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Criminal Conversations: New Directions in Crime Fiction Studies

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Criminal Conversations: New Directions in Crime Fiction Studies

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  1. Criminal Conversations: New Directions in Crime Fiction Studies Paraphrasing compatriot crime writer HåkanNesser, Swedish author Camilla Läckberg argues that “murder is such a wonderful hook to hang a story on - because you have this natural element of drama in the whodunit question, but then you can add everything else that there is in other kinds of literature: you can add love, and everyday life, and humour, and sex ... You can add anything” (“Theakston File 2: Camilla Läckberg interview with Mrs. Peabody (Part 1). TheSection of EuropeanLiteratures and Languages and theResearch in LiteraryStudiesUnit are hosting a half-dayseminardedicated to exploring the diverse ways in which contemporary international crime writers use the genre to explore a range of issues, including questions of justice, ethnic, gender and sexual identities, systemic corruption, power relations, historical crimes, and so forth. Presenters include Stephen Knight (Melbourne), Carlos Uxó (La Trobe), Philip Anderson, Stewart King and Svetlana Tischenko (Monash) • For catering purposes, please RSVP to Jocelyne.mohamudally@monash.edu • For further details contact Stewart King at 9905-2118 or stewart.king@monash.edu • 5 September 2-6pm in Building 06 (Education) / room 164, Clayton campus

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