tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38578087.post1905281656133061036..comments2023-07-02T05:23:38.595-05:00Comments on Korean Historical Controversies: HISTORY, MEMORY, AND FICTIONKirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842044872387705911noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38578087.post-72391372683211894762007-02-23T00:55:00.000-05:002007-02-23T00:55:00.000-05:00Here is a book that is suggested to counter the co...Here is a book that is suggested to counter the contentious So Far from the Bamboo Grove: <A HREF="http://www.seoulselection.com/newsletter_read.html?nid=273" REL="nofollow">The Year of Impossible Goodbyes</A>. This is suggested as an alternative story of a Korean child coming of age under the Japanese Colonial period.Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255999951556608717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38578087.post-66855341986058221732007-01-19T20:44:00.000-05:002007-01-19T20:44:00.000-05:00Yup, I agree with snowume. In the case of concern ...Yup, I agree with snowume. In the case of concern there lacked a right balance of information. And I also doubt that many American teachers had enough knowledge to complement the story.Sayakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130415193541700781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38578087.post-86195227699612705562007-01-19T15:05:00.000-05:002007-01-19T15:05:00.000-05:00It is interesting see how the press report the con...It is interesting see how the press report the controversy in different two countries. <br />Yonhap News (KOrean press )<br />http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/Engnews/20070119/670000000020070119170302E5.html<br /><br />the Boston Globe<br /><br />http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/01/07/bamboo_lesson_plan_to_be_revised/snowumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195208275015466420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38578087.post-28943170826172798562007-01-19T11:04:00.000-05:002007-01-19T11:04:00.000-05:00in response to Sayaka, I totally agree that it is ...in response to Sayaka, I totally agree that it is better and important to teach 'the complexity of human experiences and avoid balck-and-white historical view'. As far as I know, however, students who have learned this book did not learn about the other side of story. given the fact that the book was desinged for literature, I wonder whether teachers have made reasonable comments on the issue. I believe that korean parents' movement to stop using this particular view brought a new perpective to students with a lack of knowledge.snowumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195208275015466420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38578087.post-76221958218677284482007-01-18T11:07:00.000-05:002007-01-18T11:07:00.000-05:00The whole controversy seems to show that (historic...The whole controversy seems to show that (historical) education is such an important political issue. I totally agree with Carter Eckert's review which emphasizes the 'balance' of presentation of historical facts. At the same time, it seems to me (almost more) important to teach the complexity of human experiences and avoid black-and-white historical view at the very early stage of education.Sayakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130415193541700781noreply@blogger.com