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Course syllabus - Nordic noir - perspectives on Nordic crime fiction

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

LIA027

Valid from

Autumn semester 2026

Education level

First cycle

Progressive Specialisation

G1N (First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Comparative Literature

Organisation

Department of Social Sciences and Humanities

Ratified

2017-12-12

Revised

2025-11-03

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2019-07-31
    • Latest update: 2025-05-27

    Books

    Bergman, Kerstin; Kärrholm, Sara

    Kriminallitteratur: utveckling, genrer, perspektiv

    ISBN: 978-91-44-05418-6

    LIBRIS-ID: 12100241

    1. uppl., Lund, Studentlitteratur, 294 s.

    Forshaw, Barry.

    Death in a cold climate: a guide to Scandinavian crime fiction

    ISBN: 978-0-230-30369-0

    LIBRIS-ID: 12458785

    URL: Bibliotekets e-bok / Library e-book

    Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, ix, 207 p.

    Hedman, Dag

    Brott, kärlek, äventyr: texter om populärlitteratur

    ISBN: 91-44-60631-1 ; 360:00

    LIBRIS-ID: 7279336

    Lund, Studentlitteratur, 331 s.

    Hughes, William; Punter, David; Smith, Andrew

    The encyclopedia of the gothic

    ISBN: 9781405182904

    LIBRIS-ID: 13754916

    Malden, MA, Wiley-Blackwell, 2 Vol. (838 s.)

    Nestingen, Andrew; Arvas, Paula

    Scandinavian crime fiction

    ISBN: 9780708323304

    LIBRIS-ID: 12093233

    Cardiff, University of Wales Press, 194 s.

    Gregersdotter, Katarina

    Rape in Stieg Larsson's millennium trilogy and beyond: contemporary Scandinavian and Anglophone crime fiction

    ISBN: 978-0-230-30840-4

    LIBRIS-ID: 13539186

    URL: Bibliotekets e-bok / Library e-book

    Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, xi, 219 s.

    Books

    Adler-Olsen, Jussi; Jacobsen, Leif

    Selfies

    ISBN: 9789100173982

    LIBRIS-ID: 20574414

    470 sidor

    Ekman, Kerstin

    Händelser vid vatten: [roman]

    ISBN: 91-0-055676-9

    LIBRIS-ID: 7149060

    Stockholm, Bonnier, 466, [1] s.

    Hiekkapelto, Kati; Hökfelt, Marjut

    Kolibri

    ISBN: 9789177015710

    LIBRIS-ID: 19782650

    Stockholm, Modernista, 375 sidor

    Holt, Anne; Sjöwall, Maj

    Blind gudinna: en kriminalroman

    ISBN: 91-1-941332-7

    LIBRIS-ID: 7156548

    Stockholm, Norstedt, 351, [1] s.

    Høeg, Peter; Seeberg, Ann-Mari

    Fröken Smillas känsla för snö

    ISBN: 91-1-922322-6

    LIBRIS-ID: 7156138

    Stockholm, Norstedt, 444, [1] s.

    Arnaldur Indriðason, ; Hellerud, Ylva

    Vinterstaden

    ISBN: 978-91-518-4801-3

    LIBRIS-ID: 10425918

    Stockholm, Prisma, 301, [1] s.

    Lang, Maria

    En skugga blott

    ISBN: 9789113091396

    LIBRIS-ID: 22689205

    Norstedts, 214 sidor

    Larsson, Stieg

    Män som hatar kvinnor

    ISBN: 91-1-301408-0

    LIBRIS-ID: 9858847

    Stockholm, Norstedt, 566, [1] s.

    Larsson, Åsa

    Solstorm: spänningsroman

    ISBN: 91-0-058001-5

    LIBRIS-ID: 8869414

    Stockholm, Bonnier, 351, [1] s.

    Mankell, Henning

    Mördare utan ansikte: roman

    ISBN: 91-7324-379-5

    LIBRIS-ID: 7634316

    1. uppl., Stockholm, Ordfront, 307, [1] s.

    Marklund, Liza

    Sprängaren

    ISBN: 91-973380-3-6

    LIBRIS-ID: 7799771

    Stockholm, Ordupplaget, 370 s.

    Nesbø, Jo; Olaisen, Per

    Snömannen: [en Harry Hole-thriller]

    ISBN: 978-91-642-0270-3

    LIBRIS-ID: 10669828

    Stockholm, Piratförlaget, 472 s.

    Sjöwall, Maj; Wahlöö, Per

    Den vedervärdige mannen från Säffle: roman om ett brott

    ISBN: 91-1-715611-4

    LIBRIS-ID: 7151570

    Stockholm, Norstedt, 194, [1] s.

    Lindholm, Fredrik

    Stockholms-detektiven: detektivroman utgiven med kommentarer och bildgalleri

    ISBN: 978-91-976693-0-6

    LIBRIS-ID: 10547946

    Eskilstuna, Lokalhistoriska sällskapet i norra Södermanland, 19, 368, 23 s.

    Articles

    Other Materials

    Berglund, Karl

    Mordförpackningar: omslag, titlar och kringmaterial till svenska pocketdeckare 1998-2011

    (finns på Canvas)

    ISBN: 9789198281910

    LIBRIS-ID: 19448945

    Uppsala, Avdelningen för litteratursociologi, 283 s.

Requirements

Basic eligibility

Examination

INL1, Assignment, 6 credits, written assignment concerning learning outcomes 1-5, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
SEM1, Seminar, 1.5 credits, oral presentation if the course is given on campus. Written assignment if the course is given as an online course, concerning learning outcomes 1-4, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).

To obtain an overall grade of Pass with Distinction the student must have achieved this grade on INL1.
For a Pass grade the student is required to carry out the assignment with good use of the language.

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding disability study support, can request adaptions for the examination. It is the examiner who takes decisions on any adaptions, based on the certificate and other conditions.

Grade

Three-grade scale