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Geopolitics, Northern Europe, and Nordic noir : what television series tell us about world politics

Title
Geopolitics, Northern Europe, and Nordic noir : what television series tell us about world politics / Robert A. Saunders.
Author
Saunders, Robert A., 1973-
Publication
  • Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.
  • ©2021

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Description
xiv, 202 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
Summary
"With its focus on the popular television genre of Nordic noir, this book examines subtle and explicit manifestations of geopolitics in crime series from Scandinavia and Finland, as well as the impact of such programmes on how northern Europe is viewed around the world. Drawing on a diverse set of literature, from screen studies to critical International Relations, Geopolitics, Northern Europe, and Nordic Noir addresses the fraught geopolitical content of Nordic television series, as well as how Nordic noir as a genre travels the globe. With empirical chapters focusing on the interlinked concepts of the body, the border, and the nation-state, this book interrogates the various ways in which northern European states grapple with challenges wrought by globalisation, neoliberalism, and climate change. Reflecting the current global fascination with all things Nordic, this text examines the light and dark sides of the region as seen through the television screen, demonstrating that series such as Occupied, Trapped, and The Bridge have much to teach us about world politics. This book will be of interest to those interested in geopolitics, national identity, and the politics of popular culture in: Scandinavian studies, media/screen studies, IR/political science, human/cultural geography, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, and communication"--
Series Statement
Popular culture and world politics
Uniform Title
Popular culture and world politics.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Co-Constituting the World: Popular Culture and Geopolitics -- Why Norden? Why Now? A Geopolitical Foregrounding -- Northern Places, Dark Spaces: Norden as a Realm of Imagination -- Its the Little Things: Bodies, Communities, Encounters -- In/Out/In-Between: (B)orders, Liminality, and Us/Them -- Ideology vs. Idylls: Neoliberalism, Nationalism, and Nature -- Beyond Norden: The Global Geopolitics of a Genre.
Call Number
MWGV (Scandinavia) 21-1528
ISBN
  • 9781138368347
  • 1138368342
LCCN
  • 2020037259
  • 40030405071
OCLC
1202732747
Author
Saunders, Robert A., 1973- author.
Title
Geopolitics, Northern Europe, and Nordic noir : what television series tell us about world politics / Robert A. Saunders.
Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.
Copyright Date
©2021
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Popular culture and world politics
Popular culture and world politics.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Form:
Online version: Saunders, Robert A., 1973- Geopolitics, Northern Europe, and Nordic noir London ; New York : Routledge, 2021. 9780429429316 (DLC) 2020037260
Other Standard Identifier
40030405071
Research Call Number
MWGV (Scandinavia) 21-1528
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