Presse-Echo
"한국어, 국경을 넘어 시(詩)가 되다" (Koreanisch - Poesie über die Grenzen hinaus). 한국일보 (hankookilbo), 26. Januar 2021.
"Writing during the Korean War, North and South" - Jun.-Prof. Jerôme de Wit on 'The Korea Now Podcast' about literature during the Korean War period
"The Forgotten Battle of the Belgians and the Dutch in the Korean War" Jun.-Prof. Jerôme de Wit über Belgische und Niederländische Truppen im Koreakrieg
"JAHRESTAGE IM FOKUS - 25. JUNI 1950: BEGINN DES KOREAKRIEGES", Podiumsdiskussion mit Prof. Dr. You Jae Lee zum 70. Jahrestag des Ausbruchs des Koreakrieges
"Über Popkultur zum Studium", Der Reutlinger General-Anzeiger in einem Gespräch mit Herrn Professor You Jae Lee am 26.05.2020 über den Zuwachs an Interesse des Fachbereichs Koreanistik
"Vom Wunsch zur Wirklichkeit", Der Reutlinger General-Anzeiger in einem Gespräch mit Herrn Professor You Jae Lee am 05. Juli 2018 über den Atomstreit zwischen Nordkorea und den USA.
"Vom Kaisergefolge zum Smartphone", das Schwäbische Tagblatt am 09.07.2018 über die Eröffnung der eigenständigen Abteilung für Koreanistik und das Center for Korean Studies
"Ein Kind der 1,5-ten Generation", Professor Lee als Gast der Woche im Schwäbischen Tagblatt vom 24.02.2018
"Nur auf Zeit erwünscht?", Artikel über die Tübinger Tagung "Zwischen Anwerbung und Abschiebung" im Schwäbischen Tagblatt vom 19.02.2018
Koreanischer Artikel auf DongA.com zur 100. Ausgabe der Zeitschrift yŏksa bip'yŏng [Critical Review of History] vom 27.08.2012
Die Online-Plattform DongA.com der koreanischen Zeitung DongA Ilbo veröffentlichte am 27. August 2012 die nachfolgende Review über die Jubiläumsausgabe der Zeitschrift 역사비평 [Critical Review of History] veröffentlicht. In dieser 100. Ausgabe der koreanischen Zeitschrift wurden 14 Historiker interviewt, unter ihnen auch Prof. You Jae Lee der Koreanistik Tübingen.
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韓日정부, 진정한 미래 위해 ‘합방조약’ 무효화 선언해야
역사 계간지 ‘역사비평’ 100호 기념, 국내외 학자 14명 심층 설문
《진 보 성향의 역사 계간지 ‘역사비평’이 31일 발간되는 가을호로 통권 100호를 맞는다. ‘역사비평’은 1987년 부정기 간행물인 무크지로 창간됐다. 100호 기념 특집으로는 국내외 역사학자 14명을 대상으로 심층 설문조사를 실시했다. 주로 한국 근현대사 전공자를 대상으로 21세기 역사학의 과제, 앞으로 주목할 연구 주제 등 주관식 질문 7가지를 던졌다.》
최근 독도를 둘러싸고 한일 관계가 최악으로 치닫는 가운데 ‘앞으로 일제강점기에 대해 어떤 각도에서 성찰이 더 필요할까’를 질문한 점이 눈에 띈다.
강만길 고려대 명예교수는 “우리 땅과 일본 사이에 진정한 미래지향적 우호관계가 성립되려면, 양쪽 정부가 ‘합방’ 조약의 무효화를 선언함으로써 조선총독부 통치행위의 불법성과 우리 독립운동의 정당성이 인정돼야 하며 역사교육이 그 점까지 가르쳐야 한다”고 말했다.
