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Killing a phantom—or resurrecting her? Reclaiming the femme fatale in contemporary U.S. and UK noir fiction

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The femme fatale’s development in contemporary U.S. and UK noir fiction differs from hard-boiled fiction’s female investigator, who embodies a range of intersectional identities. This article posits that institutional inequities in U.S./UK publishing and a focus on a white, female, and middle-class readership have enabled a postfeminist recuperation of the femme fatale.

Source: UEA Digital Repository (University of East Anglia)

Author: Solomon, Suzanne A.

Language: English

Topic: Crime and Detective Fiction Studies

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Gender equality

Open Access status: green

Funder: University of East Anglia

OpenAlex ID: W7066970572

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