제주 지역 교과서에 나타난 동아시아 재현 양상

Abstract

The study aims to analyze two regional textbooks in Jeju Province for examining modalities of representing East Asia. The results of analysis are follows. First, There isn't a content which addresses East Asia as a region. The term, 'East Asia' don't appear, either. Jeju Province is shown to be located in Northeast Asia. But, the textbooks imply that Northeast Asia isn't a community of exchange and cooperation but a category that includes regions with which Jeju Province must compete. Jeju Province is 'hub' or 'foothold' among regions. Accordingly, Northeast Asia is only a background for the development in Jeju. Second, a word, 'world' is a rhetoric suggesting 'excellency' and 'superiority'. Also, world is represented as not East Asia but the West. East Asians, which often are represented by Southeast Asians, are rated lower than Westerners in terms of a quality of life. A discriminatory treatment of East Asia exists in the textbooks. Third, individual nation like Japan or each region like Hiroshima and Singapore is appeared. But, it isn't on context of exchange and cooperation in East Asia. It is anchored in past history, or shown to be equivalent to the development of Jeju Province. Accordingly, it is objectified. Fourth, the sole case representing a relationship between East Asia and Jeju Province shows mutual relationship centered on sports and cultural exchange. The relationship between other regions and Jeju Province is represented as centripetal and economic relations for advancing Jeju Province. Also, a global citizen is represented as economic citizen which gives publicity resources in Jeju commercializing them. Some proposals for regional textbook are follows. First, history of network in which Jeju Province has related to East Asia with seas as it's stage is worthy of notice. The 'relationship' is focused to make one get out of regional identity entrapped in Jeju Province. Second, economism, in which making a economic profit through turning the nature and culture of Jeju into tourism resources is given priority, and rearing market persons is emphasized, should be reconsidered. Through local education in Jeju, a sympathizing and reflecting citizen, which gets interested in problems in various regions, should be educated.