지역문예지의 대중화 및 탈지방화 전략-일제 강점기 진주 지역문예지 『신시단(新詩壇)』을 중심으로

Abstract

This study aims to culturally and historically analyze the significance of modern regional literary magazines, focusing on the Jinju regional literary magazine Shinsidan. In particular, through Shinsidan, a modern literary magazine from the Japanese colonial period, the study explores literary movements that took place in local regions and examines efforts and strategies to transcend regional hierarchies. Shinsidan, as a literary magazine that attempted to expand literature in regions marginalized from the cultural and literary center of Seoul, is analyzed as an important source for understanding the late 1920s movement of literary popularization. In literary research, the clear hierarchy between Seoul and regional areas has long been evident, with Seoul-centric studies dominating and limited interest and discussion on regional literature. Since the comprehensive revision of the local autonomy law in the late 1980s, issues related to regional literature have gradually been recognized and discussed at the level of literary movements. However, such discussions have unfortunately hindered the accurate assessment of the value of regional literature, thus impeding the expansion of literary research. Therefore, regional literature should be viewed based on horizontal solidarity between regions, rather than simply being labeled as “regional literature.” Regional literary magazines have played a role not only in facilitating communication among regional writers but also in promoting the development of regional literature through communication with local residents. Shinsidan not only served this role but also acted as a link between various writers from different regions, providing a platform for farmers and women to emerge as writers. Moreover, it employed strategies to transcend regional hierarchies, such as resisting Japanese censorship and engaging in communication with readers, aiming to establish local regions as centers reaching out to the world. Therefore, the Jinju-based Shinsidan is evaluated as an important modern source that revitalized regional literary movements. Regional literature should not be limited to a specific area or viewed as detached literature but rather recognized for its significance in sharing specific literary realities of a given era. Thus, Shinsidan, which began as a regional literary movement centered in Jinju during the Japanese colonial period, should be acknowledged as having new value in the history of Korean literature.