5.18광주민주화운동 기념행사의 문제점과 발전방안에 관한 연구

Abstract

At the point of view in 2009, in terms of institutional standard, ‘5·18’ can be a historical event almost completed its settlement at least. That means that through enactment of low for compensation of concerned people with Gwang-ju democratic uprising and practical compensation in 4 times, the regainment of impaired reputation and compensation related this event have been considerably finished, and the application of sufferer is still in progressing now. May 18th is set as national anniversary day, Mangwol-dong grave boundary is upgraded as national cemetery, and its victims became national merit man. One obvious thing is local limitation of ‘5·18’ need to be distinguished from that of May uprising. While ‘5·18’ refers the event of 1980 itself, 5·18 Gwang-ju democratic uprising memorial ceremony is the common concept of national democratic uprising expanded through the medium of ‘5·18’ after 1980. ‘5·18’ is not just exist as the event occurred on May 1980, but also it is exist with re-interpretation through 5·18 Gwang-ju democratic uprising after that event. If there was no memorial ceremony, ‘5·18’ might be remained till now as another tragic historical event Looking at one way, ‘5·18’ is the event occurred in Gwang-ju and some area of Jeonnam, isolated from other areas in terms of its organizing and emotion. While it is true that 'May uprising' has a little difference depends on it period, comparatively it is the event occurred in national-wide. Of course, it is true that there is emotional sense of distance between Gwang-ju Jeonam area and others in the course of May uprising. However, it is same uprising in terms of its assertion that insists succession of 5·18 spirit and punishment of slaughterer at that time of 1980. After 1980, memorial ceremony have taken leading position of national democratic activities. It is a period when uprising force of each fields concentrated through May uprising, leads uprising against contradict structure of Korean society experienced from 5·18. If we define the uprising of this period in one word, it is denial uprising. In other words, it is the uprising deny authoritarianism political power and defy it instead of yield. Such type of uprising showed most uplifted appearance through June resistance in 1987. Before and behind of 1990's, when compensation for suffered and memorial business is in progressing, differentiation inside memorial ceremony has been started. In the progress of ‘5·18’ and its concerned people changed from 'violent acts' and 'mob' to 'democratic uprising' and 'national merit man' respectively, May uprising also changed to various forms. This is because ‘5·18’ collective uprising and its memorial ceremony need to be reduced as individual event in compensation processing. After that, 5·18 Gwang-ju democratic uprising memorial ceremony still has taken important role for the march of history though, in fact in other aspect it also showed a many of negative forms under the name of May uprising. In addition, memorial ceremony is not presented away from actual social structure, nor ‘5·18’ concerned people cannot live as a 'warrior' for decades. In result, among the many appearances represented in the change processing of May uprising, both the factor to be succeed and developed, and the factor to be criticised are coexist. After the ceremony to memorial ‘5·18’ is completely instituted and also finished most of memorial business, memorial ceremony looking forward new direction. It means that if we say memorial ceremony until 1980's was the denial of authoritarianism, current memorial ceremony where authoritarianism political power is disappeared is considered to newly make detail subject and type of democracy and human right inside our life(from negative political power to positive political power). Based of this kind of view point, this study look into the memorial ceremony from immediately after the occurrence of Gwang-ju democratic uprising in 1980 till current time, and trying to consider problems and developmental Plan. And based on this, the purpose is to contribute in rising systemicity, compatibility and democracy of 5·18 Gwang-ju democratic uprising and its memorial ceremony.