President Park Chung-hee played a predominant role in shaping South Korean history, yet he remains a controversial figure. This paper explores the way this controversy has manifested itself in the memorial landscape and its significance within the context of national identity politics. It is argued that the debate between conservatives and progressives over the memory of Park has complicated the discourse beyond the prevalent focus on ethnic nationalism. The increasing place allocated for Park in the memorial landscape since 2008 is a tangible manifestation of a memory boom that appeared a decade earlier. Thus, the creation of an encouraging atmosphere in this regard can explain the correlation between the establishment of consecutive conservative governments and said trend. The way the memorial landscape has changed has offered an opportunity to think about a form of national identity which is more intricate. However, with the socio-political camps entrenched in their respective positions, the high-profile controversy has reflected the competing agendas and the degree to which the two sides differ on the fundamental components of national identity. The controversy over the memory of Park has thus both reinforced the divide between the political camps and demonstrated the extent to which it is deep.

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“朴正熙是谁？” 韩国的纪念景观和民族认同政治

朴正熙总统在塑造韩国历史方面发挥了主导作用，但他仍然是一个有争议的人物。本文探讨了这一争议在纪念景观中的表现方式及其在民族认同政治背景下的意义。有人认为，保守派和进步派之间关于朴槿惠记忆的辩论使讨论变得复杂，超出了对民族主义的普遍关注。自 2008 年以来，公园在纪念景观中的分配面积不断增加，这是十年前出现的记忆热潮的具体体现。因此，在这方面营造一种令人鼓舞的氛围可以解释连续保守政府的建立与上述趋势之间的相关性。纪念景观的变化方式提供了一个机会来思考一种更复杂的民族认同形式。然而，随着社会政治阵营在各自立场上的根深蒂固，备受瞩目的争议反映了相互竞争的议程以及双方在国家认同的基本组成部分上的分歧程度。因此，关于朴槿惠记忆的争议既强化了政治阵营之间的分歧，也表明了分歧的深刻程度。