Dr Aris Politopoulos
@apolitopoulos.bsky.social
Assistant professor Archaeology and Cultural Politics at Leiden University. Archaeology, play, video games, and politics.
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I talk about this sometimes to folks not in academic or archival spaces and they scoff, then they get 👀👀, then they drink
One of the books in my office is 290 years old. It’s still in excellent condition and easy to read. I wonder how easy it’ll be to read electronic texts 290 years from now. I expect it’ll be rather trickier.
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I talk about this sometimes to folks not in academic or archival spaces and they scoff, then they get 👀👀, then they drink
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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.
✊️🩵🩷🤍
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.
✊️🩵🩷🤍
December 1, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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.
✊️🩵🩷🤍
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
#Orcs #Tolkien #HistoricalGames #ArchaeoGaming
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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
#Orcs #Tolkien #HistoricalGames #ArchaeoGaming
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It's public now so I'm really thrilled to share I've been promoted to full professor 🥳🥳🥳
November 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It's public now so I'm really thrilled to share I've been promoted to full professor 🥳🥳🥳
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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...
digitalplay.itu.dk/event/floren...
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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...
digitalplay.itu.dk/event/floren...
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ok folks! big announcement! AusTAG 2026 call for papers is open! so is registration! are you an archaeologist doing neat theory things and in Australia 22-23 May 2026? come to Adelaide for AusTAG!
Call for Papers: AusTAG 2026
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November 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ok folks! big announcement! AusTAG 2026 call for papers is open! so is registration! are you an archaeologist doing neat theory things and in Australia 22-23 May 2026? come to Adelaide for AusTAG!
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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!
November 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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!
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This evening! Talk by @apolitopoulos.bsky.social on the past of play and playing with the past in videogames @uni-freiburg.de
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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!
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Today in the Histories We Play course we are playing Solarpunk Futures and talk about future-past storytelling!
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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.
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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.
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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...
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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...
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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
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!
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October 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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
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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!
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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!
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🚨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!
hey y'all! my questionnaire on player experience in historical videogames is now LIVE! if you play videogames about the past, we want to hear from you! edu.nl/7w3yn
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🚨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!
hey y'all! my questionnaire on player experience in historical videogames is now LIVE! if you play videogames about the past, we want to hear from you! edu.nl/7w3yn
November 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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!
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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
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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
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BOYCOTT EAA-ATHENS 2026 🏺
This is not a BTC action but we are helping to disseminate this call, as the president of the EAA has shown great willingness for reprisals.
Please distribute widely, particularly to offline colleagues.
This is not a BTC action but we are helping to disseminate this call, as the president of the EAA has shown great willingness for reprisals.
Please distribute widely, particularly to offline colleagues.
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
BOYCOTT EAA-ATHENS 2026 🏺
This is not a BTC action but we are helping to disseminate this call, as the president of the EAA has shown great willingness for reprisals.
Please distribute widely, particularly to offline colleagues.
This is not a BTC action but we are helping to disseminate this call, as the president of the EAA has shown great willingness for reprisals.
Please distribute widely, particularly to offline colleagues.
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the only vision of the future that's been clearly articulated rt now is apocalyptic.
what we need are myriad better futures to strive for.
one thing i love about studying archaeology is that there are so many different pasts to inspire those futures and give them fertile ground in which to grow
what we need are myriad better futures to strive for.
one thing i love about studying archaeology is that there are so many different pasts to inspire those futures and give them fertile ground in which to grow
The list of things centrists think Dems should run on is so striking. There's some good stuff in here (expand Medicare to vision & dental), but it's mostly technical tweaks and preservation of the status quo.
Like yes, ban congressional stock trading but it's not exactly a compelling vision.
Like yes, ban congressional stock trading but it's not exactly a compelling vision.
November 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
the only vision of the future that's been clearly articulated rt now is apocalyptic.
what we need are myriad better futures to strive for.
one thing i love about studying archaeology is that there are so many different pasts to inspire those futures and give them fertile ground in which to grow
what we need are myriad better futures to strive for.
one thing i love about studying archaeology is that there are so many different pasts to inspire those futures and give them fertile ground in which to grow
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Everyone knows the Bogeyman, but are you familiar with the Nordic and Celtic monsters that might roam the streets this Halloween? Check out our latest blog post to make sure you're ready for a frightful night! interactivepasts.com/the-tragedy-...