강진아 경북대 교수는 “식민지 시기에 뿌려진 근대성이 전후 발전에 뿌리가 됐다는 해석도 있지만, 오히려 35년 동안 이것밖에 하지 못한 식민지적 상황을 더욱 애도해야 한다”고 강조했다. 1960년대 이후 한국 경제의 활력과 성장을 보면 경제면에서 자주적 의사결정권을 가진 민족정권이 있고, 민중의 경제적 동기와 보상이 어느 정도 마련됐을 때 얼마나 폭발력이 나타나는지 알 수 있다는 설명이다.
이유재 독일 튀빙겐대 교수는 “학계에서는 일반적으로 서양적 근대가 일본을 통해 한국에 일그러진 상태로 들어왔다고 보는데, 나는 식민자(일본)와 ‘서양’이 일치하지 않음으로써 발생한 틈이 생각보다 크고 중요하다고 본다”고 답했다.
21세기 역사학의 실천 과제에 대해 후지나가 다케시(藤永壯) 일본 오사카산업대 교수는 “유감스럽지만 21세기를 맞이해서도 동북아의 냉전적 상황은 지속되고 있다”며 “일본이 동북아의 냉전구조에서 수행하고 있는 부정적 역할을 바로잡아야 한다”고 말했다. 후지나가 교수는 이어 “그 기초가 되는 것은 자국과 자민족의 역사를 냉정하게 객관적으로 검증할 수 있는 일본인의 성숙한 역사인식이지만, 폐색감이 감도는 오늘의 일본사회는 불행히도 그런 상황에 있지 않다”며 “최근 일본에서 배외(排外)주의적 언설과 역사인식이 영향력을 강화하고 있고 재일한국인에 대한 차별정책이 정당화되는 상황을 고쳐 나가야 한다”고 지적했다.
이번 설문에 참여한 최고령(79) 원로학자로서 강만길 교수는 젊은 역사학자들에게 일제강점기의 경제사를 연구할 필요가 있다고 조언했다. 그는 “일제강점기의 경제 문제 연구를 지금까지는 대체로 경제학자들이 담당했기 때문에 그 시기의 역사적 성격보다는 경제논리 및 수치 증가 중심의 연구방법이 적용됐다고 본다”며 “경제행위의 주체 문제, 그리고 경제성장이 당시 조선 사람들의 실생활과 어떻게 연관됐는가 하는 문제 등이 심층적으로 연구돼야 한다”고 강조했다. 강진아 교수도 “한국사학계와 경제학계의 감정적 대립을 해소하고, 근본에서부터 합의점을 찾기 바란다”고 주문했다.
허영란 울산대 교수는 “신자유주의 시대에 소시민이 된 역사학자는 현실을 이해하고 개조하기보다는 수동적으로 현실을 좇아가기 바쁘다”고 지적하면서 “어떤 실천이 개인과 공동체의 모순을 고치고 현실을 개선할 수 있는지 현실적 대안을 제시하는 역사학이어야 한다”고 말했다.
앞으로 한국 근현대사 연구자들이 주목해야 할 연구 주제에 대해 앙드레 슈미드 캐나다 토론토대 교수는 북한사 연구를 꼽았다. 슈미드 교수는 “지금 최우선 과제는 북한에서 출판된 자료를 체계적으로 수집하는 일”이라며 “그토록 고립된 나라 북한의 역사도 세계적 맥락에서 보아야 한다”고 강조했다.
신성미 기자
Bericht zum Seminar "Zuhause in der Fremde - Lebenswelt der deutsch-koreanischen Migranten in Deutschland" im Kloster Banz
Zuhause in der Fremde
Integrationsarbeit ist eine gesamtgesellschaftliche Aufgabe. Positive Beispiele aus unserer Mitte motivieren hierzu und zeigen neue Wege auf. Eines dieser gelungenen Beispiele sind die Deutsch-Koreaner. Zusammen mit vielen anderen Interessierten kamen sie vom 4. bis 6. Februar 2011 zum Seminar „Zuhause in der Fremde – Lebenswelt der deutsch-koreanischen Migranten in Deutschland“ in Kloster Banz zusammen.
