‘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...
Vad säger @utrikesdep.bsky.social om att Israel dödar svenska medborgare, inklusive barn? Har Sverige fördömt attacken och utkrävt juridiskt ansvar? Om Sverige inte ens törs säga ifrån när det är svenska medborgare som mördas är jag rädd att resultatet blir ännu fler döda svenskar.
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.
SVT skriver om en artikel från the National som beskriver hur Israel medvetet, och som en del av ett folkmord, utplånat en hel familj i Libanon, inklusive tre svenskar. De mördade inkluderar en gravid kvinna och ett spädbarn. National förklarar scenariot, SVT ylar om Hizbollah.
När vita svenskar fastnade på sina charter-semestrar var det ettan på Ekot, Aktuellt och i tidningarna i flera dagar.
När andra svenskar familjer dödas av bomberna är det knappt en fucking notis.
Sällan har svenska medier varit mer rasistiska än så här.
Portrait of Badin, unsigned replica of a lost pastel portrait by Gustav Lundberg (1695-1786), dating from 1776.
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...
I think people should oppose this war because it's illegal, because it's led by two liars who are trying to solve domestic political problems by launching a war, and because it has no clear goals and strategy.
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Har haft denna på hjärnan i flera dagar nu. Ni borde också se.
NEW: This is what a ceasefire involving the Israeli government looks like. This was Beirut a few hours ago.
100 targets carpet-bombed in 10 minutes by the IDF across Lebanon. Schools, hospitals and even funerals obliterated.
State terrorism.
(🎥 Hadi Nasrallah)
"Remember: When you dehumanize a group long enough, you make their pain and suffering easier to ignore and their displacement and destruction easier to justify."
Read this from @mehdimedzedine.bsky.social
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...
Maria Josephson, Ulla Nordfors, Ronan James O'Sullivan, Sanni Peltola, Hugo Zeberg, Petter Hellström, Olof Ljungström
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
The ages of man by Winter Carl Hansson. Danielsgården, Bingsjö, 1799.
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.
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This image from 1588 shows a tree with big bound books grewing instead of fruits. This tree starts in a house organ that is played from a well-dressed woman and a man. The image of part of. abook praising the art of making books, you may find it here if you fancy: http://diglib.hab.de/drucke/uh-20/start.htm
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.
Men studying a dragon
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'm not sure. I signed a form but it is no longer open. I'd write one or two of the first signatories.
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!
Starke Staffan is peripheral to my research...
