challenging.
The concept of “Europe” is the most significant impediment in writing a non-Eurocentric European history. Since this is the core issue in reconstructing European history, I will devote the first chapter to reviewing the historical formation of this problematic concept. In the following chapters, I will critically discuss about two competing models of European history. The first model is the “new European history” committed to writing a homogeneous and unitary history of Europe, reproducing an essentialist picture of Europe. The second model is the “entangled history of Europe” which ambitiously takes on reconstructing the concept of Europe itself with a postcolonialist twist. The central question of this paper is whether these models provide enough dynamics to respond to the special challenges European history is now facing. In conclusion, I will draw comparative lessons for developing a more open and transcultural model of East Asian history which is under similar scrutiny.

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