[ecrea] CFP - Special issue of Journal of Scandinavian Cinema

CFP. Special issue of Journal of Scandinavian Cinema

Spies in Scandinavia: Intelligence and counterintelligence in the Nordic 
countries

Scandinavia has always been a hotbed for espionage, owing to its natural 
resources and geostrategic location surrounded by the European powers 
Britain, Germany and Russia. A sharp increase in intelligence activities 
during World War I was picked up by various media. It was now – long 
after spy fiction evolved as a literary genre in the nineteenth century 
– that spies and intelligence agents became the subject of a wide array 
of audio-visual media. World War II once again augmented the level of 
intelligence and counterintelligence in the Scandinavian states. Neutral 
Sweden in particular developed into a hub for international spies; with 
some justification, Stockholm was labelled the ‘Casablanca of the 
North’. The Cold War further intensified intelligence activities in the 
Nordic countries located at the borderlines of the Iron Curtain. Very 
often, the Nordic countries have been a transitional zone, where 
domestic and foreign agents gathered and transmitted information about 
the enemy.

There are many academic publications dealing with media representations 
of espionage in Germany, France, Britain or the United States, yet, 
little attention has been paid to spies in Scandinavia, despite the 
region’s significance. This themed special issue of Journal of 
Scandinavian Cinema looks at how accounts of espionage have been 
informing audio-visual culture. To this end, it seeks to bring together 
scholars from a spectrum of cultural backgrounds to examine the 
phenomenon of spies in visual media from varying perspectives. Articles 
may cover different periods from the beginning of cinema to more recent 
developments to investigate representations of Scandinavia as the site 
of activities by domestic or foreign intelligence services.

We especially, but not exclusively, encourage contributions on the 
following topics and approaches:

-              Scandinavia as an espionage hotspot during the twentieth 
century, including times of war and conflict (World War I, World War II, 
the Cold War, the war on terror, etc.)
-              Prominent spies or locations and their representation in 
the various media
-              Comparative analyses of spy-related themes in 
Scandinavian film and television
-              The spy film as a transnational film genre
-              Spy scandals and activities as a plot device for 
audio-visual media
-              The reception of spy genre films
-              Spy cinema and stardom
-              The cultural politics of spy spoofs
-              Documentary films and television productions on 
individual spies and/or espionage in general

Please submit an abstract of 250-300 words for Short subjects (2000 
words) or Feature articles (5-6000 words) before 10 June 2018 to the 
Special Issue editors, Tobias Hochscherf ((tobias.hochscherf /at/ fh-kiel.de)) 
and Rolf Werenskjold ((rof /at/ hivolda.no)), together with a brief bio and 
select references. Final submissions are due on 1 December 2018. Only 
submissions that follow Journal of Scandinavian Cinema’s Notes for 
contributors will be considered.

For general information or questions regarding Journal of Scandinavian 
Cinema, please contact primary editor Anders Marklund 
((anders.marklund /at/ litt.lu.se)), editors Mette Hjort 
((mette.hjort /at/ hum.ku.dk)), Gunnar Iversen 
((GunnarIversen /at/ cunet.carleton.ca)) and Pietari Kääpä 
((P.Kaapa /at/ warwick.ac.uk)), or managing editor Rochelle Wright 
((wrightr /at/ illinois.edu)).
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