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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This is
indeed an interesting thread. First of all, as Vladimir already hinted at, the
issue of kwago ch’ongsan is not that new, but has been part and parcel of
discussions among (younger) historians for quite some time (the 1990s). <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Maybe I
may refer list members to my article in the latest Korean Studies issue: “The Nation
Exorcised: The Historiography of Collaboration in South Korea,” where a.o. I
touch upon the close link between political developments and the flaring of the
discussion on collaboration issues. Although I realize William Brown is not inferring
that historians work outside of a social context, he does suggest a detachment from
this social context. As I demonstrate, it is sometimes more fruitful to look for
the social context to understand why a historical debate suddenly arises. The same
can be asked about this current issue of the Korea Journal. I would suggest that
it is a logical consequence of recent developments in Korean historiography, where
post-Korean war issues have finally become the subject of research. <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I always had
the impression that the term kwago ch’ongsan referred to correcting obvious (and
often intended) distortions in existing historiography. Here again, this
relates to political developments, and the legacy of authoritarianism and its stifling
of academic freedom. As far as I am concerned, this is a healthy development.
If nothing else, it certainly enlivens the debate. Furthermore, it allows
social wounds to heal (though they remain itchy), as Megan Koreman, in her <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>The Expectation of Justice. France 1944-1946 </span></i>(Duke
UP, 1999) has so masterfully shown. <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Koen De
Ceuster<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Koreanstudies-admin@koreaweb.ws
[mailto:Koreanstudies-admin@koreaweb.ws]<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>William Brown<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> maandag 9 september 2002
15:48<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [KS] History's
twists: thoughts on kwago ch'ongsan and the MOPE syndrome</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><em><i><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:
PMingLiU;color:black'> "but I am sure most on the list had the same
feeling, so I do not want to go into detail. I am glad to have a
"delete" button on the keyboard"</span></font></i></em><font
color=black><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:PMingLiU;color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:PMingLiU;color:black'>I wish
participants in this list would not speak "for the list". I for one
find Choi's and Foster-Carter's comments interesting and useful although
maybe premature given only an outline of the <u>Korea Journal </u>edition. Some
of the article titles suggest a political or emotional content to what
presumably is meant as history and that I think is of concern. When I read
history, especially of a foreign country, I want to be sure that it is
devoid of current politics and accurately reflects the available evidence. I
think it is fair to question whether this will be the case in the <u>Korea
Journal </u>articles; hopefully they will be. This is not a particularly Korean
issue but is true whenever history of a recent past is being
revisited. </span></font><font color=black><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:
PMingLiU;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:
PMingLiU;color:black'>Also, the <u>Korea Journal </u>is given in English and
the original question relates to translation of a Korean term into
English. So clearly this is not a simple "for Koreans only"
rendition of their history. I might ask, who is the principal audience of this
Journal and why is it published?</span></font><font color=black><span
style='mso-fareast-font-family:PMingLiU;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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