Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The banality of evil.theguardian.comSecret systems used by Israel in mass killings of Gaza civilians revealed in new filmTestimony from Israeli military insiders involved in surveillance and remote killings features in documentary produced by the Guardian 010
Reposted by Petter HellströmStiftelsen Expo @stiftelsenexpo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Klotter med blod. Grisdelar utanför entrén. Säkerhetsåtgärder för hundratusentals kronor. Expos kartläggning visar att mer än hälften av de muslimska församlingarna och föreningarna har utsatts för antimuslimska incidenter sedan 2025. Samtidigt växer den antimuslimska retoriken inom politiken.expo.seMajoriteten av muslimska församlingar utsatta för hat och hotDet handlar om våld, hot, hat och vandalisering. Expos kartläggning visar att mer än hälften av de muslimska församlingarna och föreningarna har utsatts för antimuslimska incidenter sedan 2025. Samtid... 18239
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026In a large-scale design study, just out in @jsse-journal.bsky.social, @onolgard.bsky.social, myself and colleagues examined how Swedish high school students make sense of Linnaeus's place in the history of scientific racism, and how this legacy should be removed today. urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=... 020
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The United Nations has voted to formally phase out the #Mercator #map of the globe in favour of one that more accurately displays the relative size of #Africa. 164 countries voted in favour of the resolution. Only the US voted no There were six abstentions.theguardian.comUN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scaleTogo-sponsored resolution called to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland 24411145
Reposted by Petter HellströmConrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 10/11/2024Mercator size vs. true country size by @neilrkaye.bsky.social 15400112
Reposted by Petter HellströmRasmus Fleischer @rsmsflschr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026fredag kl 16–23 Spice H2O, Skanstull 18.00 Vox Vulgaris (akustiskt) 21.30 Vox Vulgaris feat. Nora Sharks 032
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Många har påpekat att KD har övergivit kristendomen. Årets valkampanj gör det tydligt vad man tror på när man inte längre tror på Gud. 130
Reposted by Petter Hellströmmichaelbarenboim.bsky.social @michaelbarenboim.bsky.social · 18/07/2026A reminder that a man had his German passport taken away because of two Instagram posts. He is now stateless. Germany's "Staatsräson" is thus a tool of oppression www.zeit.de/zeit-magazin...zeit.deDeutsche Staatsbürgerschaft: Zwei Posts auf Instagram, und er ist den Pass wieder losGerade erst wurde Abdallah A. eingebürgert. Es brauchte zwei Posts, und der Palästinenser verlor die deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft wieder. Nun zieht er vor Gericht. 13414
Reposted by Petter HellströmChristoph Kalter @christophkalter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026🚀🚨🚀 We are hiring: 3-year postdoc in African history! 🚀🚨🚀! The University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway is hiring a researcher with a PhD in History to conduct research on “European Languages in Post-Colonial Africa (1950-1990). The job listing can be found here: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...jobbnorge.noPost-doctoral Research Fellow in European Languages in Post-Colonial Africa (303877) | University of AgderJob title: Post-doctoral Research Fellow in European Languages in Post-Colonial Africa (303877), Employer: University of Agder, Deadline: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 66383
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 29/06/2026The Linnaeus University (southern Sweden) is inviting applications for 5-6 fully funded PhD positions in the arts and humanities, including #history, #arthistory and #religiousstudies. International applicants without prior knowledge of Swedish are encouraged to apply.web103.reachmee.comDoctoral studentships across the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Cultural SciencesThe Faculty of Arts and Humanities invites applications for 5–6 doctoral studentships. The studentships are available 02339
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 18/06/2026RIP Carlo Ginzburg - giant among historiansapnews.comMicrohistory pioneer Carlo Ginzburg, who gave voice to the marginalized, dies at 87Carlo Ginzburg, a renowned Italian historian, has died at 87. The Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa announced his passing in Bologna on Wednesday. 030
