This study examines the temporary capital and the Wartime capital, the re-presentation methods of Busan during the Korean War. Pusan was a city composed of refugees as well as the government of the Republic of Korea and the United Nations to carry out...
This study examines the temporary capital and the Wartime capital, the re-presentation methods of Busan during the Korean War. Pusan was a city composed of refugees as well as the government of the Republic of Korea and the United Nations to carry out wars during the Korean War. The war experience of those who came to Busan was diverse and complex, which could not be explained simply and uniformly. And the experiences of this period have been re-present before us in various ways in combination with the situations that have been repeated until now.
To study re-presentation, we must keep in mind that past facts are constantly coexisting with the present, and that coexisting past changes in various ways depending on the context of facing reality. It is also important to understand the diversity of Korean War members and living spaces, and the complexity of the experience.
The re-presentation logic of the temporary capital is an emphasis on the activity stage of the cultural leaders in Seoul, the center of political in which President Rhee resides. This logic is related to the formation of discourses that hope for the glory of the past, the center, as the status of Busan falls. However, there is a limit to understanding multi-layered and complex Busan at that time with only the centralization logic of the capital.
The re-presentation logic of the Wartime capital focuses on the interrelationship of the various elements facing the war. At that time, various elements interacted to form new Busan. This is called the locality of Busan. In the 1960s and 1970s, Busan could become a source of strength to grow. However, there is still no detailed conceptualization of the Wartime capital.
In order to register the Korean War Busan legacy as a World Cultural Heritage, it is necessary to identify the meaning of each individual heritage in relation to various elements of the war.