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Neema Parvini
Known forElite theory, historic recurrence, literary criticism
Academic background
Education
Academic work
Institutions
Other nameAA
YouTube information
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Years active2016–present[2]
Subscribers149 thousand (combined)
Views43 million (combined)
Last updated: 5 August 2026[2]
Websitewww.academic-agency.com

Neema Parvini, also known as Academic Agent,[1] is a British academic, writer, and YouTuber. As of 2026, he is an honorary research fellow at the Centre of Heterodox Studies at the University of Buckingham.[3] He has worked at Richmond American University London,[4] Brunel University of London,[5] Royal Holloway, and the University of Surrey.

Biography

Parvini was born to a Welsh mother and Iranian father.[6] He graduated from Royal Holloway, University of London, completing his masters in 2005 at the University of Oxford, and returning to Royal Holloway for his PhD, for which he was awarded a Thomas Holloway Scholarship; he completed his PhD in 2010.[3]

He was trained as a literature scholar, and his books on William Shakespeare mainly discuss the influence of new historicism, cognitive approaches to Shakespeare studies, and ethical thinking in Shakespeare's works. He has written for the online magazine Quillette[7] and the Ludwig von Mises Institute,[8] and has spoken at the think-tank Traditional Britain.[9] Parvini is a member of the Heterodox Academy and the Evolution Institute, and attended the Battle of Ideas event run by the Institute of Art and Ideas.[10] He is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Heterodox Social Science.[11]

Parvini discusses political theories on the rule of elites on his YouTube page "Academic Agent",[12] which he started in 2016.

In Bournbrook Magazine, Alexander Adams describes Parvini's book The Populist Delusion as "an informative, succinctly-written and accessible handbook for those who wish to understand the core principles of elite theory discussed by reactionaries and the dissident right".[12] It was an Amazon best seller.[3] The New York Times considered him to have helped popularise the term "slopulism".[13]

He has spoken at the Traditional Britain Group in 2022 and 2023, Nomos in London, and Scyldings alongside Carl Benjamin and Curtis Yarvin. In March 2024 he was interviewed by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg on GB News, discussing social cohesion.[14]

In 2024 the anti-racist advocacy group Hope not Hate described his views as "extreme" in nature.[15] The group also states that he has "a large international following" and "has spoken at a range of conferences".[15]

Publications

  • Shakespeare’s History Plays: Rethinking Historicism (Edinburgh University Press, 2012).[16][17]
  • Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory: New Historicism and Cultural Materialism (Bloomsbury, 2012).[18]
  • Shakespeare and Cognition: Thinking Fast and Slow Through Character (Palgrave, 2015).[19]
  • Shakespeare and New Historicist Theory (Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, 2017).[20][21]
  • Shakespeare's Moral Compass: Ethical Thinking in his Plays (Edinburgh University Press, 2018).[22][23]
  • The Defenders of Liberty: Human nature, Individualism, and Property Rights (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020).[24]
  • The Populist Delusion (Imperium Press, 2022).[12]
  • The Prophets of Doom (Imprint Academic, 2023).[25]
  • Applied Elite Theory (Imperium Press, 2025).[26]
  • Foundations of Shakespeare (Imprint Academic, 2026).[27]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Dr Neema Parvini Profile". University of Buckingham. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  2. ^ a b "YouTube | About – Academic Agent". Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "About us". Centre of Heterodox Social Science. Archived from the original on 1 August 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Dr Neema Parvini". richmond.ac.uk. Richmond, The American International University in London. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Neema Parvini". orcid.org. ORCID. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ^ Parvini, Neema (28 January 2022). "Am I White?". The Forbidden Texts. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  7. ^ "Neema Parvini". Quillette. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Neema Parvini". Ludwig von Mises Institute. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Traditional Britain Conference - October 8th, 2022". Battle of Ideas. Traditional Britain. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Dr. Neema Parvini". Battle of Ideas. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Our People". Centre for Heterdox Social Science. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  12. ^ a b c Adams, Alexander (6 May 2022). "Book review: The Populist Delusion". Bournbrook Magazine. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  13. ^ Pemberton, Nathan Taylor. "Is Slopulism Shaping Our Politics?". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  14. ^ "Jacob Rees-Mogg Invites Far Right Activist Onto His GB News Show". HOPE not hate. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  15. ^ a b Nick Lowles (ed.). "State of hate 2024" (PDF). Hope not Hate. p. 127.
  16. ^ Moulton, Ian Frederick (2015). "Rethinking Historicism from Shakespeare to Milton". Shakespeare Quarterly. 66 (3): 374–378, 386. doi:10.1353/shq.2015.0044. S2CID 163080712.
  17. ^ "Shakespeare's History Plays: Rethinking Historicism on JSTOR". www.jstor.org. doi:10.3366/j.ctt1wf4c98. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  18. ^ Dollimore, Jonathan (2013). "Review of Shakespeare and contemporary theory: New Historicism and cultural materialism". Textual Practice. 27 (4): 715–724. doi:10.1080/0950236X.2013.815422. S2CID 145668059.
  19. ^ Johnson, Laurie (2016). "Review of Shakespeare and cognition: thinking fast and slow through character". Shakespeare. 12 (2): 222–223. doi:10.1080/17450918.2016.1167112. S2CID 147382896.
  20. ^ Stanivukovic, Goran (2018). "Shakespeare and New Historicist Theory". Renaissance & Reformation. 41 (1): 226–229. doi:10.33137/rr.v41i1.29550.
  21. ^ Emmerichs, Sharon (Summer 2018). "Shakespeare and New Historicist Theory". Renaissance Quarterly. 71 (2): 825–828. doi:10.1086/699139.
  22. ^ Gray, Patrick (November 2019). "Review of Neema Parvini. Shakespeare's Moral Compass". Review of English Studies. 70 (297): 963–966. doi:10.1093/res/hgz066.
  23. ^ Grady, Hugh (Summer 2020). "Shakespeare's Moral Compass". Renaissance Quarterly. 73 (2): 762–763. doi:10.1017/rqx.2020.109. S2CID 226462780.
  24. ^ Bates, Clifford Jr. (16 July 2020). "The Defenders of Liberty: Human Nature, Individualism, and Property Rights". Voegelin View. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  25. ^ "Prophets of Doom: A review". Bournbrook Magazine. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  26. ^ "Applied Elite Theory - Neema Parvini". Imperium Press. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  27. ^ "Foundations of Shakespeare by Neema Parvini". Imprint Academic. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
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