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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation
@a-rfa.bsky.social
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An independent project connecting archaeologists, heritage researchers, and members of the public committed to challenging rising misuse and misrepresentation of the past by the far-right. UK-based, ECR-led. https://archaeologistsrfa.wordpress.com/
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Coming up on the 17th of July, Prof. Howard Williams presents a vital reflection on the intersection of Viking Archaeology, the far-right, and short-form online video content, drawing from his own experiences on TikTok. Visit archaeologistsrfa.wordpress.com/events/ for details and to register.
A poster reading "Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation: Seminar Series 2025 v.II. 17-07-2025, 17:30 BST, Online, Free. 'V for Viking: TikTok, Viking Archaeology, and the Far Right'. Professor Howard Williams, University of Chester". Also included: A screencap of a grey powerpoint slide featuring the same title and embedded screencaps of Howard Williams' TikTok videos about Viking Archaeology and the Far-Right. The Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation logo, featuring lineart of a 'Gundlingen' type prehistoric sword embedded in a stone next to the letters A.R.F.A.
June 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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We're excited to announce our inaugural seminar. @lornarichardson.bsky.social presents a thematic analysis of the BNP’s 'Identity' magazine, interpreting the far-right misuse of archaeological science and narratives of indigeneity. Details and registration at archaeologistsrfa.wordpress.com/events/.
A landscape-format poster about an online seminar run by Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation. The poster reads "ARCHAEOLOGISTS RESISTING FAR-RIGHT APPROPRIATION: INAUGURAL SEMINAR 2025, ‘In Our Blood’: Archaeology and “Indigeneity” in the British National Party’s Magazine Identity, Lorna-Jane Richardson, University of East Anglia, 12-06-2025, 17:30BST, Online, FREE. Two images are embedded: a scan of a 2007 edition of the magazing 'Identity' by the far-right British National Party, and, below it, the logo of Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation: a line-art Iron Age Gundlingen sword embedded in a stone.
May 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM