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A 4 page examination of the contention that
Korean nationalistic identity grew in step with the ideologies presented by Korean newspapers. The nationalistic movement we have witnessed in
Korea has been particularly progressive in the last two centuries. Schmid obviously wants the reader to conclude that Korea's newspapers,
newspapers whose content was guided (particularly during the period of Japanese colonialism) by the most elite of the population, was the primary
factor in the evolution which occurred in regard to the concept of Korean nationalism. This argument has one obvious flaw. The majority of Koreans
during this period could not read and, even with the Tonghawk revolt in 1894, the media remained largely removed from the concerns of the general
populace. No additional sources are listed.
Page Count:
4 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPkorea5.rtf
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Andre Schmids "Korea Between Empires, 1895-1919" is as much a discussion of the concept of nationalism and the factors that influence it as it is about Korea. The
author focuses, in fact, on tracing the changes which occurred in Korea to allow the country to develop its own identification. Critical to this process, Schmid contends, was the
Korean media. Koreas major newspapers are presented by Schmid as being a particularly strong force in shaping the Korean publics ideologies at specific points in history. He contends
this factor was of special importance between the decline of the Chinese empire and the advent of Japanese colonialism. The specifics of media narrative and rhetoric during the late
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries varied somewhat overtime but is credited by Schmid as forming the backbone of Korean national consciousness. As interesting as Schmids argument is, there is
room for considerable criticism. Nationalism, the strong belief in country and culture, is in reality an ideology. It is an ideology which
has shaped the face of the world as we see it today. One cultural group after another has risen up to proclaim themselves a nation in a national liberation
movement which has escalated over time. Nationalism has occurred in many countries largely in absence of the contribution of the written word. Korea is no exception. The
nationalistic movement we have witnessed in Korea has been particularly progressive in the last two centuries. Schmid obviously wants the reader to conclude that Koreas newspapers, newspapers whose content
was guided (particularly during the period of Japanese colonialism) by the most elite of the population, was the primary factor in the evolution which occurred in regard to the concept
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