In seinem Grußwort hob der koreanische Vizegeneralkonsul aus Frankfurt, Seong-Choon Kim, die Leistung und das entbehrungsreiche Leben der ersten Gastarbeitergeneration besonders hervor und dankte ihnen im Namen der Republik Korea. Das Land Korea war nach dem Korea-Krieg in den 50er und 60er Jahren eines der ärmsten Länder auf der Erde gewesen. Am wirtschaftlichen Aufbau und späteren Aufstieg des Landes in die OECD waren die koreanischen Gastarbeiter in Deutschland durch ihre Devisen-Transfers in die Heimat maßgeblich beteiligt.
Prof. Dr. You-Jae Lee von der Universität Tübingen, selbst zur zweiten Generation Deutsch-Koreaner gehörend, bot den Teilnehmern tiefe Einblicke in die Migrationsgeschichte und in den Alltag der deutsch-koreanischen Migranten. Die ersten Zuwanderer aus Südkorea kamen Anfang der sechziger Jahre nach Deutschland. Sie kamen als „Gastarbeiter“, um jene Arbeit zu übernehmen, die bei den Einheimischen unbeliebt war – unter Tage oder in Krankenhäusern. Sie arbeiteten sehr hart und schafften mit großem Fleiß den sozialen Aufstieg. Mittlerweile gehören viele Deutsch-Koreaner der zweiten und dritten Generation zur Bildungselite Deutschlands. Mehr als 70 Prozent erlangen das Abitur. Angesichts der Tatsache, dass in Deutschland immer noch der soziale Status der Eltern für den Bildungserfolg der Kinder maßgebend ist, sei der rasche Aufstieg der Deutsch-Koreaner sehr bemerkenswert, so der Referent.
Des Weiteren befassten sich die junge Rechtsanwältin Jee-Un Kim und der Doktorand an der Universität Bonn Martin Hyun, beide ebenfalls aus der zweiten Generation stammend, sowohl mit der Lebenssituation der zweiten Generation als auch mit der Umsetzbarkeit ihrer Potenziale. Kim referierte über ihren Verein „Korientation“ und die deutsch-asiatische Perspektive der zweiten Generation. Martin Hyun las aus seinem Buch „Lautlos-ja, sprachlos-nein. Grenzgänger zwischen Korea und Deutschland“ und schilderte eindringlich sein Alltagsleben zwischen zwei Kulturen und die Wahrnehmung durch seiner Umwelt wegen seines asiatischen Aussehens.
Die Teilnehmer und Referenten waren sich einig, dass die Deutsch-Koreaner noch einen weiten Weg vor sich haben, bis zur adäquaten Teilnahme an den wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftspolitischen Prozessen der Mehrheitsgesellschaft.
Artikel über das 3. Sambachshofgespräch “Korea – die doppelte Herausforderung” mit Juniorprofessor You Jae Lee in der Main-Post vom 18.01.2011
Interview mit Juniorprofessor You Jae Lee bei der koreanischen Zeitung Kyosu Sinmun (29.11.2010)
Außenstelle an der Korea Universität
Presseberichte über das Partnerschaftsabkommen mit der CNU
Interview von Juniorprofessor Lee bei KBS World
Interview mit Kyopo Shinmun
Artikel auf Pressian, Juni 2010
Vorstellung der Koreanistik Tübingen im Korea Foundation Newsletter
http://newsletter.kf.or.kr/english/contents.asp?vol=140&lang=English&no=1813
Den Artikel auf Koreanisch können Sie hier lesen.
http://newsletter.kf.or.kr/korean/contents.asp?vol=139&lang=Korean&no=1802
UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN: FOCAL POINT OF KOREAN STUDIES IN GERMANY
Department of Korean Studies Poised for Another Takeoff
Lee You-jae
Professor, Department of Korean Studies
University of Tübingen
Along with Ruhr University Bochum, the University of Tübingen has the most noteworthy tradition of Korean Studies programs in Germany. Following the appointment of Professor Dieter Eikemeier in the late 1970s, the university set up its Department of Korean Studies that has educated a great number of students, thereby establishing itself as a center of Korean Studies in Germany. With such a lengthy history of Korean Studies, the University of Tübingen is making a new leap forward in 2010.
