This study aimed to analyze the cultural-political meaning of Lee Jeong-seop’s world travel journal ‘From Joseon to Joseon’ published on Jungoe Daily from August 20, 1927 to February 27, 1928 (91 issuances in total). In the beginning, it was planned t ...
This study aimed to analyze the cultural-political meaning of Lee Jeong-seop’s world travel journal ‘From Joseon to Joseon’ published on Jungoe Daily from August 20, 1927 to February 27, 1928 (91 issuances in total). In the beginning, it was planned to write a common individual paper titled ‘Political Implications of Travel and Unfinished World Travel Journal’ based on Lee’s ‘From Joseon to Joseon’. With a passage of time, however, this original plan has changed. Now, it is in preparation to publish it in two papers. One is targeted to concentrate on Lee’s travel journal itself and write a paper titled ‘Political Implications of Travel and Pilhwa (publication controversy) Incident during the Colonial Period’. The other paper titled ‘the West and Ireland as Difference’ focuses on Ireland Journal written by Lee Jeong-seop, Choi Rin, Heo Heon and Chung In-seop. ‘Political Implications of Travel and Unfinished World Travel Journal’ is in writing now.
Lee Jeong-seop’s ‘From Joseon to Joseon’ is an unfinished traveler’s journal. On February 27, 1928, the Prosecutor’s Office at Gyeongseong District Court summoned Lee Sang-hyeop, the chief editor of Jungeo Daily, because of the traveler’s journal. As a result, it wasn’t published anymore. This incident is called ‘Pilhwa (publication controversy) Incident’. Japan particularly pointed out an interview with Eamon de Valera, one of the most influential figures with regard to the shaping of Ireland. In analysis of the meaning of travel culture and traveler’s journal in modern Joseon, however, this incident must be reviewed because the political context of travel during the colonial period can be analyzed from the direct and practical aspects.
The study will be structured as follows: 1. Choi Rin’s observation trip for analysis of world situations, 2. Lee Jeong-seop’s world travel titled ‘From Joseon to Joseon’ and 3. Unfinished world travel journal and Pilhwa Incident and 4. Political aspects of travel described in traveler’s journals written by Heo Heon, Choi Rin and Lee Jeong-seop.
‘The West and Ireland as Difference’ is slated to be released at winter seminar, and the details are as follows: The purpose of this paper is to figure out the specific patterns of perceiving the West and Ireland through a traveler’s journal on Ireland during the colonial period. In terms of perception on the West during the colonial period, one common and abstract West was perceived without discrimination despite differences by country. However, Ireland was different because it was a new independent state which was close to Joseon under a Japanese colony. In this sense, a traveler’s journal on Ireland is available as the data to examine the different perception of the West during the colonial period. The travelers’ journals written by Heo Heon, Choi Rin and Lee Jeong-seop well describe this aspect. This study reviews these journals and analyzes Chung In-seop’s travel journal for comparison. In addition, Joseon’s perception on Ireland during the colonial period will be examined through analysis on the journals written by Heo Heon, Choi Rin and Lee Jeong-seop. For comparison, Chung In-seop’s travel journal will be investigated as well.
This study is particularly meaningful in that it analyzed Lee Jeong-seop’s travel journal which has never been handled specifically and its significance in detail. ‘From Joseon to Joseon’ caused Pilhwa (publication controversy) Incident, one of the top 10 Pilhwa incidents during the colonial period, which is directly related with his travel to Ireland. In this journal, furthermore, the perception of the West is different because Ireland showed a hope to the colonial Joseon as a new independent state. This study would investigate the special aspects the perception of the West by figuring out the characteristics of perception of Ireland in these travelers’ journals.