Petter Hellström
@nphellstrom.bsky.social
Historian at Uppsala University. Interested in the entangled histories of science, empire, and visual culture.
The Swedish UPPSALA DECLARATION now has 2,557 signatories. The EUROPEAN DECLARATION is catching up with 2,458 from EU/EEA/UK/CH. All signatories refuse to collaborate with Israeli institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of international law.
September 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The Swedish UPPSALA DECLARATION now has 2,557 signatories. The EUROPEAN DECLARATION is catching up with 2,458 from EU/EEA/UK/CH. All signatories refuse to collaborate with Israeli institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of international law.
The European Declaration of Conscientious Objection is live and has surpassed 1,600 signatories. I have signed and you should sign too.
Faculty and staff formally associated with a European (EU, EEA, Swiss or UK) institution of higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se/europe/
Faculty and staff formally associated with a European (EU, EEA, Swiss or UK) institution of higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se/europe/
September 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The European Declaration of Conscientious Objection is live and has surpassed 1,600 signatories. I have signed and you should sign too.
Faculty and staff formally associated with a European (EU, EEA, Swiss or UK) institution of higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se/europe/
Faculty and staff formally associated with a European (EU, EEA, Swiss or UK) institution of higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se/europe/
EUROPEAN DECLARATION OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION
Faculty and staff in European higher education and research declare their conscientious objection to collaborating with Israeli institutions complicit in severe violations of international law. To sign, visit uppsaladeclaration.se/european-dec...
Faculty and staff in European higher education and research declare their conscientious objection to collaborating with Israeli institutions complicit in severe violations of international law. To sign, visit uppsaladeclaration.se/european-dec...
September 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
EUROPEAN DECLARATION OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION
Faculty and staff in European higher education and research declare their conscientious objection to collaborating with Israeli institutions complicit in severe violations of international law. To sign, visit uppsaladeclaration.se/european-dec...
Faculty and staff in European higher education and research declare their conscientious objection to collaborating with Israeli institutions complicit in severe violations of international law. To sign, visit uppsaladeclaration.se/european-dec...
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August 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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1) Israel förvägrar internationell media från att komma in i Gaza. 2) De enda rapporterna som kommer ut från Gaza kommer från lokalbefolkningen. 3) Israels försvarare anser att vi inte bör lita på rapporterna från Gaza, eftersom de kommer från lokalbefolkningen.
August 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
1) Israel förvägrar internationell media från att komma in i Gaza. 2) De enda rapporterna som kommer ut från Gaza kommer från lokalbefolkningen. 3) Israels försvarare anser att vi inte bör lita på rapporterna från Gaza, eftersom de kommer från lokalbefolkningen.
Läs gärna Anne Rambergs juridiskt informerade kontextualisering av Ebba Buschs olika utspel och uttalanden: annerambergs.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/o...
August 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Läs gärna Anne Rambergs juridiskt informerade kontextualisering av Ebba Buschs olika utspel och uttalanden: annerambergs.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/o...
#uppsaladeclaration has more than 2,300 signatories. We refuse to collaborate with Israeli institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of international law. Faculty and staff in Swedish higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se
August 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
#uppsaladeclaration has more than 2,300 signatories. We refuse to collaborate with Israeli institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of international law. Faculty and staff in Swedish higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se
In a major development, the Uppsala Declaration has inspired a similar initiative by German academics. The "Verweigerung aus Gewissensgründen [Conscientious Objection]" was made public today at uppsaladeclaration.se/germany/
#uppsaladeclaration
#uppsaladeclaration
July 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
In a major development, the Uppsala Declaration has inspired a similar initiative by German academics. The "Verweigerung aus Gewissensgründen [Conscientious Objection]" was made public today at uppsaladeclaration.se/germany/
#uppsaladeclaration
#uppsaladeclaration
"Gentle reminder that ISIS was created by the US govt to fight the Shiite militants, who were armed by the US govt to fight Saddam, who was armed by the US govt to fight Iran, who hates us because the US govt overthrew their elected leader and installed a brutal dictator."
July 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"Gentle reminder that ISIS was created by the US govt to fight the Shiite militants, who were armed by the US govt to fight Saddam, who was armed by the US govt to fight Iran, who hates us because the US govt overthrew their elected leader and installed a brutal dictator."
"Vi är judar och personer med judisk bakgrund som inte kan förlika oss med vad Israels regering gör i vårt namn."
I Judisk Krönika (2/2025) frågar sig 203 svenska judar hur de ska göra för att nå fram till judiska organisationer och församlingar i Sverige.
I Judisk Krönika (2/2025) frågar sig 203 svenska judar hur de ska göra för att nå fram till judiska organisationer och församlingar i Sverige.
June 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
"Vi är judar och personer med judisk bakgrund som inte kan förlika oss med vad Israels regering gör i vårt namn."
I Judisk Krönika (2/2025) frågar sig 203 svenska judar hur de ska göra för att nå fram till judiska organisationer och församlingar i Sverige.
I Judisk Krönika (2/2025) frågar sig 203 svenska judar hur de ska göra för att nå fram till judiska organisationer och församlingar i Sverige.
