The results of the survey research indicate that the two Dokdo museums succeed in engaging in a conversation with their visitors. Finally, the Dokdo narrative is about An Yongbok who appears as a role model for those who protect the South Korean territory. Fourthly, Dokdo is seen through the island dispute and its background in the colonial past. Thirdly, Korea’s relation to Dokdo is described in the language of kinship.
Secondly, Dokdo’s protection is represented as a tradition in which masculine heroes have participated throughout the time. Firstly, Dokdo is interlocked with the Korean history, given an impression of historical continuation and Korea’s solid awareness of Dokdo. Certain themes appear essential in the narrative. The results of the narrative analysis reveal that the Dokdo narrative centers around the feeling of honor and pride toward the South Korean nation, the feeling of regret and acerbity toward Japan, and the feeling of loyalty toward Dokdo.
By combining observations with a survey research, this thesis also seeks answers to how the museum visitors perceive the museums, especially their importance in teaching about and commemorating Dokdo. By conducting observations on the memorial sites of Dokdo and An Yongbok, this thesis seeks answers to what is commemorated and how and in what kind of relation to the South Korean national narrative and the memories of the colonial past. The power of narrative is concretized, inter alia, in tangible memorial sites that reveal the logics of narrative representations and affect the process of remembrance. This thesis bases on the idea that the narrative representations of the shared past are powerful practices in mediating national histories and identities. By focusing on the Dokdo narratives, this thesis aims to make a small contribution in understanding the meaning of the island for Koreans. Dokdo is an island located in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese Archipelago and a source of an island dispute between South Korea and Japan originating in the Japanese colonial rule over Korea in 1910-1945. This thesis explores the narrative representations of Dokdo in the memorial sites dedicated to Dokdo and its historical defender An Yongbok.
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