Petter Hellström
@nphellstrom.bsky.social
Historian of Science, Knowledge, Intellectual Culture
A 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...
Deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft: Zwei Posts auf Instagram, und er ist den Pass wieder los
Gerade erst wurde Abdallah A. eingebürgert. Es brauchte zwei Posts, und der Palästinenser verlor die deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft wieder. Nun zieht er vor Gericht.
zeit.de
🚀🚨🚀 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...
Post-doctoral Research Fellow in European Languages in Post-Colonial Africa (303877) | University of Agder
Job title: Post-doctoral Research Fellow in European Languages in Post-Colonial Africa (303877), Employer: University of Agder, Deadline: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
jobbnorge.no
The 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.
Doctoral studentships across the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of Cultural Sciences
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities invites applications for 5–6 doctoral studentships. The studentships are available
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Happy to share I'll be joining the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study as a Sabbatical Fellow this Autumn!
SCAS 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...
swedishcollegium.se
According 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.
Generations 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.
Not in Your Genome | M.W. Feldman, Jessica Riskin
Generations of “sociobiologists” have tried and failed to argue that genetic analysis offers the key to understanding social inequality. A new book fares no better.
nybooks.com
No 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.
Opinion | The Brutal History That France Prefers to Ignore Is Being Heard at Last
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The 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.
‘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...
Eyal Weizman · All they will find is sand: Gaza’s Yellow Line
Most of the Gaza Strip – cities, refugee camps, schools, universities, mosques, the health infrastructure, agriculture...
lrb.co.uk
Den 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.
Pleased 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...
Har haft denna på hjärnan i flera dagar nu. Ni borde också se.
I'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-STS Inaugural lectures
The Department of Science & Technology Studies (STS) at UCL welcomes Professor Simon Werrett for his inaugural lecture as Professor of History and Philosophy of Science.
ucl.ac.uk
Discussing 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...
tidningenbrand.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.social
Samvetsvägran i akademin
Nästan 3 000 universitetsanställda har skrivit under Uppsaladeklarationen – en personlig samvetsvägran mot formaliserade samarbeten med israeliska institutioner kopplade till folkrättsbrott.
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Happy 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.)
WHAT 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!
Open symposium: Archaeological investigation of Finnish remains repatriated from KI
In 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 ...
news.ki.se
If 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/
Med 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.
Titta på Tyskland – då ser du vart vi är på väg
DEMOKRATI Palestinadebatten pekar mot ett mer auktoritärt samhälle
aftonbladet.se
Dream job in a dream department with dream colleagues in a lovely place. Everyone and their mother will apply. 😉
Petter Hellström@nphellstrom.bsky.social · 5mo agoENDOWED 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/...
This 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.
robin celikates@robin-c.bsky.social · 5mo agoGerman Memory Politics at a Crossroads Very happy to be part of this new special issue I wrote my article “Staatsräson as State Racism: Notes on the Authoritarian Turn in Contemporary Germany” last spring … and the authoritarian turn hasn’t slowed down read.dukeupress.edu/new-german-c...
ENDOWED 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/...
‘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...
Selma Dabbagh | Countercurrents
When the Taliban blew up the Bamiyan Buddhas in March 2001, the destruction was writ large in newspaper headlines and...
lrb.co.uk
As 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...
Dr Laura Sangha@lsangha.bsky.social · 5mo agoQuestion for #EarlyModern #Skystorians please! 🗃️ What are your favourite online places to search for public domain images? (free to use, out of copyright, cleared by copyright owner for public use etc)? Example: Public Domain Image Archive pdimagearchive.org
Self-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/
Manchester University Press - Agents of European overseas empires
Agents of European overseas empires - Browse and buy the Paperback edition of Agents of European overseas empires by Elodie Peyrol-Kleiber
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
I 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.
Open Letter of Scholars in Support of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
voelkerrechtsblog.org
Forskar i biblioteket. Målbilden är en ansökan till ERC.
Anklagelserna 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...
Drevet mot Zita är antisemitismens spegelbild
Anklagelserna 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.
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