Okinawan Literature and Korean Literature in Japan "1965

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K00523
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02050:Literature in general-related
• Research Institution: University of the Ryukyus
• Principal Investigator: OH Sejong 琉球大学, 人文社会学部, 教授 (90588237)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 1965年 / 在日朝鮮人文学 / 沖縄文学 / 東アジア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to compare and contrast Zainichi Korean literature and Okinawan literature from the perspectives of "1965," "secession and belonging," and "East Asia. The political circumstances common to Zainichi Korean literature and Okinawan literature were, first, that a new political and cultural space was created in East Asia with the conclusion of the Japan-Korea Treaty, second, that a new military regime between Japan, Korea, and the U.S. was organized with the conclusion of the treaty, and third, that resistance to this regime was emerging among Zainichi Koreans and in Okinawa. Against this backdrop, Okinawan literature questioned "Japan" while focusing on the "trusteeship" by the U.S., while Zainichi Korean literature focused on the theme of resettlement in Japan and secession from North and South Korea. While both literatures focused on the theme of "secession and belonging," they ultimately conceived of the space of "East Asia.

Free Research Field

在日朝鮮人文学、沖縄文学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

在日朝鮮人文学および沖縄文学を「1965年」「東アジア」「離脱と帰属」という観点から論じる本研究は、両文学を共通の舞台に置くことで、その重なりと差異を可視化させる。それによりこれまで個別に論じられてきた沖縄文学と在日朝鮮人文学を接続し、東アジアを構想しようとしてきたかを呈示したところに学術的意義と独創性がある。加えて従来の60年代論は1968年を中心的な出来事として論じてきたが、沖縄と在日朝鮮人たちの文学的抵抗を生み出した1965年に注目することは、この地域に生じた独自の政治的文化的空間の意味を明らかにし、60年代論を東アジアという観点から刷新する可能性を拓く。