Federico Pagello

Andrew Pepper

Jacques Migozzi

Monica Dall'Asta

This book represents the first extended consideration of contemporary crime fiction as a European phenomenon. Understanding crime fiction in its broadest sense, as a transmedia practice, and offering unique insights into this practice in specific European countries and as a genuinely transcontinental endeavour, this book argues that the distinctiveness of the form can be found in its related historical and political inquiries. It asks how the genre’s excavation of Europe’s history of violence and protest in the twentieth century is informed by contemporary political questions. It also considers how the genre’s progressive reimagining of new identities forged at the crossroads of ethnicity, gender, and sexuality is offset by its bleaker assessment of the corrosive effects of entrenched social inequalities, political corruption, and state violence. The result is a rich, vibrant collection that shows how crime fiction can help us better understand the complex relationship between Europe’s past, present, and future. Seven chapters are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Representing History and Politics

Contemporary European Crime Fiction

Theodor W. Adorno

Bruno Roberti

Paolo Jedlowski

Marcello Walter Bruno

Daniele Dottorini

Roberto De Gaetano

Vincenzo Cuomo

Suzanne Liandrat

Guigues

“Trasferire piante dal giardino dell`arte alla terra straniera del sapere, per poter individuare i piccoli cambiamenti di colore e di forma che in tal modo si manifestano. La cosa più importante è la delicatezza nell`afferrare, la cautela con cui l`opera viene rimossa con le sue radici, che poi vanno ad arricchire il terreno del sapere. Il resto viene da sè, poiché nell`opera stessa sono contenuti quei pregi che dovrebbero chiamarsi critica nel solo senso più alto” (Walter Benjamin). Scritti di Theodor W. Adorno, Marcello Walter Bruno, Vincenzo Cuomo, Monica Dall`Asta, Roberto De Gaetano, Daniele Dottorini, Paolo Jedlowski, Suzanne Liandrat-Guigues, Bruno Roberti.

Benjamin. Il cinema e i media

Monica Dall'Asta

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