THE ASSOCIATION BLOG

CFP: Crime Fiction and Ecology

13/6/2022

This is a final call for chapter proposals for The Routledge Companion to Crime Fiction and Ecology. We are seeking 5 to 6 additional chapters, with particular interest in the following topics and research areas:
Petrofictions, Environmental Thrillers, The Global South, Truth/Post-Truth, Australian Crime Fiction, Energy Conflict. The collection is slated for release in summer 2023.

Event: ECR Workshop with Professor Mary Evans

13/5/2022

This years Captivating Criminality conference in Bamberg will feature a kick-off event for early career researchers on “Studying Detective Fiction: Some Clues” with Professor Mary Evans.

Date: Wednesday, 29th June 2022, 2-5 pm
Hybrid workshop: Online via Zoom and in person at the University of Bamberg

CFP: Futures of Crime

20/4/2022

Crime fiction has been evolving rapidly and finding new exciting forms including queer crime fiction and crime fiction by writers of colour. We have also seen the rise of regional noir, of which the booming Northern Irish crime fiction scene is a splendid example.

Deadline: 22 April 2022
Hybrid Event: 20 May 2022

CFP: Framing (Serial) Killing: Changing Narratives

4/4/2022

This conference seeks to re-frame the academic discourses of (serial) killer fictions so that the focus is shifted away from the killer as an anti-hero, and directed towards other characters and audiences of these fictions, their contexts and their current cultural impact.

Deadline: June 15, 2022
Online Conference: November 16-18th, 2022

Event: Perspectives in Crime Fiction: Navigating the Past

22/2/2022

Socio-political events have informed crime fiction since the genre’s emergence in the 19th century. They impact plots, character, and themes for writers, while also informing reception by readers and critics. Launching the American release of Who took Eden Mulligan?, Sharon Dempsey will join Baruch’s Elizabeth Mannion for a discussion on how she navigates the past and true crime in her writing.

Online Event: March 25, 2022

Happy ValenCrimes: Dangerous Liasons & Fatal Attractions

14/2/2022

Love can drive you crazy, right? What better way to celebrate the most romantic day of the year than to indulge in stories of love gone very, VERY wrong?

This month on the Association Blog, our team has put together a list of our top ValenCrimes reads that range from power couples of crime fiction to fatal attractions and dangerous liaisons.

Review: The Alienist (1994) by Caleb Carr

30/1/2022

Avid Netflix watchers and crime enthusiasts will certainly not have missed out on the highly acclaimed series, The Alienist, released in 2018 and starring prominent actors such as Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, and Dakota Fanning. While many current Netflix crime series fictionalise true crimes, this series is an adaptation of the homonymous book series by the American author and military historian Caleb Carr. In the first book of this mystery series, Carr takes the reader on a journey through the dark underbelly of the vibrant metropolis that is New York. Depicting some of the wickedest minds and evilest acts of humanity, Carr presents his readers with highly eventful murder-hunts and newly probed methods of forensic investigation while also letting them experience emotional ups and downs along with his characters.

Blog Series: Keeping up with the Sherlocks?

11/1/2022

Every generation needs their Sherlock Holmes, right? It is a widely known fact that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s character, the genius detective Sherlock Holmes, is a literary and cultural phenomenon that has not only stood the test of time but continues to flourish with each of its modern adaptations, may they be brought to life in a theatre, film, television, or even video games.

CFP: Crones, Crime, and the Gothic

29/12/2021

Older women have traditionally been portrayed negatively in folklore, fairy tales, literature and film, for example. Images of witches, evil stepmothers, shrivelled, bitter 'spinsters', and vindictive, bullying women abusing positions of power are rife in Western culture. Yet, perhaps things are changing. A new emphasis on the need to discuss and understand the menopause seems to be at the heart of this.

Conference: Falmouth University UK, 10-11 June 2022
Deadline: 1 April 2021

ICFA's Top Christmas Crime Fiction

20/12/2021

And so it is Christmas… we would like to wish a very Merry Christmas to our wonderful delegates! Let’s hope 2022 brings more promise than 2021 (and, of course, the unspeakable 2020).

We thought we would put together a list of quality crime fiction recommendations to indulge over the festive season for those Christmas lovers (and Grinches!) What’s your favourite Christmas Crime binge?