사회사와 생활사의 조우

Abstract

This study is to analyze the academic tendencies on life history paid great attention lately in history circles, relating to social history. I, therefore, would concentrate on the subjects rather than general tendencies of both circles and bring about discussions to those matters, relying upon the macroscopical structures. The active attentions and discussions over life history arose earlier in history circles. The studies have had close relations with the academic trends in Western, such as new cultural history, history of everyday life, microhistory and so forth. They have great interests in history on insignificant subjects which have been treated with disregard so far. Social history also do. Because of this feature, both may be considered to have continuance. Many of social history study of Korea has been subject to social economic history. To resolve the limits and the defects caused by, new social history should be needed, not diversion to life history. The attentions for new cultural history are also getting stronger against the problems caused by study of focusing on the structure which social history have been serving recently. But danger toward new cultual history, which must be considered as a determined goal to be accomplished by all cultural phenomenon just beyond focusing on the importance of culture, should be kept cautious. The concept of culture has meaningful fields never to be ignored for multiple approaches. New cultural history should be located as a viewpoint, recognizing all over the society through a culture. In this context, life history would try to proceed in so-called socioculture history, combining society and culture, though life history has put more emphasis on the importance of the culture against ignorance by social history. An inclination toward socioculture history may be reasonable for historical approaches and it will be accomplished after the study of life history overcome tendencies depending upon the discussion of macro theory. The achievements of life history study need to confront with defects of social history in Korea circles, and considering this aspect, I think sociocultural approaches, the encounter of social history and life history mentioned above, timely and appropriate on this study. But although these kinds of studies have paid more attentions to individual persons and particular time and space, it doesn't mean to make light of our important critical discernment on history studies. Life history study would develop as a new viewpoint, containing new critical discernment, not as a new field through these concerns.