The Specter of the Past: Reconstructing Conservative Historical Memory in South Korea*

IF 4.1 2区社会学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Politics & Society Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI:10.1177/00323292211033082

M. Yang

引用次数: 6

Abstract

Through the case of the New Right movement in South Korea in the early 2000s, this article explores how history has become a battleground on which the Right tried to regain its political legitimacy in the postauthoritarian context. Analyzing disputes over historiography in recent decades, this article argues that conservative intellectuals—academics, journalists, and writers—play a pivotal role in constructing conservative historical narratives and building an identity for right-wing movements. By contesting what they viewed as “distorted” leftist views and promoting national pride, New Right intellectuals positioned themselves as the guardians of “liberal democracy” in the Republic of Korea. Existing studies of the Far Right pay little attention to intellectual circles and their engagement in civil society. By examining how right-wing intellectuals appropriated the past and shaped triumphalist national imagery, this study aims to better understand the dynamics of ideational contestation and knowledge production in Far Right activism.

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过去的幽灵:重建韩国保守的历史记忆*

本文以21世纪初韩国的新右翼运动为例，探讨了历史如何成为右翼试图在后威权主义背景下重新获得政治合法性的战场。本文分析了近几十年来关于史学的争论，认为保守派知识分子——学者、记者和作家——在构建保守的历史叙事和为右翼运动建立身份认同方面发挥了关键作用。新右派知识分子反对他们所认为的“扭曲的”左派观点，提倡民族自豪感，将自己定位为大韩民国“自由民主主义”的守护者。现有的极右翼研究很少关注知识界及其在公民社会中的参与。通过研究右翼知识分子如何挪用过去并塑造必胜主义的国家形象，本研究旨在更好地理解极右翼激进主义中思想斗争和知识生产的动态。

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Politics & Society Multiple-

CiteScore

5.00

自引率

4.20%

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