비판적 한반도학의 시각으로 본 북조선 연구 - 탈분단시대 지역학의 탐색

Abstract

Korean studies must escape from narrow nationalism and South Korea-centered thinking. In order to transform into an open academic system that embraces various subjects in North and South Korea, it is necessary to review the term referring to the country Korea(Hanguk) itself. I suggest 'Critical studies on the Korean Peninsula' as a regional study in order to respond to the pain and distress of those who live there, rather than justifying and beautifying ruling systems of North and South Korea. Perspectives of multiplicity and complexity of space, diversity of subjects, and problem-solving ability to pursue unity in diversity are the starting points of Critical studies on the Korean Peninsula North Korean studies researchers, especially state theorists, have a strong tendency to see North Korea as a special and monolithic country. They overlooked the diversity and dynamism within North Korea. 'Internal Approach' also has the same problem. For Critical studies on the Korean Peninsula to be established, it is necessary to uncover the diverse and dynamic lives and thoughts of the Korean peninsula. I paid attention to how people preserved their beliefs and personalities while appropriating the system and ideology. Three cases were reviewed: pastor, trade expert, and historian. In 1967, the monolithic system was formed in North Korea, and the rigidity of the system intensified. However, even within it, the people would have appropriated the ruling ideology in their own way and sometimes lived in harmony with the needs of the system and sometimes discord with him.