• 미국학
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.57-81
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• 2020

The purpose of this essay is to reexamine the overlooked politico-philosophical paradoxes of early American democracy. From its beginning, the American Republic was predicated on the conceived notion of political autonomy and independence from the British Empire. Those who fought for the cause, as expressed in the Declaration of Independence, invented and internalized so-called self-evident propositions which served as the key ideological foundation of the American Republic. Moreover, the unique historical ontology of American democracy was coupled with the politico-philosophical necessity of collective fantastical belief in the equation of selfhood with nationhood. By delving into how particular philosophical ideas and political concepts helped shape the visionary imagination of framers and their contemporaries, I investigate the way in which philosophy and politics are constitutive of the ideological fabric of the substantial-both conceptual and practical-paradoxes of the early American democracy.

• 비교문화연구
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• 제20권
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• pp.113-148
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• 2010

This paper examines the American role in shaping South Korean nation-building during the early Cold War by considering how the United States attempted to form South Korea's education and how Koreans responded to these efforts. It looks at education as an arena where "American" ideas such as democracy and liberalism were received, transformed, and utilized by Koreans. This study pays particular attention to the gap between American intentions and Korean expectations, as well as to the competition between American and Japanese systems, which explains the contradictory role America played in South Korean nation-building. In order to better assess the role of the United States in shaping South Korean education, this article considers the complex dynamics between the Japanese legacies, American influence, and Korean actors. Americans had exerted a great effect on Korean education since the beginning of their relationship. American missionaries, U.S. military government, and educational mission teams had all contributed to the expansion of educational opportunities for Koreans. Through the educational institutions that they established or helped establish, Americans tried to spread "their" ideas. In this process, Americans had to struggle with two obstacles: Korean nationalism and the legacies of Japanese colonialism. Many Koreans used American missionary schools for their own purposes and resisted U.S. military government's policies which ignored their desire for self-determination. American education missions had limited effect on Korean education due to the heterogeneous Japanese system that was still influencing South Korea even after liberation. The ways in which Americans have influenced the democratization of South Korea have not been simple. Although "American" democratic ideas reached Koreans through various routes, Koreans understood the "American" idea within their own historical context and in a way that fit their existing socio-political relations. Oftentimes suspicious of "American" democracy, Koreans developed their own concept of democracy. The overall American influence on Korean democratization, as well as on Korean education, was important but limited. While Americans helped Koreans build educational infrastructure and tried to transfer democratic ideas through it, Koreans actors and Japanese colonial legacies limited its impact.

• 한국문헌정보학회지
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• 제23권
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• pp.63-106
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• 1992

The opening period of Korea was the period of modernisation amidst the conflicts between conservative and progressive sections with penetration of Western powers after 1876. With the opening modernisation accompanied modernisation of education. Missionary schools established by protestant missionaries played a crucial role in educational modernisation in the period of opening. In this article, the process of educational modernisation and the ways in which the ideas of democracy and equality were taught in the earliest schools, Paejae, Ewha, Kyoungsin and Chungsin are analysed through the method of bibliographical investigation of the textbooks used by these schools. No textbook prior to 1900 was found and in general there were no textbooks such as we know today. Usually English reading material and the Bible were the main teaching materials. Teachers kept their own copies of hand-written texts which were translated versions of American textbook. Since the same teacher taught in a number of schools, they shared same curriculum. In the early period, English Bible was taught so that English and the Bible lessons were not separated but gradually history and geography were added. Teaching of Hangul, and Korean history were added to encourage the sense of national identity and patriotism. In the case of Chungsin, for biology class, pupils were sent to Che-jung-won to learn human physiology, chemistry and physics, which shows an emphasis on science education. Vocational education was carried out; in the case of Paejae, a printing workshop was set up enabling students to earn some money at the same time as learning. Also in Kyungsin, skills of woodwork and basket weaving were stressed. Ewha also held a bazaar of the work made in sewing classes. Establishment of missionary schools brought about a great contribution in modernising Korean society and the Christian spiritual education of these schools lay the foundation for building democracy in Korea.

• 기록학연구
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• 제80호
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• pp.43-88
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• 2024

미국의 국립문서보존소(현 국립문서기록관리청)는 서구의 전통적인 기록물보존소들 중에서도 후발주자로 조용히 등장했다. 미국의 공공기록물관리역사는 유럽에 비해 길지 않다. 그럼에도 미국은 20세기 격동의 세기를 지나며 생산되고 수집된 방대한 양의 현대기록물을 체계적으로 관리·보존하는 일에 집중하며 미국 역사적 상황에 최적화된 현대적인 기록물 관리체계를 확립해 왔다. 또한 미국은 국제적인 공공기록물 관리 발전을 견인하는 강력한 위상을 견지하고 있다. 미국의 공공기록물 관리체계의 중심에는 기록이 미국민의 공공재산이라는 공공소유권 개념이 확고하게 자리한다. 이는 기록을 통해 식민지 자치 시민으로서 그들의 권리를 보호받던 영국 식민지 시대로까지 거슬러 올라간다. 미국민에게 기록과 아카이브즈는 미국의 짧은 역사에서 '미국인'로서의 정체성은 물론 개인의 자유와 권리 더 나아가 민주주의를 지키기 위한 수단이자 국가의 상징 그 자체였다. 따라서 미국민의 삶과 역사는 기록되어야 하고 기록된 과거는 미국의 현재와 미래를 위해 관리·보존되는 것은 당연하고 자연스러운 것이었다. 미국의 공공기록물 관리체계는 미국의 역사와 함께 형성된 기록에 대한 그들의 철학과 가치관 그리고 미국 고유의 기록물관리 경험을 통해 정립된 이론과 실무, 교훈, 아이디어 등이 융합된 결과물이다. 본 논문에서는 미국의 기록(records)과 아카이브즈(archives)의 기원을 역사적 맥락에서 추적하여 미국민의 삶과 기록 간의 유기적 관계를 파악해 본다. 또한 미국 고유의 역사성이 반영된 두 형태의 기록물관리 전통(공공 기록·아카이브즈 관리 전통과 역사 메뉴스크립트 관리전통)을 살펴본다. 이에 더 나아가 미국의 역사적 현실에 부합하여 가장 미국적이면서도 세계적으로 보편적인 현대 공공기록물 관리체계가 형성되는 과정을 살펴보고자 한다. 역사적·개념적 연구 방법을 통해 미국 공공기록물 관리체계를 더욱 심층적이고 본질적으로 이해하고자 한다.