2009년 새역모 지유샤(自由社) 교과서 중ㆍ․근세 관련 서술의 검토 -조선 관련 서술을 중심으로- (On the 2009 edition of the Jiyusha Middle School History Book’s representations of Japan-Joseon relations in the mid-modern period)

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초록

This essay examines how a few Japanese history textbooks represent Japan’s historical relations with Korea, focusing on the 2001, 2005 editions of the Husoshya Middle School History Book and the 2009 edition of the Jiyusha Middle School History Book. In particular, the essay is an attempt to analyze the characteristics and problems in these textbooks’ representations of Japan-Joseon relations in the mid-modern period, especially such issues as waegu, the 1592 Japanese invasion of Joseon, the Joseon-Japan relation in the Edo era, and Japan’s foreign policies in the early Edo era.
The 2009 edition of the Jiyusha Middle School History Book is very similar to the 2005 edition of the Husoshya Middle School History Book on the whole--not just in the descriptions of aforementioned issues--with only occasional variations in terminology. This in turn signifies that the problems which had been pointed out in 2005 were not corrected or addressed; and also that the ideals of Japan-centricism, Western-centric historical consciousness and historigraphy, which had been upheld by Japanese Society for History Textbook Reform, are still being advocated.
The historical consciousness motivating Japanese Society for History Textbook Reform is reflected in the representations of the Japan’s relations to Joseon and foreign policies of the mid-modern period which this essay examines. The descriptions of waegu and the 1592 invasion remain uninfluenced by recent academic views and findings, with Japan’s impact on neighboring countries subtly understated. In addition, Joseon, Ryukyu, Ejochi--all on friendly diplomatic terms with Japan in the Edo era--are implicitly positioned hierarchically below the Tokugawa Bakuhu. Any relations to China are largely omitted or curtailed, while in comparison Japan’s interaction with the West and its consequences are positively represented and evaluated.
These tendencies in history textbooks can inculcate extreme ethnocentrism and Japan-centric historical consciousness in Japanese students and consequently paralyze or impair their capacity for realistic world views and well-balanced, critical understandings of historical contexts. Considering the future necessity for mutually beneficial co-existence of East Asian countries, it is highly imperative that textbook historiograhy should incorporate an objective and critical standpoint regarding Japan’s history in East Asia.

영어초록

This essay examines how a few Japanese history textbooks represent Japan’s historical relations with Korea, focusing on the 2001, 2005 editions of the Husoshya Middle School History Book and the 2009 edition of the Jiyusha Middle School History Book. In particular, the essay is an attempt to analyze the characteristics and problems in these textbooks’ representations of Japan-Joseon relations in the mid-modern period, especially such issues as waegu, the 1592 Japanese invasion of Joseon, the Joseon-Japan relation in the Edo era, and Japan’s foreign policies in the early Edo era.
The 2009 edition of the Jiyusha Middle School History Book is very similar to the 2005 edition of the Husoshya Middle School History Book on the whole--not just in the descriptions of aforementioned issues--with only occasional variations in terminology. This in turn signifies that the problems which had been pointed out in 2005 were not corrected or addressed; and also that the ideals of Japan-centricism, Western-centric historical consciousness and historigraphy, which had been upheld by Japanese Society for History Textbook Reform, are still being advocated.
The historical consciousness motivating Japanese Society for History Textbook Reform is reflected in the representations of the Japan’s relations to Joseon and foreign policies of the mid-modern period which this essay examines. The descriptions of waegu and the 1592 invasion remain uninfluenced by recent academic views and findings, with Japan’s impact on neighboring countries subtly understated. In addition, Joseon, Ryukyu, Ejochi--all on friendly diplomatic terms with Japan in the Edo era--are implicitly positioned hierarchically below the Tokugawa Bakuhu. Any relations to China are largely omitted or curtailed, while in comparison Japan’s interaction with the West and its consequences are positively represented and evaluated.
These tendencies in history textbooks can inculcate extreme ethnocentrism and Japan-centric historical consciousness in Japanese students and consequently paralyze or impair their capacity for realistic world views and well-balanced, critical understandings of historical contexts. Considering the future necessity for mutually beneficial co-existence of East Asian countries, it is highly imperative that textbook historiograhy should incorporate an objective and critical standpoint regarding Japan’s history in East Asia.

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