In honor of American Studies head Prof. Dr. Evelyne Keitel, who celebrated a decadal birthday, the "Krimitagung", a conference about crime and detective fiction, especially in American popular culture, was held at the end of October 2011. It featured lectures and presentations by professors and authors from across Germany (e.g. Siegen, Munich, Bonn, Dresden, Berlin, Dortmund). Topics revolved around Native Americans, House M.D., Monk, Twin Peaks, the Film Noir, Indian Sherlock Holmes adaptations, the British crime series Cracker, German 'crime women', abduction, repetition in popular culture, and Big Love. On both days, the conference took place in the "Altes Heizhaus".
In the frame of this conference, the first Chemnitz Crime Fiction Award (1. Chemnitzer Krimipreis) was tendered. The three winners are Brigitte Hähnel, Anne Bergmann, and Anett Steiner (from left), who also read from their winning stories. The prizes were awarded in the shopping center "DAStietz".
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