World Crime Fiction: Making Sense of a Global Genre

该项目旨在通过分析犯罪小说与我们这个时代的主要全球挑战（从气候变化到民主危机）的关系，产生关于犯罪小说在世界范围内流行的新知识。利用来自各大洲学者和粉丝的数据，并采用创新的比较方法，它试图产生一个分析全球犯罪小说实践的新框架。结果包括对犯罪小说的能力有更深的理解，以探索在各种情况下犯罪，法律和正义之间的复杂关系。该项目将使澳大利亚受益，因为它将为澳大利亚人（包括土著、犯罪作家）对这一真正的全球流派的独特贡献提供新的见解。

This project aims to generate new knowledge about the worldwide popularity of crime fiction by analysing the genre’s engagement with the major global challenges of our time, from climate change to the crisis of democracy. Using data from scholars and fans across all continents, and employing an innovative comparative methodology, it seeks to produce a new framework for analysing the global practice of crime fiction. Outcomes include a deeper understanding of the capacities of crime fiction to explore the complex relationship between crime, law and justice in various settings. The project will benefit Australia by creating new insights into the unique contribution of Australian, including Indigenous, crime writers to this truly global genre.