일제강점기 재조일본인 여성의 위상과 식민지주의 - 조선 간행 일본어 잡지에서의 간사이(韓妻) 등장과 일본어 문학

Abstract

This paper is to study the relation between the social status of "Japanese women" who lived in Chosun and the Japanese colonialism itself by analyzing Japanese-written literature about "Kansai". Kansai is a word that describes a Japanese mistress who is in a temporarily-conjugal relationship with a Japanese man who has his first wife back in Japan. Kansai were not taken a census of the population by "the Japanese Government-General of Korea" or in an official document. However, they formed a defined social status when referred to Japanese media that was published in Chosun.The colonial power wanted to strengthen their control by encouraging the migration of the whole family member or emphasizing the ideal family image. At the same time, many reviews and articles based on the background of Kansai were presented in Japanese media that was issued in Chosun. It also became the main subject of Japanese literature and showed the aspects of Japanese family in the colony. Kansai, however, was mainly based on women's youth, appearance, and sexuality, and therefore against the purpose of colonial power to establish social stability by settling the "sweet home" in its colony. The Japanese literature shows the break up of families, the tragedy of wife according to patriarchy, and Kansai's desire to improve their social class and to make money from men. While Japanese media presented the ideal family image in order to spread the discussion about the "family model", Japanese literature destroyed this intention by showing the reality of the lives of Japanese women who lived in Chosun.