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Sleuths, Private Eyes, and Policemen: An International Compendium of the 100 Greatest Literary Detectives
Edited by Eric Sandberg (University of Oulu) eric.sandberg@oulu.fi I am looking for contributors for Sleuths, Private Eyes, and Policemen: An International Compendium of the 100 Greatest Literary Detectives, a new reference work under contract with Rowman & Littlefield for publication in late 2017. This collection will focus on the investigators who lie at the heart of crime fiction (and who appear with surprising frequency in other genres), and will offer academics and general readers a rigorous, opinionated, and entertaining survey of the key figures in one of our richest literary traditions. The hundred entries will offer broad historical and international coverage, but must be based on books available in English. Each entry will be approximately 1000 words in length, and will contain 1) an initial ‘characteristic’ quotation, 2) an essay summarizing the distinctive features of the investigator, outlining major features of their fictional careers, and making the case for their ‘greatness’ based on factors such as literary-historical importance, uniqueness, literary quality, and cultural resonance, and 3) a bibliography of key works in which the investigator appears. A sample entry will be available for contributors. Possible entries include the characters listed below, but proposals for entries on other investigators are most welcome, as are multiple entries by single contributors. Please submit a 100 word rational for the inclusion of your selected character, along with a short (50 word) bio, and a short list of any relevant publication or teaching experience by 15 March 2016 to eric.sandberg@oulu.fi. Complete entries will be due 30 July 2016. Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie Miss Marple, Agatha Christie Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Lord Peter Wimsey, Dorothy L. Sayers Inspector Bucket, Charles Dickens Adam Dalgliesh, P. D. James Cordelia Gray, P. D. James Father Brown, G.K. Chesterton Inspectors Morse and Lewis, Colin Dexter Inspectors Dalziel and Pascoe, Reginald Hill Inspector Trent, E. C. Bentley Albert Campion, Margery Allingham Sir John Appleby, Michael Innes Inspector Allan Grant, Josephine Tey Philo Vance, S. S. Van Dyne D.I. Tom Thorne, Mark Billingham Inspector Ghote, H. F. R. Keating Mr. Peters, Mary Elizabeth Braddon Vish Puri and Mama Ji, Tarquin Hall Mrs Lestrange Bradley, Gladys Mitchell Sexton Blake, Various Authors Bulldog Drummond, Sapper Mr. Peters, Mary Elizabeth Braddon Bernie Gunter, Philip Kerr Inspector Rebus, Ian Rankin Mma Precious Ramotswe, Alexander McCall Smith Quint Dalrymple, Paul Johnston Jack Laidlaw, William McIlvanney Kate Brannigan, Val McDermid Lindsay Gordon, Val McDermid Maureen O’Donnell, Denise Mina Paddy Meehan, Denise Mina Jackson Brodie, Kate Atkinson Quirke, Benjamin Black (John Banville) Roderick Alleyn, Ngaio Marsh Ebehard Mock, Marek Krajewski Teodor Szacki, Zygmunt Miloszewski Inspector Boruvka, Josef Škvorecký Erast Fandorin, Boris Akunin Anastazja Kamienska, Alexandra Marinina Mei Wang, Diane Wei Lang Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson, Arnaldur Indridason Harry Hole, Jo Nesbø Inspector Harjunpaa, Matti Joensuu Maria Kallio, Leena Lehtolainen Marin Beck, Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö Inspector Kurt Wallander, Henning Mankell Erika Falck and Patrik Hedström, Camilla Läckberg Philip Marlow, Raymond Chandler The Continental Op, Dashiell Hammett Bernie Rhodenbarr, Lawrence Block Harry Bosch, Michael Connelly Richard Jury and Melrose Plant, Martha Grimes C. Auguste Dupin, Edgar Allan Poe Nero Wolfe, Rex Stout P. I. Spenser, Robert B. Parker Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins, Walter Mosely Kemal Pasha, Jenny White Doc Sportello, Thomas Pynchon Alex Delaware, Jonathan Kellerman Steve Carella, Ed McBain Coffin Ed Johnson and Gravedigger Jones, Chester Himes Virginia Kelley, Nikki Baker Kate Fansler, Amanda Cross Sharon McHone, Marica Muller Pam Nilsen, Barbara Wilsen Mario Conde, Leonardo Padura Inspector Maigret, George Simenon Chief Inspector Adamsberg, Fred Vargas, Commandant Verhoeven, Piere Lemaittre Arsene Lupin, Maurice Leblanc Michele Ferrara, Michele Giuttari Salvo Montalbano, Andrea Camilleri Commissario Soneri, Valerio Varesi Pepe Carvalho, Manuel Vázques Montalbán Detective Leo Caldas, Domingo Villar Sergeant Jakob Studer, Friedrich Glauser Inspector Bärlach, Friedrich Dürrenmatt Kemal Kayankaya, Jakob Arjuni Emil, Erich Kästner Inspector Imanishi, Seicho Matsumoto Detective Mitarai, Soji Shimada Detective Benny Griessel, Deon Mayer
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Liverpool Hope University, June 28th-29th 2016 The Popular Culture research group at Liverpool Hope University welcome papers from academics and graduate students for its sixth annual international conference, 'Theorising the Popular'. Its aim is to demonstrate the intellectual originality, depth and breadth of ‘popular’ disciplines, as well as their academic relationship with and within ‘traditional’ subjects. The group breaks down disciplinary barriers and challenges academic hierarchies. We would especially welcome papers in the following areas, although we invite proposals from all disciplines. As well as papers from established and early career academics, we encourage proposals from graduate students:
Papers should be 20 minutes in length. Please send abstracts of 300 words to Dr Jacqui Miller millerj@hope.ac.uk by Thursday 31st March, 2016. Connect with us on social media: Facebook: Theorising the Popular Conference Twitter: @TheorisePopular See more here. We are delighted to say that we are able to extend the deadline to receive abstracts for Captivating Criminality 3: Crime Fiction, Felony, Fear and Forensics, until Tuesday 1st March 2016. To see the Call for Papers and details of our fantastic keynotes, Prof. Mary Evans, LSE, UK; Crime Thriller Writer, Tim Weaver; and Dr. John Troyer of the Centre for Death and Society, head over to the conference website.
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