Dr. Sweedler's research explores intersections among theories of representation, cultural artifacts and practices, and the world of socio-politics. From his first publication, "Representation Today: Subjectivity and Historicity," an analysis of the interaction between the socio-economic and cultural spheres in writings by Fredric Jameson, Guy Debord, Jean Baudrillard and Roland Barthes, to his recent work on terror and the "war on terrorism", his research has examined the interrelation of these domains in a number of contexts. Articles by him have appeared in French Studies, Revue des Sciences Humaines, Dalhousie French Studies and Cincinnati French Review. His book, The Dismembered Community: Bataille, Blanchot, Leiris, and the Remains of Laure, is shortly to be published by the University of Delaware Press.
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