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

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!

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/

Back in 1588, everyone still knew that book trees grow better when there's music around, and when you speak to them. Attention and house organ music were the key.

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.

Dream job in a dream department with dream colleagues in a lovely place. Everyone and their mother will apply. 😉

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.

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...

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...

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/

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.

I mad a starter pack for African Studies. Let me know who else should be in here!

Forskar i biblioteket. Målbilden är en ansökan till ERC.

Nothing to see here!

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...

”Men jag börjar tro att många debattörer på högerkanten faktiskt inte förstår skillnaden mellan judar och staten Israel.” Läs @nphellstrom.bsky.social:

Drevet 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.

27 January 1933 | A German Jewish boy, Lutz Ludwig Grünstein, was born in Berlin. He was deported to #Auschwitz from the #Theresienstad ghetto on 9 October 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after selection. --- Children at Auschwitz: 📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_EN/

Auschwitz 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.

good trumps evil pretti trumps foul

“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...

🧵 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.

This 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.

‘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...

Delighted 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...

A 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/

EU 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/ #JusticeForPalestine

"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)

I know this is hijacking a fun post with a serious point, but: the Feast of the Flight into Egypt is a commemoration of the fact that Jesus and his parents fled to Egypt as refugees, which should be more often remembered, particularly by those who say they want to defend the West’s Christian values.

Ayla kom som 15-åring till Sverige tillsammans med sina föräldrar. Nu ska hon - ensam - utvisas till Iran. "– Jag är rädd. Jag har ju hela min familj och mitt liv här, säger hon." Svensk migrationspolitik är omänsklig och behöver förändras.

Samtidigt ska Sverige utvisa journalister till Iran. Journalister som just nu rapporterar om de stora protesterna och det dödliga våldet mot oppositionella i Iran, från vad de trodde var tryggheten i Sverige:

Since we are again having this discussion, and now in the UK with draconic legal powers: my thread on Intifada and "globalise the Intifada"

UN report details the asphyxiating impact of Israel’s laws, policies and practices on life for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, warning that Israel is violating international law requiring States to prohibit and eradicate racial segregation and apartheid www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

After destroying every university in Gaza, Israeli occupation forces yesterday attacked Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank, firing live rounds at students and faculty. On the other side of the Wall, Israeli universities remain major recipients of EU research funding through Horizon Europe.

We are honoured to share Archiving Gaza in the Present, edited by Dina Matar & Venetia Porter. The book reveals how conflict erases lives and memory, even as archiving, art-making and testimony endure. Learn more or order your own copy on our website.

Is the crackdown on “antisemitism” really about protecting Jews — or silencing dissent? Prof. Joshua Schreier (Vassar College) breaks down how pro-Israel groups and conservative politicians have increasingly targeted Jewish scholars and students who criticize Israel. youtube.com/shorts/hlABu...

Is boycotting an effective tool for social change? Prof. Marjorie Feld (Babson College) breaks down how historic boycotts—from Montgomery to the Delano grape strike to anti-Apartheid divestment— youtube.com/shorts/OWqs4...

The UN, human rights organizations, and scholars have concluded that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza. What are the views of people living in Germany on Israel's offensive and Germany's role? A long 🧵based on survey results. www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

We all want to move on with our lives, yet the violence continues. The killing continues. The occupation continues. The colonisation continues. More than 9,000 Palestinian hostages are still in Israeli detention. /1

The UPPSALA DECLARATION OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION has 2,769 signatories. The EUROPEAN DECLARATION OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION has 4,699. We refuse to collaborate with academic institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of international law.

The 2026 German-Israeli Frontiers symposium will address the problem of uneven access to food, housing, etc., which "shapes people’s chances of survival, their sense of belonging, and their capacity to flourish." Only Germans and Israelis have access to the conference, which is held in Palestine.

"Lunds universitet och LTH samarbetar fortfarande med företag som tjänar stora pengar på det pågående folkmordet." Läs @ninya2025.bsky.social, @kzackari.bsky.social, @annalundberg.bsky.social, @daliaabdelhady.bsky.social, @maxkoch.bsky.social, @lenahalldenius.bsky.social mfl i @skanesfolkblad.se

16 forskare vid Lunds universitet i skarp kritik mot universitetsledningen. "Det är dags för Lunds universitet att omvärdera sin hållning. Eller misskrediterar universitetsledningen oberoende folkmordsforskares expertis?" @skanesfolkblad.se skanesfolkblad.se/lunds-univer...

13 miljarder är mer än 128 miljoner.

Looking forward to my match at the @khiflorenz.bsky.social.