Nordic Noir, Adaptation, Appropriation

This book argues that adaptation is an underrecognized yet constitutive element of Nordic noir. In so doing, it reframes the prevailing critical view. Now celebrated for its global sweep, Nordic noir is equally a transmedial phenomenon. Nordic Noir, Adaptation, Appropriation deploys the tools of current adaptation studies to undertake a wide-ranging transcultural, intermedial exploration, adding an important new layer to the rich scholarship that has arisen around Nordic noir in recent years.

Linda Badley, Professor Emerita at Middle Tennessee State University, USA, has published widely in horror, women’s cinema, American independent and Nordic cinemas.  Andrew Nestingen is Professor of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington, USA. His books include Crime and Fantasy in Scandinavia (2011) and Scandinavian Crime Fiction (co-edited with Paula Arvas, 2011).             Jaakko Seppälä, Docent in Film and Television Studies at the University of Helsinki, Finland, has published various articles in film and television style, transnational film history and close analysis of meanings.