한일 지방도시 간의 역사실천(歷史実踐)과 시민공공권(市民公共圈)의 가능성-조선통신사 관련문화사업을 사례로-

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to consider the formation and function of Chosen-Tsushinshi cultural projects ,a cross-border citizen network constructed through cultural events interaction. In particular, this paper examines the activities and roles of two civic organizations that are central actors, The Liaison Council of All Places Associated with Chosen Tsushinshi (朝鮮通信使縁地連絡協議会) and Busan Cultural Foundation, and it clarifies the process of formation of the public sphere in their activities and exchange projects. Furthermore, this will pay special attention to the Memory of the World registration and promotion project, which is a remarkable joint effort in 2017, to reveal how this transnational public sphere has been the living space of citizens from Japan and Korea, even under serious conflict between those nations. Through the Chosen-Tsushinshi cultural project, various actors have been trying to achieve regional revitalization and international exchange by reproducing the history of Chosen-Tsushinshi, a period that goes back to Tokugawa government and Chosen dynasty. This, wide exchange network and open-communication place was originally developed to hold various kind of cultural events, but now it. And they shared the common history related to Chosen-Tsushinshi as cooperativeness, fostered trust in intimate involvement, and formed a transnational public sphere connected with other groups. Additionally, thanks to the Memory of the World registration project, close communication has been oriented to overcome conflicts between Japan and Korea different regarding about the historical issue. At some point, it has achieved, mutual dialogue, and the transnational solidarity, by means of developing practice in which citizens from both countries have contact between each other, such as government of Japan and Korea. Thus, the cultural events of Chosen-Tsushinshi have acted as a public sphere to evoke a positive discussion to keep friendly relationship between Japan and Korea. In other words, the citizen's activities developed from the local cooperativeness not only include a plurality of actors, but it also coordinates the differences in values and opinions among them, and it suggests a possibility of a new public sphere to overcome national conflict and hatred.