#uppsaladeclaration now has more than 2,000 signatories. We refuse to collaborate with Israeli institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of international law. Faculty and staff in Swedish higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se
June 9, 2025 at 8:58 AM
#uppsaladeclaration now has more than 2,000 signatories. We refuse to collaborate with Israeli institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of international law. Faculty and staff in Swedish higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se
#uppsaladeclaration now has more than 1,900 signatories. We refuse to collaborate with Israeli institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of international law. Faculty and staff in Swedish higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se
June 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
#uppsaladeclaration now has more than 1,900 signatories. We refuse to collaborate with Israeli institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of international law. Faculty and staff in Swedish higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se
#uppsaladeclaration now has more than 1,700 signatories. We refuse to collaborate with Israeli institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of human rights. Faculty and staff in Swedish higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se
May 26, 2025 at 8:28 AM
#uppsaladeclaration now has more than 1,700 signatories. We refuse to collaborate with Israeli institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of human rights. Faculty and staff in Swedish higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se
#uppsaladeclaration now has more than 1,600 signatories. We refuse to collaborate with Israeli state institutions complicit in human rights violations including illegal occupation, apartheid, and genocide. Faculty and staff in Swedish higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se
May 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
#uppsaladeclaration now has more than 1,600 signatories. We refuse to collaborate with Israeli state institutions complicit in human rights violations including illegal occupation, apartheid, and genocide. Faculty and staff in Swedish higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se
#uppsaladeclaration now has more than 1,300 signatories. We refuse to collaborate with Israeli state institutions complicit in human rights violations including illegal occupation, apartheid, and genocide. Faculty and staff in Swedish higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se
May 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
#uppsaladeclaration now has more than 1,300 signatories. We refuse to collaborate with Israeli state institutions complicit in human rights violations including illegal occupation, apartheid, and genocide. Faculty and staff in Swedish higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se
#uppsaladeclaration now has more than 1,000 signatories. We refuse to collaborate with Israeli state institutions complicit in human rights violations including illegal occupation, apartheid, and genocide. Faculty and staff in Swedish higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se
May 17, 2025 at 7:32 AM
#uppsaladeclaration now has more than 1,000 signatories. We refuse to collaborate with Israeli state institutions complicit in human rights violations including illegal occupation, apartheid, and genocide. Faculty and staff in Swedish higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se
The #uppsaladeclaration now has 862 signatories, including 123 professors. We refuse to normalise relations to a state engaged in illegal occupation, apartheid, and now genocide. Faculty and staff in Swedish higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se
May 16, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The #uppsaladeclaration now has 862 signatories, including 123 professors. We refuse to normalise relations to a state engaged in illegal occupation, apartheid, and now genocide. Faculty and staff in Swedish higher education and research can sign at uppsaladeclaration.se
Faculty and staff in Swedish higher education and research declare their conscientious objection to collaborate with Israeli institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of international law.
#uppsaladeclaration
#uppsaladeclaration
May 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Faculty and staff in Swedish higher education and research declare their conscientious objection to collaborate with Israeli institutions complicit in illegal occupation, apartheid, genocide, and other violations of international law.
#uppsaladeclaration
#uppsaladeclaration
Excited about the launch of the Uppsala Interdisciplinary Seminars in Evolutionary Modelling, a new, cross-disciplinary forum for discussing the history, theory, and practice of modelling the evolutionary past.
www.uu.se/en/staff/cen...
www.uu.se/en/staff/cen...
April 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Excited about the launch of the Uppsala Interdisciplinary Seminars in Evolutionary Modelling, a new, cross-disciplinary forum for discussing the history, theory, and practice of modelling the evolutionary past.
www.uu.se/en/staff/cen...
www.uu.se/en/staff/cen...
Some years ago, my Canadian friend gifted me this comic book. Set in the 2110s, the story follows a group of Canadian partisans as they resist the invading US forces. When I first read the book the plot seemed ridiculous.
March 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Some years ago, my Canadian friend gifted me this comic book. Set in the 2110s, the story follows a group of Canadian partisans as they resist the invading US forces. When I first read the book the plot seemed ridiculous.
The Department of History of Science and Ideas, Uppsala University is advertising two fully funded PhD positions, starting on September 1, 2025. Apply before April 7.
One position in the history of science: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
One position in the history of ideas: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
One position in the history of science: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
One position in the history of ideas: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
March 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The Department of History of Science and Ideas, Uppsala University is advertising two fully funded PhD positions, starting on September 1, 2025. Apply before April 7.
One position in the history of science: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
One position in the history of ideas: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
One position in the history of science: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
One position in the history of ideas: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
يلا باي يا بشار
December 8, 2024 at 1:04 PM
يلا باي يا بشار
KARTORNA FORMADE VÅR VÄRLDSBILD
I senaste avsnittet av Vetenskapsradion Historia tittar Tobias Svanelid på gamla kartor tillsammans med mig och Staffan Bergwik. Först handlar det om Staffans nya bok (som är underbar). Sedan handlar det om Afrikas vita fläckar.
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I senaste avsnittet av Vetenskapsradion Historia tittar Tobias Svanelid på gamla kartor tillsammans med mig och Staffan Bergwik. Först handlar det om Staffans nya bok (som är underbar). Sedan handlar det om Afrikas vita fläckar.
sverigesradio.se/.../kartorna...
February 1, 2024 at 8:29 AM
KARTORNA FORMADE VÅR VÄRLDSBILD
I senaste avsnittet av Vetenskapsradion Historia tittar Tobias Svanelid på gamla kartor tillsammans med mig och Staffan Bergwik. Först handlar det om Staffans nya bok (som är underbar). Sedan handlar det om Afrikas vita fläckar.
sverigesradio.se/.../kartorna...
I senaste avsnittet av Vetenskapsradion Historia tittar Tobias Svanelid på gamla kartor tillsammans med mig och Staffan Bergwik. Först handlar det om Staffans nya bok (som är underbar). Sedan handlar det om Afrikas vita fläckar.
sverigesradio.se/.../kartorna...
This is how pious Swedes brought Christianity to Finland. According to a 20th century school poster.
September 25, 2023 at 6:58 PM
This is how pious Swedes brought Christianity to Finland. According to a 20th century school poster.