Book launch: 'Heritage and nationalism: Understanding populism through big data' by Dr Chiara Bonacchi

'Heritage and nationalism: Understanding populism through big data' explores how people’s perceptions and experiences of the ancient past shape political identities in the digital age. It particularly examines the multiple ways in which politicians, parties and private citizens mobilise aspects of the Iron Age, Roman and Medieval past of Britain and Europe to include or exclude ‘others’ based on culture, religion, class, race, ethnicity, etc. How was the Roman Empire invoked in Brexit Britain and in Donald Trump’s United States of America, and to what purpose? And why is it critical to answer these kinds of questions?

The event will start with an introduction by the author, Dr Chiara Bonacchi, followed by responses from four panellists: Professor Rodney Harrison (UCL), Dr Manuel Fernández-Götz (University of Edinburgh), Associate Professor Fiona Cameron (Western Sidney University) and Associate Professor Dacia Viejo-Rose (University of Cambridge). There will then be a question and answer session.

This event is free, please register at the Eventbrite link.

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