‘資料’ 연구로 본 동아시아학술원 20년 ― 戶籍과 簡牘 자료를 중심으로

Abstract

The launch of the 'Academy of East Asian Studies(AEAS)' is very closely related to the creation of new research tasks and the creation of research methods for the 21st century Korean humanities and the establishment of academic systems that lead to changes in the times. To this end, the 'AEAS' established its goals and directions as follows: the first intensive research and development of theories in the field of Korean studies and Asian studies, the second establishment of a direction in response to the new era in the 21st century, the third organic combination of academic research and education, and the fourth international exchange of East Asian studies. The establishment of these goals and directions was, among other things, to secure a leading position in the field of Korean studies and East Asian studies as the home of East Asian studies through reflection and reflection on the Korean humanities in the 20th century and to take a future-oriented response to the international community in the 21st century. So what is 'East Asian Studies?' And what will you do? It would not be too much to say that the problem was the performance of the obligations of the 'AEAS' and that the process of seeking answers was 20 years of research by the institute. Over the past two decades, the 'AEAS's research activities have been a shift in the way it has traditionally dominated the Korean humanities community. The key content was to try to interpret the history and culture of East Asia as a whole, to avoid the classification system of modern studies, to establish comprehensive studies covering humanities and social sciences, and to actively pursue directions applicable to reality. In other words, the 'academic institute' aims to realize 'complex humanities' that contribute to the new development of Korean literature by exploring, communicating, and expanding new models that uniformly understand the plurality and universality of East Asia. The representative research activities in the field of history were the field of historical and demographic studies based on the research on excavated materials represented by the study of bamboo-thin woodwork and the historical and ethnic genealogical materials of the Joseon Dynasty, and the international academic conference was held under this theme. In particular, the 10-year regular academic conference with the Institute of History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences is a great achievement. Instead of being complacent with these achievements over the past two decades, the Academy should present innovative research methods for new humanities based on them so that it can maintain its identity as a research institute. As one of these research topics, I would like to propose the field of Classical Studies by East Asian Perspective. Moreover, in order to pioneer a new field of research, above all else, the original direction of research and its direction must be pursued in relation to the trend of the times.