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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 53-63 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Clues - Bowling Green Ohio |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
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Keywords
- ian rankin
- scottish literature
- ethics
- post devolution
- nationalism
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Ian Rankin and the ethics of crime fiction. / Bell, Eleanor.
In: Clues - Bowling Green Ohio, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2008, p. 53-63.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Ian Rankin and the ethics of crime fiction
AU - Bell, Eleanor
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Writer Ian Rankin has suggested that crime fiction should invoke a self-conscious interrogation of the dark underside of society, that readers should subsequently be drawn toward an ethical engagement with the world around them. The author considers the implications of this ethical potential with reference to Rankin's depictions of postdevolution Scotland.
AB - Writer Ian Rankin has suggested that crime fiction should invoke a self-conscious interrogation of the dark underside of society, that readers should subsequently be drawn toward an ethical engagement with the world around them. The author considers the implications of this ethical potential with reference to Rankin's depictions of postdevolution Scotland.
KW - ian rankin
KW - scottish literature
KW - ethics
KW - post devolution
KW - nationalism
M3 - Article
VL - 26
SP - 53
EP - 63
JO - Clues - Bowling Green Ohio
T2 - Clues - Bowling Green Ohio
JF - Clues - Bowling Green Ohio
SN - 0742-4248
IS - 2
ER -