Where Is North?

IF 0.4 4区 社会学 0 ASIAN STUDIES
Sora Kim
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Abstract

We take the cardinal directions for granted, but they are social constructs. Directionality is relative to how we locate central points, and these choices reflect a sense of direction in a society. This article illustrates how the notion of “center” changed in Korean society by comparing land registers of the Korean Empire (1897–1910) and the Japanese colonial period (1910–45). The colonial government prioritized mapping with scale, contours, and cardinal directions. As a result, the entire country was mapped to conform to a procrustean order. By contrast, there had been no cadastral map for centuries prior. Instead, the location of each parcel was described in textual information with four cardinal points. The author argues that fundamental difference between the two notions of “center” lay in the consciousness of the relationship between the human and the natural. The difference was expressed through the contrast in their respective conformity and flexibility, standardization and diversity.
北方在哪里?
我们认为基本方向是理所当然的,但它们是社会结构。方向性与我们如何定位中心点有关,这些选择反映了社会的方向感。本文通过比较大韩帝国(1897-1910)和日本殖民时期(1910-45)的土地登记,说明了“中心”概念在韩国社会中的变化。殖民地政府优先考虑用比例尺、等高线和基本方向绘制地图。结果,整个国家都被绘制成符合普鲁斯特秩序。相比之下,数百年前还没有地籍图。相反,每个地块的位置都用四个基点的文本信息来描述。作者认为,两种“中心”概念的根本区别在于对人与自然关系的认识。这种差异是通过它们各自的一致性和灵活性、标准化和多样性的对比来表达的。
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