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Nicholas Parlitsis

Independent researcher with interests ranging from early modern Japanese history to contemporary global politics. Holds an M.A. in East Asian Languages and Cultures and a B.A. in History from Rutgers University.

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Published in The Astyanax

• The Weekly, No. 6 · History · Essay

  Discovering Setsu Koizumi: The Muse “Behind” Lafcadio Hearn

  7 September 2026

• The Weekly, No. 5 · Politics · Essay

  Necropolitics, Infection Narratives, and The Last of Us

  5 September 2026

• The Weekly, No. 5 · History · Essay

  Social Decay and Violence in Jia Zhangke’s A Touch of Sin: The Transformation of the Modern Knights-Errant in Chinese Cinema

  5 September 2026