This research scrutinizes the recognition of the situation and theory of culture among converts in the Japanese Imperialism, especially focusing on Myungsik Kim. He provided proper example of differences and gaps of methods about coping with the domin...
This research scrutinizes the recognition of the situation and theory of culture among converts in the Japanese Imperialism, especially focusing on Myungsik Kim. He provided proper example of differences and gaps of methods about coping with the dominant ideology, showing very specific notion on the contemporary situation. While it seemed that he agreed to the concept of New Order of East Asia in the late Japanese Imperialism, he keenly sensed the crack of the dominant ideology by grasping distinction of Chosun Dynasty and every side of discriminations in it. In addition, he censured the falsehood of the Oriental Discourse which was used to rationalized the ideology of New Order of East Asia from the standpoint of universalism of world culture. His Marxist tendency that always tries to understand current history not on the logic of subjugation and domination but on the objective analysis and development of human history made it possible to maintain least discretion and resistance against the dominant ideology. His example shows overdetermined feature of passive cooperation/resistance of many converts at that time.