Books by Peter Swirski

Through a discussion of diverse art and media such as apocalyptic thrillers, rap, and television, Swirski debunks the American political system, sieving out fact from a sea of bipartisan untruths. Engaging with close analysis and multiple case studies, this book forges a more accurate picture of contemporary American culture and of America itself.

A new bridge between literary studies and analytic aesthetics, drawing on a diverse range of texts-from Scheherazade and Raymond Chandler to graphic novels and Woody Allen films.

Presents an understanding of the mechanisms by which we transfer information from narrative make-believe to real life. Ranging across game theory and philosophy of science, as well as poetics and aesthetics, this book explains how literary fictions perform as a systematic tool of enquiry, driven by thought experiments.