1920-30년대 조선인 중등학교의 일본․만주 수학여행

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate how school excursion to Japan and Manchuria by students from Korean-managed middle schools in Chosun in the period between 1920s and 30s. As a part of centralized education control, the Japanese imperialists directly or indirectly involved in planning and deciding the schedule, visiting places and expenses of school excursion. This is supported by the fact that school excursion to Japan and Manchurian began in earnest since 1920s when Japan strengthened its policies of assimilation into Japan. Japan used its mainland(inland) to show off its modernization and Manchuria, its imperialization. So called ‘modern spaces’ and ‘purposedly made traditional spaces’ were designated as visiting places of school excursion. The imperial Japan made students visit governmental office streets, department stores, parks, trade fairs and schools in the inland to notice the modernization and civilization of Japan. It also made students stop by shrines, temples, historical remains related to the Japanese emperor and memorial towers in Japan to feel the tradition of the nation. These ultimately aimed to promoting loyalty to the imperial Japan. After school excursion to the imperial nation, students of Chosun seemed to be assimilated into the modernity and tradition of Japan. But it was just superficial. What was really sought by those students was not ‘modernized Japan’, but modernity itself. Actually, students who experienced school excursion internalized the existence of discrimination by the Japanese empire and sometimes even went on strike. Similarly, some people of Chosun were concerned and raised questions about the need of school excursion to the imperial nation.