『조선어독본(朝鮮語讀本)』, 근대적 공간(空間) 개념 형성과 감각의 공유

Abstract

This study examined the generalization process of modern space symbols based on Chosun-uh-Dokbon, one of Chosun language textbooks in the Japanese colonial rule and then analyzed the aim and concrete layers of 'Japanese consciousness' which were forced through the formation of common recognition of space and spatial concepts. In the Japanese colonial rule, the colonial power armed with modernity meticulously divided and realigned the existing spaces of Joseon. In order to investigate the essence of culture during the Japanese colonial rule, it is necessary for the subjects participating in discourses of colonialism to analyze the connotation and features of spatial concept expected of Joseon. Physical spatial configuration, arrangement, and cultural interpretation introduced in order to show controlling power and superiority were the strategies which were intended to distinguish the colonial power and colony in the device of dicourse that told civilization from non-civilization. Meanwhile, under Japanese imperialism, textbooks were published at every important moment. The textbooks had the authority as government-certified textbooks and served their role in educating the nation. In order to effectively rule Joseon, Chosun language textbooks, which included contents suitable for colonial policies, were used to force colonial ideology on the people of Joseon. Chosun language textbooks, a necessity for Joseon people's becoming modernized, were an optimal means that enabled the effective practice of colonial policy and the proper modernization of people in the colony. The textbooks contained a variety of discourses on space, whose contents confirmed not only the role of discourse of space in modern times but also the relations among other various discourses on colonialism.