한국에서의 일본문학 연구동향 ―『日本文化學報』1∼100호의 키워드 분석을 통하여―

Abstract

This study analyzes the fields and topics explored through an author keyword analysis of 660 papers published in the literature section of the Journal of Japanese Culture from its first issue (in May 1996) to its 100th issue (in the second quarter of 2024). The aim was to reflect on past research trends. Unlike previous studies that mainly used frequency analysis, this study contributes significantly to understanding research trends in Korean and Japanese literature by employing a novel research method known as language network analysis. The analysis results are as follows. First, based on the National Research Foundation of Korea's academic research field classification, the breakdown is as follows: Japanese modern and contemporary literature accounts for 57.6%, Japanese classical prose 19.8%, Japanese classical poetry 6.7%, Japanese cultural studies 6.1%, other Japanese literature 5.5%, comparative literature 2.3%, and drama literature 1.1%. Second, the fields of modern and contemporary Japanese literature and classical Japanese prose, which previously had a high proportion, showed a sharp decline starting in 2022 and 2019, respectively. Third, the main keywords identified include women, God, Chosen(朝鮮), death, Japanese culture, culture, modern culture, modern times, Japanese poetry, self-reflection, family, summer life, and mother. Object and self were derived as high-level keywords. Fourth, linguistic network analysis revealed that the keywords with the highest centrality are women, Chosen(朝鮮), and God.