@article{ART003343278},
author={DaeWoong Kwon},
title={Donam Jo Yun-je’s Social Networks and Scholarship},
journal={Journal of Korean Literature},
issn={1598-2076},
year={2026},
number={53},
pages={95-120}
TY - JOUR
AU - DaeWoong Kwon
TI - Donam Jo Yun-je’s Social Networks and Scholarship
JO - Journal of Korean Literature
PY - 2026
VL - null
IS - 53
PB - The Society Of Korean Literature
SP - 95
EP - 120
SN - 1598-2076
AB - Donam (陶南) Jo Yun-je (趙潤濟, January 26, 1904 – April 10, 1976) was a scholar of Korean literature from Yecheon, North Gyeongsang Province. Donam is evaluated as having “played a pioneering role in the study of Korean literature, which was a wasteland during the Japanese colonial period, and became the starting point for Korean literary research after liberation. His research in Korean literature was an expression of the independence movement and is grounded in a nationalist historical perspective.” This assessment reflects the general view within the Korean literary community.
I am from the same village as Donam, and my father was born in 1904, the same year as Donam. The two were friends from childhood. Through my father, I heard stories about Donam’s family, his birth, and his youth. Through these stories, I examined Donam’s research in Korean literature and the formation of his national consciousness.
In 1924, while Korea was under Japanese imperialist colonial rule, Donam enrolled as a first-year student in the College of Liberal Arts at Keijo Imperial University. He was one of the few students majoring in the Korean Language and Korean Literature. During this period, Donam observed the situation of the Korean independence movement unfolding both domestically and abroad. There were times when Donam himself considered taking the path of an independence activist.
Donam made the study of Korean literature his life’s work. For him, this research was a form of the independence movement and a pursuit of nationalism. Published in 1937, *An Outline of the History of Korean Poetry* was the first fruit of his labor, born from his conviction that the study of Korean literature was itself a form of the independence movement.
Donam’s passion for scholarship and his yearning for the independence of the nation and the people stemmed from the national consciousness that flowed through his hometown. Donam’s national consciousness was sublimated into his research on Korean literature, and his research on Korean literature was also his independence movement.
KW - Do-nam Jo Yun-je;Korean Literature Studies;Independence Movement;Nationalist Historical Perspective.
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DaeWoong Kwon. (2026). Donam Jo Yun-je’s Social Networks and Scholarship. Journal of Korean Literature, 53, 95-120.
DaeWoong Kwon. 2026, "Donam Jo Yun-je’s Social Networks and Scholarship", Journal of Korean Literature, no.53, pp.95-120.
DaeWoong Kwon "Donam Jo Yun-je’s Social Networks and Scholarship" Journal of Korean Literature 53 pp.95-120 (2026) : 95.
DaeWoong Kwon. Donam Jo Yun-je’s Social Networks and Scholarship. 2026; 53 : 95-120.
DaeWoong Kwon. "Donam Jo Yun-je’s Social Networks and Scholarship" Journal of Korean Literature no.53(2026) : 95-120.
DaeWoong Kwon. Donam Jo Yun-je’s Social Networks and Scholarship. Journal of Korean Literature, 53, 95-120.
DaeWoong Kwon. Donam Jo Yun-je’s Social Networks and Scholarship. Journal of Korean Literature. 2026; 53 95-120.
DaeWoong Kwon. Donam Jo Yun-je’s Social Networks and Scholarship. 2026; 53 : 95-120.
DaeWoong Kwon. "Donam Jo Yun-je’s Social Networks and Scholarship" Journal of Korean Literature no.53(2026) : 95-120.
