Module description
The module works with the idea of “crime literature” as a mode of reading rather than as a specific literary genre. The focus is on the effects of crime on small communities as presented in Icelandic and other Nordic literature predominately from the modern period, including Nordic noir. All assigned readings are in English, although students are welcome to read the texts in the source languages. No prior knowledge of Nordic languages or literature is required.Preparatory Reading
Because SCAN0037- Crime and Small Communities in Nordic Literature is a special topics module, primary readings, as well as topic-specific secondary readings reflect the specific topic to be offered and will be selected by tutor each time the module is offered. The lists below are specifically designed for the Special Topic: Crime in Small Numbers, to be taught in academic year 2018-19. All readings are in English although students are welcome to read the texts in the source language.Primary Readings:

Vilhjálmsson, Thor. Justice Undone. London: Mare's Nest Publishing. 1995
 Ingolfsson, Viktor Arnar. The Flatey Enigma. Las Vegas: AmazonCrossing. 2012
 Sigurdardottir, Yrsa. I Remember You. London: Hodder & Stoughton. 2012
 Indridason, Arnaldur. Silence of the Grave. London: Vintage. 2010
 Henning Mankell, Faceless Killers London: Vintage. 2010
Additional texts will be introduced and/or texts on this list replaced as new texts become available in translation
TV Series:

Trapped (Baltasar Kormákur 2016)
Secondary Readings:

Forshaw, Barry. Death in a Cold Climate: A guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction. London: Palgrave. 2012
 Forshaw, Barry. Nordic Noir: The Pocket Essential Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction, Film & TV. Pocket Essentials. 2013
 Neijmann, Daisy (ed). A History of Icelandic Literature. Lincoln and London: U of Nebraska P, 2006
 Nestingen, Andrew. Crime and Fantasy in Scandinavia: Fiction, Film and Social Change. Seattle and London: U of Washington P. 2008
 Scaggs, John. Crime Fiction. London and New York: Routledge. 2005