SWEDISH Bbr - Special Topics in Swedish Literature and Culture: Crime in Swedish Fiction and Film

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Harvard University

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Spring 2011 special topic: Crime. Sweden's culture market has seen an explosion in crime fiction, film, and television shows since the 1940s emergence of the noir genre, and Stieg Larsson's and Henning Mankell's detective novels have become international bestsellers and popular films. In this course, we will explore the discourses these crime texts illuminate and the cultural phenomena they reveal, from changes in the welfare state to the impact of immigration on national identity.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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