The Haruki Phenomenon
Haruki Murakami as Cosmopolitan Writer
(Sprache: Englisch)
This book explores the idea of a new cosmopolitan Japanese identity through a socio-cultural analysis of contemporary Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. It is the first monograph to apply the idea of cosmopolitanism to this writer's global popularity...
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This book explores the idea of a new cosmopolitan Japanese identity through a socio-cultural analysis of contemporary Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. It is the first monograph to apply the idea of cosmopolitanism to this writer's global popularity widely known as the "Haruki phenomenon".By pioneering an enquiry into Murakami's cosmopolitanism, this book aims to overcome the prevailing myth of "Japaneseness"(Nihonjinron) as a form of self-identification for Japanese, and propose an alternative approach for contemplating contemporary Japanese cultural identity. Socio-cultural analysis of this author and his works shall establish Murakami's cosmopolitan qualities and how they contribute to the cultural phenomenon of globalization. Furthermore, this book will introduce the idea of "everyday cosmopolitanism" as a relevant concept to address an emergent global cultural sphere. Unlike the traditional model of cosmopolitanism, which is sometimes regarded as idealist and elitist, "everyday cosmopolitanism" encompasses the everyday spheres of ordinary people. Tomoki Wakatsuki argues that the Haruki phenomenon, as a global and local event, echoes this important social trend today. Murakami's departure from conventional notions of Japanese identity offers an alternative perception of identity and belonging that is useful for situating Japanese identity within a global context. This text will be of interest to students and scholars of cultural studies, global literature, contemporary Japanese literature, cultural cosmopolitanism and the global cultural sphere.Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The Haruki Phenomenon “
1.Introduction A Cosmopolitan Roadmap to the Haruki Phenomenon1.1Is Murakami World Literature?1.2Everyday Cosmopolitanism and the "other world"1.3Introducing the Chapters2.Chapter One Everyday Cosmopolitanism and Haruki-mania2.1The Haruki Phenomenon2.2Identity and Belonging, as a Cosmopolitan2.3After the Speeches in Jerusalem and Barcelona2.4Murakami's Cosmopolitan Commitment in Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage2.5Le Mal du Pays - Past Memories and Beyond2.6In Search of the "right place" of Belonging
3.Chapter Two Is Murakami "un-Japanese"? : the Myth of "Japaneseness"3.1The Myth of "Japaneseness" and the Nihonjinron Discourse3.2The watakushi sh setu and the Japanese Self3.3The Language of the New Meiji Subject3.4Novel Subjects for a New Nation-State3.5Lost Identity: Westernization and Japanization
4.Chapter Three A Friend of the 'egg': Murakami Speaks in Jerusalem4.1As a Novelist and an Individual4.2From Cosmopolitan Exile to Cosmopolitan Commitment4.3What is the System?4.4Representations of the System in Murakami's Works4.5"The System is being created by us"4.6Breaking Through the Wall
5.Chapter Four An (Extra) Ordinary Cosmopolitan5.1The Haruki Phenomenon and the Question of Japaneseness5.2A New Cosmopolite Japaneseness?5.3The Two Currents of the Haruki Wave5.4An Array of Gatekeepers5.5To Be Engaged in a Silent Conversation
6.Conclusion In Search of Belonging6.1Investigating the "everyday" and "otherness" in Murakami and Shaun Tan6.2The "other world" or "another world" In Between?
Autoren-Porträt von Tomoki Wakatsuki
Tomoki Wakatsuki is an independent researcher who received her PhD in Sociology at the University of New South Wales. She has contributed a chapter to Haruki Murakami: Challenging Authors (Sense Publishers, 2016), and her article "Haruki Murakami as a cosmopolitan phenomenon: from 'ordinary' to 'celebrity'" was published in the journal Celebrity Studies (Taylor & Francis, 2018).
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Tomoki Wakatsuki
- 2021, 1st ed. 2020, XV, 109 Seiten, Maße: 15,5 x 23,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Springer, Berlin
- ISBN-10: 9811575517
- ISBN-13: 9789811575518
Sprache:
Englisch
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