제주4⋅3과 여수⋅순천10⋅19 실천의 연대를 위한 시론

Abstract

The Jeju 4⋅3 and the Yeosu-Suncheon 10⋅19 were successive instances of state violence in the liberation space that was infested with various discourses and struggles surrounding the formation and character of newly emerging governments or states. However, beyond the healing and reckoning of memory, today’s confrontation among memory subjects has yet to resolve itself through solidarity in practice. This resembles situations described in Confucian philosopher Lao Siguang’s reading of Zhuang Zi’s Mǐn Shì Fēi (泯是非-eradicates disputes). This study poses questions transitioning from solidarity for memory to solidarity for accountability in this reality. These questions include: where did healing and historical reckoning come from, what are they, and where are they heading? Why must the scrutiny of East Asian Cold War tensions, the Jeju 4⋅3, and the Yeosu-Suncheon 10⋅19 continue? Furthermore, what does solidarity rooted in healing, reckoning, and practice hope to achieve? Answers to these questions were found in papers presented at joint academic conferences organized by the Research Institute for the Tamla Culture of Jeju National University and Sunchon University’s Institute of Humanities Research over the past few years. Despite the assertion that relativism is ensured alongside the encouragement of awareness of human rights, it cannot overwhelm or nullify universal values. Moreover, inclusivity, expansion, and solidarity begin with questioning accountability. Therefore, this study concludes that the responsibility of the US Military Government, the South Korean government, and the Japanese government must be demanded, and through this process, the engagement for solidarity in responsibility for the Jeju 4⋅3 and the Yeosu-Suncheon 10⋅19 will be realized.