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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. archaeologistsrfa.wordpress.com

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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
We're excited to announce the next ARFA seminar by the amazing Dr. Gabriel Bayarri Toscano! Gabriel will be discussing 'Memes, humour and affective polarisation in far-right digital cultures in Latin America' The talk will take place 14th May, 18:30 CET. Sign up below: cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...
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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
3) Use the skills you have developed through your discipline to take action elsewhere. @blacktrowel.bsky.social have a great resource on this here:
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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
We are excited to announce our first seminar of 2026! Dr Marco Bernardi will reflect on approaches to teaching and historical fascism - vital for anyone negotiating pedagogical approaches to countering the far-right. For more details and to register: archaeologistsrfa.wordpress.com/events/.
A poster for an upcoming talk by Marco Bernardi, a historian from the University of Turin, for Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation's seminar series. The presentation is titles 'La Scuola E' Nostra: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it - is it really so? Some reflections on teaching based on the case of Italian students and historical fascism.'

The presentation will be on the 16th April at 17:30 BST.
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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Excited to have shared ongoing research at the 2-3 Feb 'Theorising Fascism' workshop run by AnthroFa and the F-WORD project, highlighting digital ethnographic methods for better understanding the far-right digital co-option of archaeogenetic research through memes, particularly around the Yamna.
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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
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.
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Archaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
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.
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