From the Diversification of Research Subjects to the Trans-border: Korean Histroriographical Trend in French History for the Years 2021-2022

Abstract

This review essay traces a historiography of french history in South Korea over the past two years(2021~2022). One of prominent trends for this period is not only a geographical expansion of research objects, but also a methodological turn in the field of french history. Since several years, noneuropean dimension of French history has been paid attention by many korean historians who were interested in colonial questions. The Mainland France, so called “Hexagon”, is no longer alone geographical research object of French history written in Korea. The region where the legacies of colonialism are controversially treated, such as North Africa, Indochina, and French possessions of Caribbean islands, becomes the main issue and finally, the “Hexagon” is more and more regarded as part of the trans-atlantic network and of the mediterraniean socio-economic system. In this way, the Transnational perspective gains its place in the Korean historiography of French history.