Regional Spread of Publication Media in the Early Modern Period and Formation of public and cultural Sphere

Abstract

In the early modern era, the spread of modern culture in Korea began with modern newspapers and publications in the capital Hanseong, using Busan and Incheon as ports of call. Since Japan occupied the Korean Empire in 1910, the spread of modern publishing media has been mainly carried out by Japanese forces. In addition to the newspapers of Gyeongseong published by the Japanese, Japanese newspapers were distributed nationwide in each region of the country. Magazines, a modern publishing medium, were also spread by the Japanese. After the March 1st Independence Movement in 1919, as the Japanese switched to cultural rule, the publication of newspapers, magazines, and books by Koreans increased rapidly. As a result, publications published by Koreans were distributed and distributed through various publishing infrastructures in each region of the country. Each region of the country has formed its own public sphere and cultural sphere.