Assistant professor Archaeology and Cultural Politics at Leiden University. Archaeology, play, video games, and politics.
Dr Aris Politopoulos
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Please feel free to email me for a pdf if you'd like to read this but can't get the PDF on the ARA website
I am very excited to share our (the amazing @cjfrieman.bsky.social, @leilaar.bsky.social, Nika, James, and myself) new publication for the annual review of anthropology on Anarchist Theory and Inequality in Archaeology!
It is with deep sadness that Dr Marianne Moen and I resigned our positions as Editor-in-Chief and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Archaeology this morning. What follows is the letter we sent to the EAA's executive board, outlining the reasons for our resignation 1/n
Hey look, we have a new piece out for @theconversation.com! Check out our thoughts on these 12.000 year old dice and play in general!
@clmorgan.bsky.social and @apolitopoulos.bsky.social on Worldbuilding 🗺️ in the #CAA2026
I’ve played the game #AndWhatRemains and I loved it so much! Amazing tool for teaching and public engagement :) 👾
If you care about democracy and the ethics of archaeology, and believe that scholars should take a stance on the on-going genocide, please sign and circulate.
If you are an archaeologist, please consider signing this letter, to ask for democracy, transparency, and accountability in the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) ee-eu.kobotoolbox.org/x/xZZjy6le #archaeology
Today we are starting our Play in Crisis @lorentzcenter.bsky.social workshop! Very excited for a full week of discussing play and crisis and designing playful interventions!
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.
+++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....
