The Review of Korean Studies
- P-ISSN1229-0076
- E-ISSN2773-9351
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ISSN : 1229-0076
Subtle Changes in the Joseon’s Everyday Life Based on the Westerners’ Discourses (1800-1880)
Abstract
Despite Joseon being the so-called Hermit Nation in 1882, the then westerners had an awareness of Joseon since there were several navies cruising along the Korean coast and some even landed on the Korean peninsula. Having observed Joseon life there, they could record their experiences as voyage diaries. Thanks to their voyage diaries and some other materials translated from Chinese, even the westerners who had no chances to visit Joseon could understand Joseon and additionally offer other new introductions to Joseon. Drawing on such secondary sources along with the westerners’ records based on their hands-on experiences, this paper mainly addresses the image of Joseon’ everyday life from the westerners’ perspectives before the Open Door policy. Before the 1880s when more westerners started to come to the Korean peninsula, Joseon seemed to remain unaltered. By consulting the westerners’ records, however, the paper aims to list some evidence to prove that Joseon’s everyday life including the clothes, food, and houses improved gradually and internally.
- keywords
- nineteenth century Joseon, westerners, voyages, everyday life
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