@article{ART002391641},
author={Cho, Jung-min},
title={Comparison of Perceptions on ‘Postwar’ Between the History of Korean Literature and the History of Japanese Literature},
journal={Cross-Cultural Studies},
issn={1598-0685},
year={2018},
volume={52},
pages={223-251},
doi={10.21049/ccs.2018.52..223}
TY - JOUR
AU - Cho, Jung-min
TI - Comparison of Perceptions on ‘Postwar’ Between the History of Korean Literature and the History of Japanese Literature
JO - Cross-Cultural Studies
PY - 2018
VL - 52
IS - null
PB - Center for Cross Culture Studies
SP - 223
EP - 251
SN - 1598-0685
AB - This paper comparatively considered how Korea and Japan address the concept of ‘postwar’ in descriptions of their literary history. In Japan, ‘postwar’ refers to the period after World War II (Asia-Pacific War). This word implies a variety of contexts such as collapse, poverty, confusion, calendar reform, reconstruction and restoration as well as a series of historical events such as war, war defeat, and American occupation; and so it has been treated in Japanese society a significant period.
In the history of Korean literature, it is after national liberation that the word ‘postwar’ appeared; however, it has usually indicated ‘the period after the Korean War.’ The question is that although the term of postwar refers to periods after different wars, Koreans used the term of postwar also in the same way as Japan, and their concept of postwar overlaps with the concept of prewar or postwar used in Japan, and accordingly, side effects are produced that fail to grasp properly the independent characteristics and significance of the Korean War.
In conclusion, the Korean War brought about contrasting effects on the history of Korean and Japanese literature. While the Korean War meant a start after the war in Korean literature, it became a turning point marking the end of postwar in Japanese literature. Such different perceptions on postwar also have major implications in that perceptions represent postwar discourses in today’s Korea and Japan.
KW - Asia-Pacific war;Korean war;post-war;history of Korean literature;history of Japanese literature
DO - 10.21049/ccs.2018.52..223
ER -
Cho, Jung-min. (2018). Comparison of Perceptions on ‘Postwar’ Between the History of Korean Literature and the History of Japanese Literature. Cross-Cultural Studies, 52, 223-251.
Cho, Jung-min. 2018, "Comparison of Perceptions on ‘Postwar’ Between the History of Korean Literature and the History of Japanese Literature", Cross-Cultural Studies, vol.52, pp.223-251. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2018.52..223
Cho, Jung-min "Comparison of Perceptions on ‘Postwar’ Between the History of Korean Literature and the History of Japanese Literature" Cross-Cultural Studies 52 pp.223-251 (2018) : 223.
Cho, Jung-min. Comparison of Perceptions on ‘Postwar’ Between the History of Korean Literature and the History of Japanese Literature. 2018; 52 223-251. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2018.52..223
Cho, Jung-min. "Comparison of Perceptions on ‘Postwar’ Between the History of Korean Literature and the History of Japanese Literature" Cross-Cultural Studies 52(2018) : 223-251.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2018.52..223
Cho, Jung-min. Comparison of Perceptions on ‘Postwar’ Between the History of Korean Literature and the History of Japanese Literature. Cross-Cultural Studies, 52, 223-251. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2018.52..223
Cho, Jung-min. Comparison of Perceptions on ‘Postwar’ Between the History of Korean Literature and the History of Japanese Literature. Cross-Cultural Studies. 2018; 52 223-251. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2018.52..223
Cho, Jung-min. Comparison of Perceptions on ‘Postwar’ Between the History of Korean Literature and the History of Japanese Literature. 2018; 52 223-251. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2018.52..223
Cho, Jung-min. "Comparison of Perceptions on ‘Postwar’ Between the History of Korean Literature and the History of Japanese Literature" Cross-Cultural Studies 52(2018) : 223-251.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2018.52..223
