[영어에세이] 한국근현대사 일제시대의 민족사관과 식민사관

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제가 미국대학교 한국근현대사 수업에서 일제시대의 민족사관과 식민사관에 대해 써서 A를 받았던 에세이입니다. 우리나라의 국사가 어떻게 해석되고 발전되어 왔는지 민족사관과 식민사관의 관점에서 서술하고 비교했습니다. 일본제국의 민족정신 말살정책과 우리나라 민족주의자들의 정신적 저항에 관해 매우 좋은 자료가 될 것 입니다.

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Korea in the early 20th century, under the Japanese rule, was an arena of intellectual contest among various ideologies. Korean intellectuals, Japanese colonialists and western missionaries were the participants of this chaotic era. They published writings of different explanations and analyses of the situation of Korea. One of the main arguments was about the interpretation of its history. Different interpretations of Korean history caused different interpretations of the present, and they were used as tools to arouse nationalism or justify the annexation by Japan. The two mainstream interpretations of Korean history at that time were the nationalist historiography and the colonialist historiography. The former was advocated by Korean nationalists, and the latter by Japanese colonialists. Western missionaries in Korea were also a part of the intellectual debates. Although they were based on fundamentally different perspectives, they also shared some common views. By examining the writings of these different groups we can understand what the differences and similarities of their ideas were.

참고자료

· Saito Makoto, Home Rule in Korea?
· 신채호, 독립신문
· T. Hoshino, Economic History of Chosen, 1921
· James Gale, Korea in Transition, 1909