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Happy to share I'll be joining the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study as a Sabbatical Fellow this Autumn!swedishcollegium.seSCAS Announces Fellows of the Academic Year 2026-27 (11)The inaugural cohort of Sabbatical Fellows were in residence at the Collegium in the spring of 2026. After the second call and round of nominations, we are now delighted to share the names of seven sc... 140
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 07/06/2026According to Netanyahu, Iran has been "extremely close" to producing a bomb since the 1990s. According to Trump, they have been "very close" to striking a deal for the last three months. 0111
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Generations of “sociobiologists” have tried and failed to argue that genetic analysis offers the key to understanding social inequality. Jessica Riskin and Marc Feldman reviews the latest attempt (and failure) in @nybooks.com.nybooks.comNot in Your Genome | M.W. Feldman, Jessica RiskinGenerations of “sociobiologists” have tried and failed to argue that genetic analysis offers the key to understanding social inequality. A new book fares no better. 0116
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 25/05/2026No more Code Noir? The French National Assembly is about to abolish the country's notorious slave laws – 341 years after King Louis XIV signed them into existence.nytimes.comOpinion | The Brutal History That France Prefers to Ignore Is Being Heard at Last 050
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 12/05/2026The Uppsala Declaration of Conscientious Objection continues to grow, and now has 2,783 signatories. We refuse to collaborate with academic institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of international law. 0225
Reposted by Petter HellströmLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 14/04/2026‘The image of luxury towers constructed above mass graves, with tens of thousands presumably buried under the earthworks, embodies the logic of 21st-century genocide.’ Eyal Weizman on the demolition of Gaza, online early from the next issue. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukEyal Weizman · All they will find is sand: Gaza’s Yellow LineMost of the Gaza Strip – cities, refugee camps, schools, universities, mosques, the health infrastructure, agriculture... 03330
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Den svensk-libanesiska familjen Saleh hade samlats för att fira iftar när Israel attackerade deras hem i Tyros. Hussein, som ensam överlevde attacken, hittade senare sin femåriga dotters huvud i ruinerna, men inte resten av kroppen. Totalt dödades 1 man, 4 kvinnor (varav 1 var gravid) samt 3 barn. 3711
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Pleased to see @mirandabryant.bsky.social's report from the new Badin exhibition at the National Museum in Stockholm, curated by my friend and colleague Åsa Bharathi Larsson of Södertörn University. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... 0104
Reposted by Petter HellströmAli Esbati @aliesbati.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Har haft denna på hjärnan i flera dagar nu. Ni borde också se. 1215846
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 08/04/2026I'm looking forward to Simon Werrett's inaugural lecture as professor at @stsucl.bsky.social – on the importance of seabirds in historical navigation! www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...ucl.ac.ukUCL-STS Inaugural lecturesThe Department of Science & Technology Studies (STS) at UCL welcomes Professor Simon Werrett for his inaugural lecture as Professor of History and Philosophy of Science. 073
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Discussing the repatriation of human remains and the legacy of scientific racism with Finnish and Swedish colleagues at @ki.se. More to read at news.ki.se/calendar/ope... 021
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 11/03/2026tidningenbrand.se/brand/nummer...tidningenbrand.seSamvetsvägran i akademinNästan 3 000 universitetsanställda har skrivit under Uppsaladeklarationen – en personlig samvetsvägran mot formaliserade samarbeten med israeliska institutioner kopplade till folkrättsbrott. 01811
Reposted by Petter HellströmKarin Zackari @kzackari.bsky.social · 10/03/2026tidningenbrand.se/brand/nummer... "självcensur är ett politiskt faktum i Sverige. [...] tystnad, anpassning och normalisering: rädslan att inte få förlängt, att inte få externa anslag, att gå miste om framtida samarbeten, internationell status och prestige." @nphellstrom.bsky.socialtidningenbrand.seSamvetsvägran i akademinNästan 3 000 universitetsanställda har skrivit under Uppsaladeklarationen – en personlig samvetsvägran mot formaliserade samarbeten med israeliska institutioner kopplade till folkrättsbrott. 076
