Dr Aris Politopoulos

+++New Theme Issue "West Asia in the Center" +++
We have published a new theme issue in our journal Forum Kritische Archäologie. You can find the individual contributions and the full theme issue here: www.kritischearchaeologie.de/en/current_i....

EAA votes are out. Despite a (yet another) clear democratic message by the community, the executive board is still refusing to respect the vote.

We will say it loudly, the archaeological community stands firmly against genocide and demands a respectful and democratic organization.

The EAA votes are out

The great majority of our archaeological community has voted in favour of the petitions raised by #concernedEAA. We asked for a democratic process, we asked for accountability, and for the need to acknowledge the horrific genocidal policy of Israel against Gaza.

With the extension of the EAA 2026 deadline, it may be good to reiterate the need for a boycott of the event until the EAA executive steps down.

Ah great, just as I am re-designing our "Secret Skills" course for research masters students! Can't really figure out how it's played, but I will weave this in the course

This is not an attack on the local organizing committee, this is a boycott against the malicious tactics of the executive board of the EAA. This is to save the EAA. If you have a session or paper, withdraw, if you were planning to attend, hold off, if you are a member vote! #boycottEAA

So, if you are an @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social (EAA) member from 2025-2026, you received yesterday your email for the per-rollam vote of the past Special Meeting and the documentation attached to it… if you still doubt what to vote, please read all the documents. My short digest:

🚨Urgent‼️ The EAA has doxxed members who have been working to reestablish justice, democracy and accountability in the association. This is a chilling move. We must take action. ALL EAA MEMBERS OUT FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING THIS FRIDAY JAN 9TH! #EAAforDemocracy

If you were a 2025 member then yes!

This was tons of fun and great to meet @apolitopoulos.bsky.social and Stu Eve after months of zoom meetings (@clmorgan.bsky.social and I go waaaaay back but seeing her in person is wonderful too).

After a short presentation by @clmorgan.bsky.social, our Worldbuilding session at @tag2025york.bsky.social is in full swing! Many many archaeological worlds are being built!

How to Organize an Insurrection One of the first reports from participants in the upheaval that shook Greece after police murdered 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos on December 6.

On this day in December 2008, in the Exarchia district of Athens, a Greek police officer murdered Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a 15-year-old Greek anarchist.

In response, the whole country rose in revolt.

This interview describes how to organize an insurrection.

crimethinc.com/organizeanin...

If you can follow Dutch, you can learn everything about our new board game discovery in the podcast of the National Museum of Antiquities! A Mancala game on the roof of an Egyptian temple!

I talk about this sometimes to folks not in academic or archival spaces and they scoff, then they get 👀👀, then they drink

Remmeber folks; the only 'victims' of Trans Liberation are supporters of the Patriarchy.

So called 'Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminism' is just the Patriarchy repackaging oppressive and hegemonic gender in a bid to keep the system of Patriarchy alive and well. Don't fall for their lies.

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Adventurers assemble! We are stepping into Middle-earth once again, but this time the orcs are in our way. Pick up your weapons and fight to figure out the truth behind the villains of #ShadowofMordor! interactivepasts.com/shadows-of-t...

#Orcs #Tolkien #HistoricalGames #ArchaeoGaming

It's public now so I'm really thrilled to share I've been promoted to full professor 🥳🥳🥳

Slide How To be a Video Game Archaeologist

Come to ITU tomorrow at 4pm to see me give a talk on "How to be a Video Game Archaeologist"!

digitalplay.itu.dk/event/floren...

I feel like you are on proverbial fire

This morning I lectured on AI & Digital Heritage and UID/UXD, went to a reading group discussing data and more-than-human research, then gave a talk to the wonderful CIfA Information Management SIG. Now I'm marking until @adamsgreen.bsky.social's research forum this evening. whew!

This evening! Talk by @apolitopoulos.bsky.social on the past of play and playing with the past in videogames @uni-freiburg.de

Today in the Histories We Play course we are playing Solarpunk Futures and talk about future-past storytelling!

Just filled out my ethics application for our (me, @kjkillackey.bsky.social, @apolitopoulos.bsky.social & Stu Eve) play session on Worldbuilding at @tag2025york.bsky.social. Not particularly exciting in itself, but I love taking the little steps that make research a bit more real.

Tonight at 20:00, join @times-new-roman.bsky.social, @barborabachanova.bsky.social, and Sophie for another co-op #BG3 stream! Absolutely everything shall be looted, awkward conversations will be had, and shenanigans ought to take place. As always on: www.twitch.tv/streamingthe...

Beyond Fun and Games? Rethinking Archaeogaming, Play, and DigitalHeritage - It's more of a comment... At #CAA2026, Aris Politopoulos & I are hosting a session on #archaeogaming! We’ll explore inclusivity, ethics, critical limits and much more!

Short reminder that we have an #Archaeogaming session at the next #CAA2026 in Vienna! Please join us with a paper, the submission deadline is this Sunday! For more info have a look here: itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/09/26/b... #conference #gaming #archaeology

If you are planning to attend CAA in Vienna and you have an #archaeogaming paper to present consider submitting in our #archaeogaming session! Deadline has been extended to November 9 so there are a few more days left!

🚨Research alert! 🚨The incredible @copperkeerthi.bsky.social is looking for people playing videogames about the past to help with their research! If you are such a gamer, please go fill in the survey!

You are a gamer AND you want to help with research? Then fill in the questionnaire of the amazing @copperkeerthi.bsky.social to help them with their research on video games about the past!

Tomorrow @apolitopoulos.bsky.social and @docrandom.bsky.social are back behind the streaming wheel with Europa Universalis V! Aris' brain will break, Angus will crunch, and history will be (re)played! Join us around 15:00 CET always on www.twitch.tv/streamingthepast