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peter swirski interviewed for european tv , 2009 . 250px canadian 27 february 1966 peter swirski european tv3 2009.jpg peter swirski
 peter swirski author , educator , scholar , literary critic
peter swirski

peter swirski -lrb- born 1966 -rrb- is a canadian scholar and literary critic featured in `` canadian who 's who '' and amazon 's # 1 bestseller in american literary history and criticism and in canadian literary history and criticism .
specialist in american literature and american studies , he is the author of fifteen books , including the prize-winning `` ars americana , ars politica '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- and the staple of american popular culture studies `` from lowbrow to nobrow '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- .
his other well-known studies include `` american utopia and social engineering '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- , `` of literature and knowledge '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- , and `` from literature to biterature '' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- .
he is recognized as the foremost scholar on the late writer and philosopher stanisław lem .
