Katharine Swarbrick

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Dr
  • Katharine Swarbrick began her research career by writing on Lacanian perspectives on the psychopathology of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, about which she is currently completing a monograph.
  • Her exploration into interrelations between psychoanalytic theory and aspects of Enlightenment has extended into the life and works of Jean-François Marmontel and, more recently, Voltaire.
  • She also works on interdisciplinary topics including the relations between avant-garde and neo-avant-garde productions and the psychoanalytic theories of Freud, Lacan, Zizek.
  • She has recently examined the poetic dialogue between French surrealist Georges Hugnet and Gertrude Stein.

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Individual

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Lecturer

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