Pitzer prof. Former kindergarten teacher, & sometime swarthy bastard. I work on democratic movements and the politics of postrevolutionary schooling in Iran. www.shervinmalekzadeh.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mu3chlh4ts2pAn update to the syllabus, a chance to pay tribute to the 👸🏼 #DollyParton #ScrippsCollege27 Aug 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3chlh4ts2phttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mu6er5usdk2f"It doesn’t have to be this way." To work and write on Iran is to experience futility in its most bitter forms. Six months and four days ago I wrote the following plea against war with Iran, a calamity that was eminently predictable to anyone willing to see and listen. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6er5usdk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mu5qudepgc26"I Wish I Could Go Back to Iran and See My Real Identity" 🧵 That the first to arrive after the revolution were the pioneers who struggled to secure the benefits enjoyed by the subsequent generations has become integral to the story Iranians tell themselves 1/n28 Aug 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5qudepgc26https://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mu6gxxr3xk27 [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6gxxr3xk27https://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mu6er5usdk2f"It doesn’t have to be this way." To work and write on Iran is to experience futility in its most bitter forms. Six months and four days ago I wrote the following plea against war with Iran, a calamity that was eminently predictable to anyone willing to see and listen. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6er5usdk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mu5qudepgc26"I Wish I Could Go Back to Iran and See My Real Identity" 🧵 That the first to arrive after the revolution were the pioneers who struggled to secure the benefits enjoyed by the subsequent generations has become integral to the story Iranians tell themselves 1/n28 Aug 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5qudepgc26https://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mu3chlh4ts2pAn update to the syllabus, a chance to pay tribute to the 👸🏼 #DollyParton #ScrippsCollege27 Aug 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3chlh4ts2phttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mu3blzj3es2gThe beginning of my best year of teaching, the fruits of 16 years of learning @pitzercollege.bsky.social27 Aug 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3blzj3es2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mtzgaygq4s2gSeriously, fuck this guy [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzgaygq4s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mtwkqy52hc2hSome warnings reach back even further [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwkqy52hc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mtx6s5ntrc2uNo more (orange) juice [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtx6s5ntrc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mtwkqy52hc2hSome warnings reach back even further [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwkqy52hc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/swarthy-bastard.bsky.social/post/3mtwgqmxp722wJust the most remarkable legacy 💔❤️25 Aug 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:mo3udds7fbejja3xyafe26mg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwgqmxp722w