Professor David Schmid examines Film Noir in a new light, suggesting that we need to accentuate the ways in which noir can critique the dominant discourses of nationhood, especially the premium such discourses place on belonging, hierarchy, and the status quo. […]
Did Edgar Allan Poe Create The Modern Mystery Genre? Investigate the gripping history of mystery suspense fiction with a renowned literature professor, and discover the fascinating evolution of this captivating genre on this episode of The Torch Podcast. […]
One of the most fundamental forms of cultural work undertaken by virtually all forms of crime fiction is to assign meaning to murder. In another […]
What does it mean to look at the work of Cormac McCarthy from the perspective of crime fiction? […]
Professor David Schmid, associate professor in the Department of English at the University at Buffalo, reveals the fascinating background behind some of your most beloved detectives, investigators, crime solvers, and more. […]
Where the crime damages the social fabric, the detective makes the repair. […]
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