일제강점기 아나키즘 잡지의 검열 양상과 의미 -『신동방』과 『자유연합』을 중심으로-

Abstract

The official document “Joseon Chulpan Gyeongchal Wolbo” (Monthly Report of Joseon Publication Police), published to censor and control the publications of Joseon in the Japanese Colonial Era, contains 3,877 article overviews that allow for the confirmation of the reasons for the administrative measures taken against censored publications, and 855 records among them pertain to magazines. Thus, this study aims to reveal the aspects and significance of the censorship of magazine publication in this period based on this document. In particular, the censorship trend and administrative measures of the anarchist magazines Sindongbang (New Eastern Journal) and Jayu Yeonhap (Free Alliance) were examined to identify the true nature of the two magazines and the direction of thought control concerning anarchist magazines. Because anarchist magazines have not been sufficiently addressed in the research thus far, the study seeks to investigate the relationship between anarchist magazines and censorship. Through the censorship materials, the two magazines were found to embody a strong anti-Japanese sentiment, criticizing the reality of colonized Joseon and instigating protest rather than propagating and spreading anarchism. As such, the two types of magazines, which had published their first issues in 1932, confirmed the spirit of resistance that was advocated by anarchist magazines. Such sense of purpose was under the strict regulation of censorship and administrative measures as the Government General reinforced the censorship system and implemented a control policy to reduce the publication market of Joseon. However, it was clear that this sense of purpose was the reason for attempting the publication of the magazines even amidst the restrictions.