『민족문화연구』 누적 100호로 본 한국 고전문학 연구 경향과 과제

Abstract

Through the cumulative 100th issue of KOREAN CULTURAL STUDIES, I looked at the research trend of Korean classical literature and thought about future research directions. Of the approximately 1,200 papers included in the 100th issue, approximately 440 are related to classical literature. It is 35% of the total. KOREAN CULTURAL STUDIES has a total of 63 special sections. Looking at the special issue, it is noteworthy in three major respects. First, looking at the flow of the special issue, three aspects are revealed. ① It focused on the humanities and included other fields. ②The same planning theme was repeated. ③This includes the fact that there are quite a few special features for the role of the institution. Second, the special issue showed a change in the pattern of collaboration between Korean literature and other academic fields. In the beginning, it was a method of embracing studies in other fields based on Korean Studies, but in the later period, it was seen that it moved beyond Korean Studies to a method of finding the status of Korean literature within the East Asian universal order. Third, the special issue also showed an aspect of setting an independent direction for Korean literature. Since 2000, research on Korean literature based on the macro-discourse of homeland and nation has shifted its focus on the daily lives of small-scale citizens to micro-discourse centered on life history. In this journey, it was a natural result that the question of the existence of the individual ‘I’ was placed at the center of the research. General papers that are not part of a special issue are not much different from the flow of a special issue. The early papers included in National Culture Studies focused on folklore centered on national studies and classical poetry to show that the flow of national spirit progressed and developed in a linear manner. However, since 2000, Chinese literature has shown significant progress as the problem of cultural heterogeneity due to language recognition no longer acts as an obstacle. The tendency to read the specificity of Korean literature under international universality has become stronger. Also, the increased interest in the periphery rather than the center can be explained in the same context. This is why the focus is on anonymous minorities rather than those in power. The same result is that women and culture are placed at the center of Korean literature, and research results that negotiate music and art are emphasized. After reviewing this, I also thought about the tasks of Korean literature research. Rather than raising a special task at a time when we are talking about the disappearance of Korean literature, it is more meaningful to translate Kim Chun-dong’s concerns from the period of transition from the Middle Ages to the modern era into today's problems. Through this, three issues were raised. First, the purpose of literary research. Second, the need for interdisciplinary solidarity and collaboration. Third, there is the need for data sharing and organization. Through this, a central point for Korean literature research must be established and autonomy to demonstrate creativity in interdisciplinary research and collaboration is needed. He also suggested that sharing and organizing data is the basis of Korean literature research, and that exemplary examples can be found at Center for Overseas Resource on Korean Studies.