Sorozatos elbeszélések és az európai identitás befejezetlen ügyei
Serial Narratives and the Unfinished Business of European Identity

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on theoretic issues concerning the analysis of serial crime fiction in television and literature (a) as a diagnostic tool of contemporary social identities, (b) as an example of the work of popular culture to communicate and perform social identities, and (c) as representations and ambassadors of cultural identities. It starts by introducing some of the most important specifics of serialized entertainment and its role in contemporary popular culture. Repetition, variation, connection and continuation are described as the fundamental principles of serial aesthetics. The article also discusses the key concept of ‘identity’, summarizing its meaning on an empirical, a theoretical, a political, and an aesthetic level. In the conclusion, the crisis of the concept of identity in current political theory is debated in relation to the potential of serial crime fiction to intervene in this crisis.

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