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Nicholas Parlitsis

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Independent researcher with interests ranging from early-modern Japanese history to contemporary global politics.

Contributing since September 2026 · 3 essays · 80 reads

Essays & Criticism

History

Essay

Discovering Setsu Koizumi: The Muse “Behind” Lafcadio Hearn

Nicholas Parlitsis · 7 September 2026

Politics

Essay

Necropolitics, Infection Narratives, and The Last of Us

Nicholas Parlitsis · 5 September 2026

History

Essay

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

Nicholas Parlitsis · 5 September 2026