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Happy to share that I'm taking up a new post tomorrow as Senior Lecturer in History at Dalarna University. (Image by the Dalarna painter Winter Carl Hansson from 1799, illustrating the stages of human life.) 0110
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 05/03/2026WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE DEAD? In 1873, Swedish anatomist Gustaf Retzius plundered Finnish graves at Pälkäne and elsewhere. Following repatriation to Finland in 2024, the remains were subjected to new research at the hands of Finnish researchers. Come discuss the findings and implications at @ki.se!news.ki.seOpen symposium: Archaeological investigation of Finnish remains repatriated from KIIn 2024, KI returned 82 remains from its historical anatomical collection to Finland. The majority of the remains came from the Pälkäne ruin cemetery, where they were excavated by KI professor Gustaf ... 041
Reposted by Petter HellströmYair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 04/03/2026If the war ends up as a debacle for the US, it is clear that Israel is going to be blamed, and by extension also American Jews, and Jews in general, in a manner surpassing similar accusations regarding the Iraq war. The infrastructure for antisemitism is just far more developed and mainstreamed. 1/ 517835
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Med anledning av utvecklingen i Tyskland men också de återkommande utspelen från svenska politiker om "importerad" antisemitism, känner jag mig manad att återpublicera den här texten, som Olof Bortz, Daniel Strand och jag skrev för ett år sedan.aftonbladet.seTitta på Tyskland – då ser du vart vi är på vägDEMOKRATI Palestinadebatten pekar mot ett mer auktoritärt samhälle 031
Reposted by Petter HellströmDr. Dominik Huenniger @dominikhhh.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Dream job in a dream department with dream colleagues in a lovely place. Everyone and their mother will apply. 😉 0187
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 27/02/2026This article by @robin-c.bsky.social is an achievement, and should be read by anyone who seeks to understand the relation between racism, antisemitism, and anti-antisemitism. 244
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 27/02/2026ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP IN HISTORY OF SCIENCE My home department at Uppsala University is advertising an endowed professorship in the history of science. This is the best position in the field in Sweden, and probably in all of Scandinavia. Apply before 30 April 2026. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/... 2180149
Reposted by Petter HellströmLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 27/02/2026‘Since October 2023 five thousand years of cultural buildings and ancient libraries have been bombed into dust in Gaza with hardly a whisper from the international media or cultural institutions.’ New on the blog from @selmadabbagh.bsky.social. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...lrb.co.ukSelma Dabbagh | CountercurrentsWhen the Taliban blew up the Bamiyan Buddhas in March 2001, the destruction was writ large in newspaper headlines and... 12216
Reposted by Petter HellströmSarah Bendall @sarahabendall.bsky.social · 24/02/2026As someone who has published books with 100+ images, here are my tips for finding free #earlymodern images (and tips for discounts when you have to pay for them!) 🗃️ sarahabendall.com/2020/03/11/e... 313871
Reposted by Petter HellströmLou Roper @roperlou.bsky.social · 17/08/2025Self-promotion warning: @manchesterup.bsky.social will issue paper edition of our essay collection on #earlymodern European overseas empires in Jan '26 for pre-order @ GBP 30 @carrington-farmer.bsky.social manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526195791/manchesteruniversitypress.co.ukManchester University Press - Agents of European overseas empiresAgents of European overseas empires - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of Agents of European overseas empires by Elodie Peyrol-Kleiber 25921
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 26/02/2026I am but one of 1000+ scholars who have signed this letter in support of UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, and in repudiation of the attempts by powerful governments to impede her work for accountability with the aid of fabricated evidence and unsubstantiated allegations.voelkerrechtsblog.orgOpen Letter of Scholars in Support of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese 1156
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Forskar i biblioteket. Målbilden är en ansökan till ERC. 170
