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Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen

    Dr. Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen's work explores the interdependence of literature, its materiality, and society. He investigates how publication formats, genres, and visual cultures make literature 'matter,' and how it contributes to understanding social, environmental, and technological infrastructures in a globalizing world. His research spans Scandinavian and comparative literature, focusing on how genre fiction, particularly Scandinavian crime fiction, has reflected and shaped welfare states. He also examines the historical contexts and logistics of novel creation and the publishing of literatures from smaller European nations.

    Scandinavian Crime Fiction
    • 2017

      "With its bleak urban environments, psychologically compelling heroes and socially engaged plots, Scandinavian crime writing has captured the imaginations of a global audience in the 21st century. Exploring the genre's key themes, international impact and socio-political contexts, Scandinavian Crime Fiction guides readers through such key texts as Steig Larsson's Millennium trilogy, Henning Mankell's Wallander books and TV series such as The Killing. Including guides to further reading and online resources to help readers explore the genre for themselves, this book is essential for readers, viewers and fans of contemporary crime writing. "--

      Scandinavian Crime Fiction