Filippo Cervelli

Filippo Cervelli is Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Japanese Literature at SOAS University of London. His research examines representations of social crises in Japanese literature and media, particularly focusing on immediacy, violence, and social malaise in post-1995 cultural productions.

Key research areas:

• Narrative constructions of otaku identity
• Post-Fukushima cultural expressions
• Interactions between literature and politics
• Comparative magical realism