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Anklagelserna mot Zita är inte ett försvar mot antisemitismen. De är antisemitismens spegelbild. Jag har skrivit om drevet mot biografen Zita i @flamman.se www.flamman.se/drevet-mot-z...flamman.seDrevet mot Zita är antisemitismens spegelbildAnklagelserna mot biografen Zita visar att många högerdebattörer inte kan skilja på judar och staten Israel. Resultatet är en förvirrad debatt som i praktiken förstärker antisemitismen. 12312
Reposted by Petter HellströmLeonidas Aretakis @aretakis.bsky.social · 01/02/2026”Men jag börjar tro att många debattörer på högerkanten faktiskt inte förstår skillnaden mellan judar och staten Israel.” Läs @nphellstrom.bsky.social:flamman.seDrevet mot Zita är antisemitismens spegelbildAnklagelserna mot biografen Zita visar att många högerdebattörer inte kan skilja på judar och staten Israel. Resultatet är en förvirrad debatt som i praktiken förstärker antisemitismen. 13312
Reposted by Petter HellströmFlamman @flamman.se · 01/02/2026Drevet mot biografen Zita visar att många högerdebattörer inte kan skilja på judar och staten Israel. Resultatet är en förvirrad debatt som i praktiken förstärker antisemitismen, skriver @nphellstrom.bsky.social.flamman.seDrevet mot Zita är antisemitismens spegelbildAnklagelserna mot biografen Zita visar att många högerdebattörer inte kan skilja på judar och staten Israel. Resultatet är en förvirrad debatt som i praktiken förstärker antisemitismen. 0225
Reposted by Petter HellströmAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time. 236119515850
Reposted by Petter HellströmUNRWA @unrwa.org · 20/01/2026“Early this morning, Israeli forces stormed the UNRWA Headquarters, a United Nations site, in East Jerusalem.” Statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off... 8193203
Reposted by Petter HellströmAlexandra Urisman Otto @alexandrauo.bsky.social · 20/01/2026🧵 1/2 Hur kan detta inte vara en större nyhet idag? Ja, det händer väldigt mycket och väldigt stora saker just nu. Det är svårt att hänga med själv. Men det ÄR en stor nyhet att en stat attackerar FN på det här sättet. 514699
Reposted by Petter HellströmHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 18/01/2026This is such a cool illustration of how the Mercator map distorts the size of Greenland, which looks as big as the whole continent of Africa on that map but is actually the size of Mexico. 5845861761
Reposted by Petter HellströmLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 17/01/2026‘During the Cold War, US-sponsored regime change was most often carried out at arm’s length. The kidnapping of Maduro seems to follow an older model, closer to the gunboat diplomacy which saw US troops occupy Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua between 1900 and 1934.’ Tony Wood: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukTony Wood · Short Cuts: On VenezuelaThe choice of narco-trafficking as the pretext is partly motivated by a desire to skirt even the feeble murmurs that... 0103
Reposted by Petter HellströmCEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Delighted to announce the launch of a new seminar - Race and the Early Modern - in collaboration with @folger.edu. A monthly, transatlantic, online seminar for research on race, racialisation, and racemaking across #earlymodern Studies. Sign up to attend! kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...kingsearlymodern.co.ukRace and the Early Modern — CEMS KCL Blog 111358
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 15/01/2026A new European Citizens' Initiative demands the full suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement in view of Israel’s violations of human rights. EU citizens and residents can sign at eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/eci.ec.europa.euEuropean Citizens' InitiativeGive your support ! 071
Reposted by Petter HellströmAndrea Reyes E (she/her) @altibel.bsky.social · 15/01/2026EU citizens' initiative demanding the suspension of the EU-Israel association agreement in view Israel’s violations of human rights. We need 1 million signatures across 7 member states, the EU has >450 million ppl. Let's do this! 👉 eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/ #JusticeForPalestineeci.ec.europa.euEuropean Citizens' InitiativeGive your support ! 0109
Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 15/01/2026"Maps anticipate empire", wrote historian of cartography Brian Harley. This 1940 map shows the imperial vision of the "Technocracy" movement, produced at the height of WW2 and incorporating all lands from Greenland to Venezuela. Read @historydafydd.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com (3/2025) 41716
