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assistant prof of religion and anthropology at Northeastern University. first gen. book w/ Fordham University Press. current projects: trad futurisms/digital dissidents.

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#cfp #anthro Extended deadline: 2.28.2026. Share widely!

ANTHROPOLOGY AT THE END OF WORLDS
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
MARCH 27-28, 2026
RENAISSANCE PARK 909
Registration Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

24.02.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#cfp #anthro Extended deadline: 2.28.2026. Share widely!

ANTHROPOLOGY AT THE END OF WORLDS
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
MARCH 27-28, 2026
RENAISSANCE PARK 909
Registration Link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

24.02.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Submit!

23.02.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Gender, the Internet, and the Radical/Trad Right | The Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy

I’ll be in virtual conversation with the amazing Hank Owings at the University of Pennsylvania’s Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy on 2/24 @12pm est. Zoom link below. Come hear me talk about the far right online and trad worldbuilding. Share widely!
amc.sas.upenn.edu/event/gender...

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#anthropology #cfp. Boston conference. Please share widely! @brownanthro.bsky.social @anthrosciences.bsky.social @anthciis.bsky.social @socmedanthro.bsky.social @aarweb.bsky.social @americananthro.bsky.social @americanethnographers.com @ethnographystudio.bsky.social @oxford-anthro.bsky.social

12.02.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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#cfp We are seeking papers for both a pre-conference workshop for New England-based anthropology PhD Students and early career faculty (March 27) and paper proposals for two panels (all ranks) (March 28). Due by 02.23.2026. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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CFP: "Anthropology at the End of Worlds." Boston. March 27-28. With a pre-conference workshop for graduate students and early career scholars. QR code for proposal submission and attendee registration. Share widely!

15.01.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#WebinAAR | This Friday at 12 PM, the Eastern Orthodox Studies Unit is hosting an AAR webinar on "Religion and Conflict: Case Studies from Ukraine." Register here for free: my.aarweb.org/event-inform...

@aarweb.bsky.social @riccardiswartz.bsky.social

12.11.2025 19:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Religion and Conflict: Case Studies from Ukraine – AAR An AAR Fall Fridays WebinAAR Hosted by AAR’s Eastern Orthodox Studies Program Unit As part of the Fall Fridays Scholarship WebinAAR Series, this webinar features a panel of globally renowned experts i...

@aarweb.bsky.social is hosting a free webinar next month on religion and the war in Ukraine, featuring three of the leading global experts on this topic, and moderated by @riccardiswartz.bsky.social- more info below:

aarweb.org/event/religi...

17.10.2025 20:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A huge congratulations to current YSAR members @clukasik.bsky.social and @riccardiswartz.bsky.social on their book Anthropologies of Orthodox Christianity: Theology, Politics, Ethics!
Learn more about the book and their incredible work: fordhampress.com/anthropologi...

15.10.2025 15:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Russian propaganda finds sympathetic ears among U.S. religious right
Russian propaganda finds sympathetic ears among U.S. religious right YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

As someone who has been researching and writing about this phenomenon since 2017, I’m glad to see the amplification of news coverage on these globalized far-right connections. youtube.com/watch?v=A95E...

21.08.2025 13:13 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Apocalypse in the Tropics' explores Brazil politics, evangelicalism (RNS) β€” Netflix released the documentary β€˜Apocalypse in the Tropics,’ which seeks to understand how the far right mobilizes faith for political interest.

"The connections between Brazil and the U.S. reflect decades of transnational circulation of ideas, theologies, strategies and resources...a story of mutual influence, but also of dependence and asymmetry." religionnews.com/2025/07/15/o...

16.07.2025 19:35 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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US citizen who helped Russia from inside Ukraine granted Russian passport by Putin Daniel Martindale, a U.S. citizen who helped the Kremlin target Ukrainian troops and was then spirited out of eastern Ukraine by Russian special forces, has received a Russian passport in Moscow.

β€œI, Daniel Richard Martindale, voluntarily and consciously accepting the citizenship of the Russian Federation, swear to observe the Constitution," he said in good Russian.” www.reuters.com/world/us-cit...

15.07.2025 21:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In light of John MacArthur's death, I'm sharing again the piece that Jason Bruner and I wrote about the self-congratulatory documentary that Grace Church released in 2023 that portrayed MacArthur and his followers as persecuted martyrs of Gavin Newsom's Covid regime. therevealer.org/evangelicals...

