
A Paradigm Shift of The March 1st Movement
From Independence to Restoration, From Anti-Japanese Struggle to Peaceful Coexistence, and From Nationalism to Cosmopolitanism
- Myung-Lim Park
- 한국학술연구원
- Korea Observer
- Vol 50, No 2
- 등재여부 : KCI등재
- 2019.05
- 235 - 260 (26 pages)
The erroneously conceived conventional perspective on the March 1st Movement should be revisited, first from anti-Japanese struggle to peaceful coexistence through the spirit of mea culpa. Mea culpa, a self-reflection has been a long tradition of the Koreans during the critical crisis of the nation. The movement introduces the gravity of coexistence rather than antagonism against the enemy. Further, the March 1st Movement should no longer be considered as the independence movement. The movement was only to declare and to restore the immovable fact: Korea has always enjoyed its long-lasting history an independent state just like other states. Lastly, the March 1st Movement remarks the cosmopolitan point where the opportunities from the world brought the locals to directly face with their subjectivity. The March 1st Movement therefore is obliged to be reinterpreted as the movement of world citizens, for the restoration and perpetual peace, through the spirit of mea culpa.
Ⅰ. Introduction: Beyond the Perspective of Nationalism and Independence Movement
Ⅱ. The Quintessence of The March 1st Movement Spirit: Mea Culpa and Self-Reflection
Ⅲ. Mea Culpa: Examples-From Yi Sun-Sin To Ahn Jung-Geun
Ⅳ. From the March 1st Independence Movement to the March 1st Restoration Movement (I)
Ⅴ. From March 1st Independent Movement to March 1st Restoration Movement (II)
Ⅵ. The March 1st Movement as the Movement for International Peace and World Citizen (I)
Ⅶ.The March 1st Movement as the Movement for International Peace and World Citizen (II)
Ⅷ. Conclusion: Paradigm Shift of The March 1st Movement