{"product_id":"the-scandinavian-invasion-nordic-noir-and-beyond-9781788740494","title":"The Scandinavian Invasion: Nordic Noir and Beyond","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e«\u003ci\u003eThe Scandinavian Invasion \u003c\/i\u003eoffers 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.»\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(Sue Turnbull, University of Wollongong)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut 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?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing twelve original chapters and an editorial introduction, \u003ci\u003eThe Scandinavian Invasion \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together leading media and literature\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003escholars from the UK, Denmark and Australia to critically examine how\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe phenomenon took shape and what we can learn from it. By exploring\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe cultural, aesthetic and industrial forces that propelled Nordic Noir\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eacross borders, the book provides a kaleidoscopic look at a disruptive\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecultural phenomenon in transition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNordic Noir is dead. Long live Nordic Noir!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContent: Foreign Currency? Branding and Rebranding Nordic Noir Television in the UK – Claiming Jurisdiction: \u003ci\u003eBron|Broen\u003c\/i\u003e, Trading TV Fictions and the Geopolitics of Producing Value across Borders – \u003ci\u003eBron|Broen\u003c\/i\u003e: 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 \u003ci\u003eForbrydelsen, Borgen \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBron|Broen\u003c\/i\u003e – An Autoethnography of Nordic Noir, or When the ‘Knowing Audience’ Doesn’t Know – Utopian Noir: \u003ci\u003eBorgen \u003c\/i\u003eViewed 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: \u003ci\u003eFrozen \u003c\/i\u003eand\/ as Nordic Noir – From the Inside Out: Collective Perspectives on the Sensation of \u003ci\u003eSKAM.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang International Academic Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042516894039,"sku":"9781788740494","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781788740494.jpg?v=1750954475","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-scandinavian-invasion-nordic-noir-and-beyond-9781788740494","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}