| Title |
A Study on Ideal Dwelling Space Discovered in ‘Family Visit Report’ of Women’s Magazines in 1930s |
| Keywords |
Modernization ; Women's Magazine ; Family Visit Report ; Ideal Dwelling Space |
| Abstract |
This study focused on analysis of ‘Family Visit Report’ in three main Women's magazines in 1930s. Women's literacy rate grew dramatically at the time and numerous women's magazines were published for them. These magazines played important role of disciplinary guides for Modernization not only to ordinary women but also to men. This study observed the influence of these magazines on modern dwelling styles and summarized several aspects of ideal dwelling space of the day as follow: First, magazines, another form of public discourses, brought out people's private experiences to the public realm and offered references to modern life to ordinary readers who were unfamiliar with then. However most of them were intentionally tailored by male perspective and encouraged changes of dwelling space to women in compulsive manner. Secondly, Subjects of discourses through 'Family Visit Reports' regarding ideal dwelling space were analysed into four categories, which were recommendation of scientific life style based on technology, distribution of sanitary discourses and stresses on hygienics, improvement of kitchen wares and space and utilities changes, and indirect discipline of westernized residing culture and cultural residences. Thirdly, routine space of everyday life of leading group people in ‘Family Visit Report' still maintained mostly traditional form. However, individual rooms inside house were divided into diningroom, livingroom, study room, bedroom, children's room and etc. Furniture supporting routine life were also transformed from traditional style such as Meoryt-Jang(bed side chest), Boryo(Korean bedding), Mungap(stationery chest) and Yeageyry(dresser) toward western-style furniture like fire place, bed, table, gramophone, piano and carpet. |