#BrambleTheMountainKing #Halloween
#BrambleTheMountainKing #Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Everyone knows the Bogeyman, but are you familiar with the Nordic and Celtic monsters that might roam the streets this Halloween? Check out our latest blog post to make sure you're ready for a frightful night! interactivepasts.com/the-tragedy-...
#BrambleTheMountainKing #Halloween
#BrambleTheMountainKing #Halloween
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Look @clmorgan.bsky.social and @apolitopoulos.bsky.social, Brenna Hassett is coming prepared for our #TAG2025 session on worldbuilding in Archaeology!
Went to see this most beautiful collection of Ursula K LeGuins maps in the word for world exhibit. Wandering around thru ritualised imaginings of unreal worlds; it’s archaeology and anthropology (and turtles) all the way down. Massive ht to @kjkillackey.bsky.social Let’s go play world building ;p
October 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Look @clmorgan.bsky.social and @apolitopoulos.bsky.social, Brenna Hassett is coming prepared for our #TAG2025 session on worldbuilding in Archaeology!
We (me and @docrandom.bsky.social) are back from Spiel 2025 and added A LOT of new games to the Ludic Lab of the @lucdh.bsky.social! Video soon to follow with all the games that are now available for research (and playing!) at our lab! #archaeogaming
October 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
We (me and @docrandom.bsky.social) are back from Spiel 2025 and added A LOT of new games to the Ludic Lab of the @lucdh.bsky.social! Video soon to follow with all the games that are now available for research (and playing!) at our lab! #archaeogaming
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This week's bulletin is especially bloody, so get ready to sink your teeth into the biggest historical gaming news of the week! interactivepasts.com/bulletin-new...
#TotalWarWarhammer3 #GhostofYotei #ACValleyofMemory #VampiretheMasqueradeBloodlines2 #GamingNews #History
#TotalWarWarhammer3 #GhostofYotei #ACValleyofMemory #VampiretheMasqueradeBloodlines2 #GamingNews #History
October 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This week's bulletin is especially bloody, so get ready to sink your teeth into the biggest historical gaming news of the week! interactivepasts.com/bulletin-new...
#TotalWarWarhammer3 #GhostofYotei #ACValleyofMemory #VampiretheMasqueradeBloodlines2 #GamingNews #History
#TotalWarWarhammer3 #GhostofYotei #ACValleyofMemory #VampiretheMasqueradeBloodlines2 #GamingNews #History
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Do you see yourself as a Nancy Drew, a Sherlock Holmes, or a Hercule Poirot? Why not check out our latest blogpost and solve the case of #RhiannonCurseoftheFourBranches? interactivepasts.com/a-murder-of-...
#MurderMystery #Mythology #Wales
#MurderMystery #Mythology #Wales
October 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Do you see yourself as a Nancy Drew, a Sherlock Holmes, or a Hercule Poirot? Why not check out our latest blogpost and solve the case of #RhiannonCurseoftheFourBranches? interactivepasts.com/a-murder-of-...
#MurderMystery #Mythology #Wales
#MurderMystery #Mythology #Wales
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1/4 New recommendation: @ehmalatesta.bsky.social et al. (2025) Rethinking Caribbean Archaeology: Towards an ethical position for a truly decolonial practice. ver.3 recommended by @pciarchaeology.bsky.social osf.io/4ge5j
October 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
1/4 New recommendation: @ehmalatesta.bsky.social et al. (2025) Rethinking Caribbean Archaeology: Towards an ethical position for a truly decolonial practice. ver.3 recommended by @pciarchaeology.bsky.social osf.io/4ge5j
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First up our own @docrandom.bsky.social, Csilla Ariese, and @apolitopoulos.bsky.social talk about their Past❤️Play project!
October 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
First up our own @docrandom.bsky.social, Csilla Ariese, and @apolitopoulos.bsky.social talk about their Past❤️Play project!