일제강점기 경북지역 소년운동 연구

Abstract

This article examines the discovery of Modern Children and Modern subjects in the juvenile movement in Gyeongbuk. Through this examination, I discuss the development of the field of children’s literature. The juvenile movement in Gyeongbuk progressed alongside the national juvenile movement. The activity of the movement was initially minimal, but it was active both inside and outside the area after the mid-1920s. These juvenile organizations were a space for juveniles themselves. The liberation movement of juveniles who wanted to escape from feudal oppression has constantly garnered social interest and spurred discussions about children’s rights. On the other hand, the juvenile movement showed a strong will to resolve the national contradiction as well as to assert juveniles’ human rights against imperialist violence. Through the Kimcheon Juvenile Association(김천소년회), which actively responded to the atrocities of foreigners, and the Waegwan Juvenile Association(왜관소년회), which censured the atrocities of the Japanese and sent warnings, we can see the maturity of the movement that politicized the juvenile issue as well as the human rights of juveniles. In addition, debates, speeches, and literary exhibitions held by many juvenile associations in the Gyeongbuk area awakened juveniles to social problems. It was an opportunity to effectively enlighten and propagate feudal contradiction through aggressive problem solving and discussing social conflicts in peer groups. In addition, the fairy tale society and reading society expanded opportunities for literary experience by organizing readings for juveniles in the area. On the one hand, these activities led to the juvenile literary movement, which had a great impact on the formation of children’s literature. In the course of this research, the formation of the juvenile movement in Gyeongbuk was traced and a topographical map of its activity was drawn. The juvenile movement in Gyeongbuk led to the training of juveniles and the juvenile liberation movement through concerts, athletic competitions, the fairy tale society, and speech contests. During this process, it can be said that the activities of the Kimcheon Juvenile Association(김천소년회) and the activities of the Daegu Juvenile Associations(대구소년회) differed in the dimension of the local juvenile movement.