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역사, 기억과 기념의 맥락을 생각함
History: Considering the Contexts of Memory and Commemoration People may each have their own legitimate reason to harbor expectations for the year of the monkey, but to a historian, there seems to be no great cause to distinguish the new year from the past year. Controversies in South Korea surrounding the issuance of state-authored national history textbooks has moved beyond the stage of brutally clawing at one another with arguments, but seems poised to resurface at any time when the right opportunity surfaces. Other major tasks awaiting historians include the matter of Seoul having been excluded from the designation of "Baekje Historic Areas" named as a UNESCO World Heritage last year, despite the fact that Seoul had been a former capital of Baekje before it was relocated to Ungjin. The sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution, which also became inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list last year, remains part of an equally weighty task as Japan neglects to reflect upon the horrendous conditions Korean forced laborers suffered from working in the munitions industry for Japan's wars of aggression at those sites.
Written by Lee Kang-lae (Professor, Chonnam National University & Member, NAHF Advisory Committee)
"청주는 고구려,백제,신라의 각축장"
"Cheongju was an Arena of Competition between Koguryo, Baekje, and Silla" As much as the history of Baekje arose from the beginning of Koguryo, the process of how Baekje declined from its heyday is interconnected to developments in the history of Koguryo. The collapse of Baekje soon brought the same fate upon Koguryo. This is why the Northeast Asian History Foundation cannot overlook the history of Baekje, although the Foundation's main area of research has been the ancient history of the Korean peninsula's northern region, including that of Koguryo. For this reason, the Foundation hosted an academic conference on December 10, 2015, under the theme "Baekje and China within Ancient East Asian History." Lee Seong-je, chief of the Foundation's Department of Ancient History, met with Yang Ki-seok, professor emeritus at Chungbuk National University, who attended the conference as a leading authority in the study of Baekje history in Korean academia, to discuss recent trends and developments in research on the history of Baekje. - Editor's note
Interviewed & edited by Lee, Seong-je (Chief, Department of Ancient History)
미래 백년대계의 학문자산 축적을 위한 한국 외교사 연구
Researching the Diplomatic History of Korea: Cumulating Academic Assets to Plan the Future In the second half of 2015, the Northeast Asian History Foundation launched a mid-to-long term project on researching the diplomatic history of Korea. The motivation behind this project was the recognition of a dire need to establish a knowledge system that offers insightful presentations of historical experiences Korea has been through, especially at a time when turbulent order in East Asia has made it more necessary than ever to possess a thorough understanding of Korea's international relations.
Written by Hong, Myeon-ki (Research fellow, Performance Evaluation Task Force)
《지도와 사진으로 보는 동해와 독도》 한 권으로 보는 동해와 독도 이야기
《The East Sea and Dokdo through Maps and Photos》 Stories of the East Sea and Dokdo in One Volume This publication was designed to systematically spell out the Republic of Korea's rationale regarding its sovereignty over the island Dokdo at a time when Japan's territorial claims over the island is crossing the line. Unlike many of the previously published books that treated Dokdo and the East Sea as separate topics, this book covers both according to a broader consideration that the East Sea is where the South Korean islands Ulleungdo and Dokdo are situated.
Written by Lee, Sang-kyun (Director, Dokdo Museum)
나약한 객관이 아닌 확고한 주관을 택한 역사가 사마천
Sima Qian In Shiji (史記), also known as the Records of the Grand Scribe, this is how Sima Qian (司馬遷) described the death of Qu Yuan (屈原), a patriotic poet from the state of Chu (楚) who lived during the Warring States period. "He thereupon embraced a rock and drowned to death of his own accord." The four Chinese characters translated as "embracing a rock and drowning of his own accord" are "Huaishi zichen" (懷石自沈) in the original verse. The phrase became the source of much controversy later on. Siam Qian and Qu Yuan lived nearly two centuries apart from one another (Qu Yuan was born around 343 B.C., while Sima Qian was born around 145 B.C.).
Written by Kim, Young-soo (Author of "Sima Qian Questions the Human Way")
구 러시아공사관 러시아공사관으로 간 임금, 국권피탈의 서막
Former Russian Legation The King's Flight to the Russian Legation: A Prelude to the Loss of National Sovereignty On February 11, 1896, two palanquins were whisked through the chill early morning air and headed hurriedly toward a hill in Jeong-dong, Seoul. While all else was still asleep, two court maids followed by King Gojong and his crown prince were hidden in the palanquins that slipped out of Gyeongbok Palace. There was no telling how long the ride took. The spot where the palanquins stopped was in front of the Russian legation on top of a hillside in Jeong-dong. Whether King Gojong had then foreseen that his stay there would last for more than a year remains unknown.
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