미군정기 신문들에 투영된 광주학생운동

How Gwangju Student Movement was described on Newspapers during U.S. Army Government Rule

One of the ways to understand how Gwanju Student Movement was conceived by Koreans after the liberation from Japanese Colonial Rule was to analyze newspaper articles at the times. A number of newspaper firms, approximately about 40 firms ran and operated at the end of year 1945. This article researched on how Gwangju Student Movement was perceived by analyzing daily newspaper articles relevant to the movement during U.S. Army Government Rule. It is because daily newspapers could convey messages more in detail about what actually occurred during this chaotic period, even compared with other news media. This work is also to find out how independence movement was conceived right after the liberation. Among about 80 newspapers during U.S. Army Government Rule, there were only a few who reported about Gwanju Student Movement. Most of newspaper firms were small sized, and often suspended publication. Gwangju Student Movement was an important part of independence movement in Korea during Japanese Colonial Rule. It was virtually impossible to publicly announce its movement under the Japanese Rule. Therefore, news media focused on spreading words about this movement and correctly finding relevant data. However, it was difficult to collect data relevant to the Gwangju Student Movement. Therefore, we instead collected newspaper articles and testimonies from those who suffered from Gwangju Student Movement. Memory is followed by commemoration. Commemoration Ceremony, Commemorating Lecture, Ceremonial Oratocial Contest, and Commemorial Athlete’s Competition were held as a part of remembering Gwangju Student Movement. However, U.S. Army did neither even allow the oratocial contest, nor any related lecture. It is because U.S. Army Government did not allow Koreans’ wish to establish a completely independent nation on our will. Even after liberation from Japanese Colonial Rule, U.S. Army Government even forced not to have the 3rd commemoration ceremony of the Gwangju Student Movement. Gwangju Student Movement was a honorable event of our independent movement history. Based on this fact, we tried to establish a completely independent nation, but it was in vain due to the US Army Government and Soviet Union who divided our country as a part of their scheme. Regardless of countless trials to establish an autonomous and independent nation by remembering and commemorating our past, it was not allowed during this chaos under US Army Military Government in Korea. Historians say that the value of our independence movement was completely ignored, which is substantiated by a number of articles during the period.