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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS: SPECIAL ISSUE OF INFINITE EARTHS - "NORDIC NOIR & THE SCANDINAVIAN INVASION" Since the publication and inordinate success of Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series of novels globally, the genre of so-called 'Nordic Noir' has fast become a cultural phenomenon both in the United Kingdom and on the international stage. BBC Four's recent broadcast of The Killing, The Bridge, Borgen and Wallander have been met with critical acclaim and influenced a surge in the popularity of Scandinavian Crime Fiction in film, perhaps more pointedly, literature. Lars Kepler, Jusse Adler-Olsen, Hakan Nesser, Jo Nesbo, and many more besides. This special issue of Infinite Earths seeks contributions that analyse, dissect or review these texts from inter-disciplinary perspectives. The pieces should range from 1000 words onwards and may include reviews of TV series, books or films that fit within this purview. Topics can range from the following (but if you have an idea you would like to share, please do not hesitate in contacting me): The Bridge The Killing (series and novels) Borgen Literature Sjowall and Wahloo Henning Mankell Stieg Larsson Hakan Nessen Jo Nesbo (films and books) Jan Costin Wagner Thank you for taking the time to read this. I hope we can collaborate on some interesting viewpoints regarding this cultural phenomenon. All the Best William Proctor PhD Candidate University of Sunderland Centre for Research in Media & Cultural Studies 'Regeneration & Rebirth: Anatomy of the Franchise Reboot':http://www.scope.nottingham.ac.uk/February_2012/proctor.pdf 'Beginning Again: The Reboot Phenomenon in Comic Books and Film': http://scan.net.au/scan/journal/display.php?journal_id=163 'Infinite Earths' website, www.infiniteearths.co.uk -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. Membership is open to all who teach and research these subjects in HE institutions, via either institutional or individual membership. The field includes film and TV production, journalism, radio, photography, creative writing, publishing, interactive media and the web; and it includes higher education for media practice as well as for media studies. This mailing list is a free service from MeCCSA and is not restricted to members. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------