Chosŏn Entering the International Arena: Three Witnesses

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Campo DC	Valore
dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_17147
dc.contributor.author	Jungmann Burglind
dc.title	Chosŏn Entering the International Arena: Three Witnesses
dc.type	Capitolo
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	The last decades of the Chosŏn dynasty (1392‑1910) are remembered as a period of inner turbulences and competition between foreign powers over their dominance of the Korean peninsula. Yet, during the crucial period from the mid-1880s to the early 1900s, Chosŏn was considered ready to independently enter the international arena. In the roughly twenty-five years between the first treaties with the USA and European countries and 1905, when Japan took charge of Korea’s foreign affairs, it sparked the interests of Western diplomats, adventurers, and travelers. The texts and images of three visitors during this period, Isabella Bird, Burton Holmes, and Jack London, present very different perspectives on Korea. Rather than seeking historical information, this study attempts to highlight these different views within their personal background and intentions. In addition to their publications, collections of unpublished photographs reveal a wider spectrum of experience and allow for a closer comparison between textual and visual representation.
dc.relation.ispartof	Studi e ricerche
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2023-08-30
dc.dateAccepted	2023-06-01
dc.dateSubmitted	2023-04-18
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/it/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-718-0/choson-entering-the-international-arena-three-witn/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-717-3/001
dc.identifier.issn	2610-993X
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9123
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-718-0
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-717-3
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
item.fulltext	with fulltext
item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Burton Holmes
dc.subject	Documentary film
dc.subject	Isabella Bird Bishop
dc.subject	Jack London
dc.subject	King/Emperor Kojong
dc.subject	Late Chosŏn
dc.subject	Photography of Korea
dc.subject	Queen Myŏngsŏng
dc.subject	Russo-Japanese War
dc.subject	Travel photography
dc.subject	Travelogue

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Chosŏn Entering the International Arena: Three Witnesses

Burglind Jungmann Professor emerita of Korean art and visual culture, Department of Art History, UCLA

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abstract

The last decades of the Chosŏn dynasty (1392‑1910) are remembered as a period of inner turbulences and competition between foreign powers over their dominance of the Korean peninsula. Yet, during the crucial period from the mid-1880s to the early 1900s, Chosŏn was considered ready to independently enter the international arena. In the roughly twenty-five years between the first treaties with the USA and European countries and 1905, when Japan took charge of Korea’s foreign affairs, it sparked the interests of Western diplomats, adventurers, and travelers. The texts and images of three visitors during this period, Isabella Bird, Burton Holmes, and Jack London, present very different perspectives on Korea. Rather than seeking historical information, this study attempts to highlight these different views within their personal background and intentions. In addition to their publications, collections of unpublished photographs reveal a wider spectrum of experience and allow for a closer comparison between textual and visual representation.

Pubblicato

30 Agosto 2023

Accettato

01 Giugno 2023

Presentato

18 Aprile 2023

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ISBN (PRINT)

978-88-6969-718-0

ISBN (EBOOK)

978-88-6969-717-3

Keywords: Burton Holmes • Isabella Bird Bishop • Travel photography • Russo-Japanese War • Travelogue • Queen Myŏngsŏng • Photography of Korea • Late Chosŏn • Jack London • Documentary film • King/Emperor Kojong

permalink: http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-717-3/001

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