This thesis is a study to compare femininity of human figures represented in the historical description of North and South Korea, to identify the different historical viewpoints and women' s viewpoints of both sides, and to discuss ways of unification...
This thesis is a study to compare femininity of human figures represented in the historical description of North and South Korea, to identify the different historical viewpoints and women' s viewpoints of both sides, and to discuss ways of unification-oriented women's history education. North and South Korea have experienced a conflicting political and economic social system while having a common cultural and historical background. This difference can broaden the horizon of recognition and present a balanced view of history in identifying differences in other dimensions such as gender.
As a result of analyzing the types and narrative patterns of female characters that North and South Korea pay attention to, the common goal of women 's image was categorized as ① patriot who has entered the struggle for anti-colonialism ② person who is devoted to the family ③ artist who has left her name by talent ④ a pioneer who contributed to social development. However, in these common types, the female characters that the two Koreas regard as representative of each other and the feminism that the historical model implies differed.
The female character that South Korea often refers to in history education was a pioneer who exerted a great deal of individual ability. Although these narrative patterns reflect the modern view of women, it is nothing more than supplementing in the form of 'mentioning' and 'inserting' some women 'famous people' in the male - centered political narrative description which is regarded as the 'universal' without intrinsic consideration of gender education in history subjects. Also, there is a limit to be confined to the framework of 'feminine' and 'femininity' defined and interpreted by conventional male biased norms.
On the other hand, the North Korean narrative method is meaningful in that it selects a wide range of female characters in the class and activity space and finds 'subjectivity' in it. At the same time, however, there is a tendency to emphasize the exceptional characters who acted as 'as much as men' as 'masculine'. It makes the so-called male culture be used as a standard in order for women to become mainstream, and form distorted perceptions of acting as a man in the domain of men is productive and contributes to the nation and society.
For women's history education, which aims for unification First, we must identify the characters that were excluded by the divided system and ideology of the two Koreas. In particular, it is necessary to consider that the two Koreas have selected and excluded people according to their region and legitimacy (ideology).
Second, due to the division, women’s femininity of North and South Korea, which have been heterogeneous for a long time, should be narrowed down to a unified direction by taking mutually positive narrative patterns and complementing the negative ones. As a result, it is necessary to point out the limit of the historical context and the age, and to present a multi-faceted female image that meets the demands of the modern age through various representations.
In short, it should be remembered that unification is not merely a matter of physical territory, state institution, or system, but eventually a long-term heterogeneous group meets and converges 'humanity' in it. In that process, women should exist as one of the subjective 'humans' who have lived in history, not as good house wife or honorary men. In order to realize this, it is necessary to solve the issue of rearranging the history curriculum and the contents selection and organization of the subject from the viewpoint of women and unification.