A Transition from Historical Method to Historical-Cultural Contents Approach

The purpose of this study is to explore the contemporary meaning of the historical-cultural contents area. To this end, discussions were conducted to understand historical-cultural contents as a way to deal with various pasts beyond recognizing them in the realm of existing historical studies. Specifically, it pointed out that the existing methodology of history is focused on ensuring objectivity, and paid attention to the problem of “sympathy” that occurs at this time. Since then, the meaning of historical-cultural contents has been examined through content and formal dimensions, that is, 'faction' and 'historytelling'. As a result of the discussion, historical-cultural contents can deal with various pasts as a faction. This makes it possible to deal with the past of the 'gap' that exists between 'real facts' and 'historical facts'. In addition, through historytelling, various communications are made in relationships such as “historian and the public,” “public and the public,” and “past and the public,” rather than “one-sided conversations with historians.” In summary, historical-cultural contents provide various ways to remember the past in addition to the aspects of “utilization” and “activation measures” as an extension of existing historical studies. Therefore, it is necessary to understand historical-cultural contents as a way to deal with the past anew beyond looking at them from the perspective of scientific and historical history. Through this, the past can be (re)processed in more various ways.