The Formation and Transformation of Kyoto Jinbun Gakuen: History of the relationship between educational spaces and social movements

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  • 京都人文学園の形成と変容 --知識人・労働者による教育空間と社会運動の関係史--
  • キョウト ジンブン ガクエン ノ ケイセイ ト ヘンヨウ : チシキジン ・ ロウドウシャ ニ ヨル キョウイク クウカン ト シャカイ ウンドウ ノ カンケイシ

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The purpose of this paper is to describe the formation and transformation process of the Kyoto Jinbun Gakuen, focusing on its lecturers and educational content. Many of the “schools” created outside the formal schooling system were formed at the intersection of [educational context] (ideas oriented toward the transformation of education) and [movement context] (the training of movement leaders). In the case of the Kyoto Jinbun Gakuen, the school has survived on the confluence and diffusion of intellectuals based on labor unions and political parties, such as the “Yuuzanso” group represented by Etsuji Sumiya ([labor and political movements context]) and those based on cultural criticism, such as the “Sekai Bunka” group represented by Takeshi Shinmura ([cultural movements context]). Kyoto Jinbun Gakuen was founded in 1946 by the merger of the two groups above. Sumiya did not give lectures immediately after the founding of the school, so educational activities based on the humanities were developed, led by Shinmura. (October 1946-March 1949). However, the daytime school was in financial crisis and had to make the transition to a nighttime system. This transition led to the entry of intellectuals who had been active in the Kyoto Labor School (including Sumiya). The shift means a change in the context of the intellectuals' [movement context], shifting from the [cultural movement context] to the [labor and political movement context] (April 1949-March 1957). Still unable to overcome its financial difficulties, the school decided to merge with the Kyoto Workers' Education Association. The merge did not result in a major change in the [context of the movement] (March 1957).

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  • 人文學報

    人文學報 122 49-76, 2024-06-20

    THE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES, KYOTO UNIVERSITY

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