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Overview«The Scandinavian Invasion offers an important and timely interrogation of Nordic Noir. Putting the concept under a microscope in a series of diverse chapters, it reveals that Nordic Noir is still teeming with vigorous life as it has emerged, proliferated and travelled across borders, becoming in the process a cultural phenomenon that has had significant implications for global television in the new millennium.» (Sue Turnbull, University of Wollongong) You might think you know what Nordic Noir is. Brutal crimes. Harsh landscapes. Brilliant but socially dysfunctional protagonists. Stylish knitwear. Yet, as a generic category and cultural phenomenon, Nordic Noir has always been far more complex. The story of its success owes as much to adaptation and evolution as it does to geographical migration or cosmopolitan curiosity. But how did this happen? What was it about the genre that struck such a chord with international audiences and readers? How did it build on previous trends and influences? And how has the category changed in order to survive in a cutthroat commercial landscape? Has it become less «Nordic »? Less «noir »? Has its proverbial moment in the sun passed? Featuring twelve original chapters and an editorial introduction, The Scandinavian Invasion brings together leading media and literature scholars from the UK, Denmark and Australia to critically examine how the phenomenon took shape and what we can learn from it. By exploring the cultural, aesthetic and industrial forces that propelled Nordic Noir across borders, the book provides a kaleidoscopic look at a disruptive cultural phenomenon in transition. Nordic Noir is dead. Long live Nordic Noir! Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard McCulloch , William ProctorPublisher: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers Imprint: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers Edition: New edition Weight: 0.583kg ISBN: 9781788740494ISBN 10: 1788740491 Pages: 340 Publication Date: 30 November 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContent: Foreign Currency? Branding and Rebranding Nordic Noir Television in the UK – Claiming Jurisdiction: Bron|Broen, Trading TV Fictions and the Geopolitics of Producing Value across Borders – Bron|Broen: The Pilot as Space between Cultures and (Re)negotiations of Nordic Noir – Shadows under the Sun: Situating Nordic Noir within an Australian Audiovisual Landscape – Far Away, So Close: Sydney- Siders Watching Forbrydelsen, Borgen and Bron|Broen – An Autoethnography of Nordic Noir, or When the ‘Knowing Audience’ Doesn’t Know – Utopian Noir: Borgen Viewed in Denmark and the UK – Investigating the Silent Other: Negotiating Difference and Its Absence in Contemporary Scandinavian Crime Fiction – The Second Wave of Nordic Noir: New Names in the Development of the Genre – Deserted Parks and Empty Swings: Remaking the Disappearing Child in Nordic Crime and Horror – Building Snowmen: Frozen and/ as Nordic Noir – From the Inside Out: Collective Perspectives on the Sensation of SKAM.ReviewsAuthor InformationRichard McCulloch is Senior Lecturer in Media and Film at the Centre for Participatory Culture, University of Huddersfield. William Proctor is Associate Professor in Popular Culture at Bournemouth University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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