Americanization of Japan by the examples of works by Haruki Murakami

Sažetak i ključne riječi: Čitanjem djela Harukija Murakamija, japanskog pisca, može se primijetiti kulturološka tranzicija poslijeratnog Japana iz totalitarne i militarne društvene strukture u amerikaniziranu, kapitalističku. U radu se definiraju pojmovi kulture, multikulturalizma i kulturalne tranzicije, kao i kulturalne predodžbe. Murakami u svoja djela uvodi segmente popularne kulture, socijalne procese i kulturološke markere koji su imperijalni alati SAD-a i amerikanizacije kao podprocesa u globalizaciji i multikulturalizmu. Nadalje, djela Norveška šuma, Pleši, pleši, pleši i Prvo lice jednine, smještaju Murakamija na imaginaran pravac amerikaniziranosti i definira se postmoderni Japan.By reading works by Haruki Murakami, Japanese writer, the cultural transition from totalitaristic and militaristic sociological perspective, to American influenced and capitalistic culture and social perspectives in after war Japan. This work defines culture, multiculturalism and cultural transitions, as well as cultural stereotypes. Murakami enriches his works with popular culture, social commentary and culturological markers which are imperial tactics by the USA and subprocess of Americanization in globalization and multiculturalism. Books Norwegian Wood, Dance Dance Dance and First Person Singular put Murakami on an imaginary line of Americanization and they define postmodern Japan