The University of Tübingen’s long history of Korean Studies is evident from its maintenance of the largest collection of Korean materials in Germany. Thanks to this broad infrastructure, the Department of Korean Studies at the University of Tübingen is now prepared for another takeoff with the appointment of a professor of modern Korean Studies, on April 1, 2010.
New Korean Studies Scholar
Newly appointed Professor Lee You-jae is a second-generation Korean resident in Germany. He came to Germany when his father was dispatched by Korea to work in the coal mines here. He has studied history, philosophy, political science, and Korean Studies at Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, and Seoul National University. He received his doctorate degree from the Department of History, University of Erfurt, with his doctoral dissertation on Christianity in Korea during the Japanese colonial period. Professor Lee has served as a full-time lecturer at the Department of History, Free University of Berlin, and at the Department of Japanese and Korean Studies, University of Bonn.
Innovative Programs on Modern Korea
The bachelor course on Korean Studies at the University of Tübingen will now include an additional focus on modern Korea. Students enrolled in the course will be able to attain extensive knowledge about Korea, ranging from history to politics, society, economy, and culture, based on the Korean language.
To strengthen exchange efforts, the University of Tübingen is participating in the Flying University Project, led by Professor Im Ji-hyun of the Research Institute of Comparative History and Culture, of Hanyang University, Korea. Flying University is an innovative and experimental program that strives to facilitate interdisciplinary and transnational research projects by inviting promising scholars and students from the U.S., Europe, and East Asia to international summer school and workshop sessions. The Department of Korean Studies at the University of Tübingen plans to participate actively in these innovative projects in the future to increase the opportunities for student exchange and to build a global academic network.
The most progressive project of the Department of Korean Studies at the University of Tübingen involves its efforts to establish a Korean Studies center in Korea. As an institutional facility in Korea, where undergraduate students can attend a required language training program for a semester or two, the university plans to set up a Korean Studies center in Korea as soon as feasible. In this way, the Korean Studies students at the University of Tübingen will be better able to attend classes on Korean Studies subjects, in addition to language classes, at sister universities in Korea, under a credit transfer program. When this project successfully takes root, the university will then proceed to establish a joint degree program.
The Department of Korean Studies at the University of Tübingen has selected modern and contemporary Korean history as a major field of research for its master’s and doctoral degree programs. The University of Tübingen thus intends to serve as a focal point for the study of the modern and contemporary history of Korea, and to build a broad foundation for research on Korean history.
For this, the university will develop working relations with the historians and history-related institutions in Korea, along with the historical circles in Germany. Research topics over the next five years will include such areas as Korea’s colonial/post-colonial development, Korean immigration and diaspora, and the Cold War and national division. In terms of methodology, project participants will actively accept, develop, and adopt post-colonialism, global history (world history), transnationalism, cultural history of the Cold War, and the history of everyday life, to the research of Korean history. They will also conduct active exchange with and make academic contributions to the historical sector in Germany.
There is a critical need to enhance the status and awareness of Korean Studies in Germany and to steadily increase student interest in order for the Department of Korean Studies at the University of Tübingen to take root successfully. For this, it is necessary to make the Department of Korean Studies more widely known, and to attract the attention of the media and the public by organizing outreach activities with academic events. Accordingly, the university plans to cooperate closely with German educational institutions, museums, civic organizations, church groups, and political party foundations to present Korean film festivals, cultural events, exhibitions, and related activities, in an effort to make Korea and Korean Studies more widely known to Germany’s society, media, and students.