신문·잡지·문서를 통해 본 1947년 조선산악회 울릉도·독도 학술조사단의 활동과 의의

Abstract

The first Ulleungdo-Dokdo Academic Research in 1947 jointly performed by the Joseon Mountaineering Association and the Korean Interim Government was an investigation activity that publicly declared Dokdo to the people of Korea's native territory after Korea's 1945 liberation from Japan. This research has an important meaning in that it was the first large-scale academic research performed by the government to establish sovereignty over Dokdo after liberation from Japan. Looking at the newspaper, magazine, and document data on the activities of the Ulleungdo and Dokdo Academic Research Group of the Joseon Mountaineering Association in 1947, first, there were 23 newspaper reports and 24 newspaper articles, a total of 47. From the contents of these newspaper articles, it can be seen that the news of the departure of the Academic Research Group, reports of local activities on Ulleungdo Island, and the results of the Academic Research Group, "Return Report Lecture" and "Ulleungdo Report Exhibition." There are four articles on the activities of the Research Group in the magazine, which generally mentions the history of Ulleungdo and Dokdo, and in particular, Shin Seok-ho's paper "About Dokdo" argued the reason why Ulleungdo and Dokdo are Korean territory based on historical evidence and data. There are a total of four documents of the Joseon Mountaineering Association, and most of them report the annual business plan of the Joseon Mountaineering Association. In this document, it can be confirmed that the Joseon Mountaineering Association had already established an research plan and prepared for it before the academic research in August 1947. The significance of the academic investigation activities of Ulleungdo and Dokdo Island of the first Joseon Mountaineering Association in 1947 can be summarized as follows. First, Ulleungdo and Dokdo Academic Research in 1947 has since become an important milestone in relation to the perception and policy of Dokdo by the Korean people and the government. Second, the establishment of the Dokdo-Signpost by the Academic Research Group in 1947 can be seen as establishing the basis for Korea's effective domination of Dokdo while solidifying Korea's ownership of Dokdo. Third, the Ulleungdo and Dokdo Academic Research in 1947 was a investigation in which the Interim Government and the Korean people recognized the importance of protecting Dokdo's sovereignty after liberation and formed public awareness and will. As such, the Ulleungdo and Dokdo Academic Research in 1947 after liberation was a groundbreaking academic survey activity that opened the beginning of Korea's effective domination of Dokdo with the beginning of the modern history of Dokdo.