Geopolitics, Northern Europe, and Nordic Noir: What Television Series Tell Us About World Politics

This book explores the geopolitical content of Nordic television series and the impact of these programs on how northern Europe is viewed around the world. It examines the challenges faced by northern European states due to globalization, neoliberalism, and climate change and how these issues are portrayed on the screen.

Format: Hardback
Length: 202 pages
Publication date: 31 December 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

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 globalization, 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.

Weight: 472g
Dimension: 162 x 241 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138368347