Crime scenes: Conceptualizing Ystad as a location in the Swedish and the British Wallander TV crime series

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    Abstract

    The purpose of this article is to illuminate the significance of locations in TV series, in particular in crime series. The author presents different theoretical approaches on settings and landscapes in TV series and crime stories. By analysing both the Swedish and the British versions of the Wallander series, the author examines the various types of location used, focusing especially on their dramaturgic and aesthetic roles and on the various ways in which locations are conceptualized in the two series. The analysis also includes extra materials on the DVDs. Finally, the author discusses some theoretical and methodological challenges of analysing the significance and impact of locations in TV productions.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalNordic Journal of Media Studies
    Volumevol 9
    ISSN1601-829X
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

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