15.07.2025 03:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œProve that you matter” has long been part of eugenics language.

15.07.2025 12:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm going to forever be annoyed that I spent years trying to warn people that the religious right had a plan to use democracy to destroy democracy and implement theocracy, only to be told that I must have no idea just how fringe my past life was and there was nothing to worry about.

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Thirty-Five Years After the ADA, Disability Advocates Fight for Survival Thirty-five years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disability rights activists returned to Capitol Hill to rally against a tax and spending bill that threatens to strip ...

I’m quoted in this article about the impact of Medicaid cuts in the near future. I wish my disabled rage came out more

www.americanbar.org/groups/diver...

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How algorithms, alpha males and tradwives are winning the war for kids’ minds Toxic masculinity and idealized motherhood content are flooding social media feeds β€” forcing educators, students and parents to navigate the internet's manosphere.

Our latest article in The 19th focuses on how algorithms for online social media platforms prioritizes content on the #manosphere, #tradwives and gendered #violence.

tinyurl.com/4c6mxakr

01.07.2025 20:34 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Frontiers | Misogyny incubators: how gaming helps channel everyday sexism into violent extremism We face a pervasive and proliferating climate of online misogyny, along with an ever-expanding digital ecosystem that makes it faster and easier to express a...

New publication alert-pleased to share my new article on misogyny and in game chats in online gaming- a review article that is part of a phenomenal special issue on gaming & extremism. Open access, thanks to american university library support for faculty authors

www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...

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Always and forever!

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Appalachian Christ is Risen
Appalachian Christ is Risen YouTube video by Ernesto Obregon

Total banger. And so is this one: youtu.be/OIq7WWTgEQ8?...

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Β« Orthobros Β» : pourquoi l'orthodoxie sΓ©duit les jeunes hommes amΓ©ricains - L'ADN De New York Γ  San Francisco, une nouvelle vague de jeunes hommes conservateurs se convertit Γ  l'orthodoxie chrΓ©tienne. EnquΓͺte sur un phΓ©nomΓ¨ne qui pourrait bien traverser l'Atlantique.

Not sure how I missed this article coming out. An interesting look at the relationship between seeker spirituality and Orthobros, featuring comments from me. In French. www.ladn.eu/nouveaux-usa...

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β€˜The Fight for Souls and Minds’: Alex Jones, George Galloway, Errol Musk and More Attend Far-Right Forum of the Future in Moscow - The Moscow Times Leading Western far-right personalities have descended on Moscow for the β€œForum of the Future,” a two-day event aimed at broadcasting Russia’s state ideology and an ultra-conservative, neo-imperialist...

This is what Rob Saler and I call β€œtrad futurism” in our in-progress book.

www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/06/09/t...

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πŸ₯© Great to listen to @manesweisskircher.bsky.social presenting our new joint venture on how the far right mobilises against lab-grown meat at the @ecpr-ead.bsky.social conference in London! πŸ—

09.06.2025 08:41 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump authorizes 2,000 national guard troops to deploy to LA amid Ice protests California governor calls move β€˜purposefully inflammatory’ and says it will β€˜escalate tensions’ amid immigration crackdown

This goes to the core of the Republican fears of the Democrats (β€œforeign”, β€œviolent”) and is an attempt at both distraction and radicalization by embattled Trump 2.0. But excessive state violence against (non-marginalized groups of) own population often leads to massive popular backlash too.

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Orthodox Christianity: Young US men joining 'masculine' Russian churches A religion with traditions dating back centuries is attracting young American men.

Excellent reporting from Lucy Ash. The title says it all. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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NRPF Grants: 2025 Call for Proposals

Delighted to circulate this call for grant applications in my capacity as the Senior Research Advisor of the National Recording Preservation Foundation, a charter of the 106th US Congress and a partner affiliate of the Library of Congress.

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Share widely. This program is such a gift!

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In my book, Who Is a True Christian?, I argue that the fascination with β€œancient faith” and β€œhistoric Christianity” had led conservative Christians down a path toward fascist politics.

I didn’t expect them to make the connection quite so blatantly.

HT to @riccardiswartz.bsky.social

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