Transformations of the Evil Forest in the Swedish Television Series Jordskott
This article is an ecocritical reading of the Swedish television series Jordskott. I discuss the effects in the series produced by the combination of the Nordic Noir's style and narrative techniques with elements of other genres, especially Gothic horror. I argue that through the contemporary r...
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| description | This article is an ecocritical reading of the Swedish television series Jordskott. I discuss the effects in the series produced by the combination of the Nordic Noir's style and narrative techniques with elements of other genres, especially Gothic horror. I argue that through the contemporary reworking of the centuries-old Nordic mythology, Jordskott demonstrates how the aggressive powers of nature in Gothic narratives can no more be conventionally explained by referring to the pagan, pre-Christian beliefs, but need to be reconceived in light of the relentless environmental devastation brought about by humankind. The link unveiled between natural ecology and cultural mythology allows the series to surpass the limitations of the regionally informed folkloric story and to evolve into an ecological cautionary tale of global significance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2709718e71224f25abd4c8a3b4d307c92025-02-02T15:48:50ZengSciendoNordicom Review2001-51192020-09-0141s110712210.2478/nor-2020-0011Transformations of the Evil Forest in the Swedish Television Series JordskottSouch Irina0Department of Modern Foreign Languages and Cultures, University of Amsterdam, The NetherlandsThis article is an ecocritical reading of the Swedish television series Jordskott. I discuss the effects in the series produced by the combination of the Nordic Noir's style and narrative techniques with elements of other genres, especially Gothic horror. I argue that through the contemporary reworking of the centuries-old Nordic mythology, Jordskott demonstrates how the aggressive powers of nature in Gothic narratives can no more be conventionally explained by referring to the pagan, pre-Christian beliefs, but need to be reconceived in light of the relentless environmental devastation brought about by humankind. The link unveiled between natural ecology and cultural mythology allows the series to surpass the limitations of the regionally informed folkloric story and to evolve into an ecological cautionary tale of global significance.https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2020-0011environmental criticismecogothicserial televisionfantasyjordskott |
| spellingShingle | Souch Irina Transformations of the Evil Forest in the Swedish Television Series Jordskott Nordicom Review environmental criticism ecogothic serial television fantasy jordskott |
| title | Transformations of the Evil Forest in the Swedish Television Series Jordskott |
| title_full | Transformations of the Evil Forest in the Swedish Television Series Jordskott |
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| title_short | Transformations of the Evil Forest in the Swedish Television Series Jordskott |
| title_sort | transformations of the evil forest in the swedish television series jordskott |
| topic | environmental criticism ecogothic serial television fantasy jordskott |
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