ABSTRACT

This paper examines the memories of Japanese teachers who worked in Korea during the colonial period. By focusing on the autobiographical narratives of three Japanese primary school teachers who worked in rural Korea between 1931 and 1945, this study aims to unpack the relatively under-studied aspects of colonialism. Their narratives carried personal histories regarding their choice to study and work in Korea, the nature of their relationship with Korean children, and the memories of the political and cultural atmosphere at schools in pre-war Korea. These memoirs were accounts of Japanese colonialism through the “Japanese eyes”. As they intimately interacted with the local community and students, their memories were multifaceted and complicated; these were not simply apologetic or nostalgic but involved particular social relations that they had experienced in Korea. In this paper, I attempted to shed light on the reconstruction of the grander narrative of pre- and post-war educational history in the region by looking at the complexity of their “reflected” memories.

摘要

本文考察了在殖民时期在韩国工作的日本教师的记忆。通过关注 1931 年至 1945 年间在韩国农村工作的三位日本小学教师的自传式叙述，本研究旨在揭示殖民主义研究相对较少的方面。他们的叙述承载了他们选择在韩国学习和工作的个人历史，他们与韩国孩子的关系的性质，以及对战前韩国学校政治和文化氛围的记忆。这些回忆录是通过“日本人的眼光”对日本殖民主义的描述。当他们与当地社区和学生密切互动时，他们的记忆是多方面的和复杂的；这些不仅仅是道歉或怀旧，还涉及他们在韩国经历过的特殊社会关系。在本文中，我试图通过观察他们“反映的”记忆的复杂性来阐明该地区战前和战后教育史的宏大叙事的重建。