Images of the European Crisis
Populism and Contemporary Crime TV Series
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12418201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Federico Pagello (0000-0001-8033-151X, University of Bologna, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 574-587 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1062-7987 • E-ISSN: 1474-0575 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1062798720001167 |
| OpenAlex | W3044218625 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
During the last two decades a dramatic shift in the production and distribution strategies of TV series has taken place on a global level. This article discusses how these broad changes also led to a transformation in the form and the themes of European crime series, which emerge as ideal objects to study the representation of European societies in contemporary popular culture. The article looks at recent serial crime dramas such as La casa de papel , Suburra , and Peaky Blinders , which have abandoned the classic formula of European crime TV series, usually focused on the figure of the detective and primarily addressed to a national audience. Designed for an international market, these series provocatively concentrate on the figure of the criminal and adopt an explicitly sensationalist approach. The article argues that this style and the bleak depiction of European society in these series are both an expression and a critical representation of the rise of populism across the Old Continent
Art · Depiction · Literature · Media studies · Political science · Populism · Representation (politics · Sensationalism · Sociology · Style (visual arts · Television series · Crime and Detective Fiction Studies · History · Law · Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism · Spanish Culture and Identity
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |