Jeffrey J Cohen
@jeffreyjcohen.bsky.social
writer and teacher who cares a lot about the future of the humanities as well as access to education
dean of humanities & professor of English @ ASU, but this is my personal account, opinions are mine
https://www.jeffreyjeromecohen.com
dean of humanities & professor of English @ ASU, but this is my personal account, opinions are mine
https://www.jeffreyjeromecohen.com
good morning from Phoenix
November 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
good morning from Phoenix
it’s from an essay reprinted in this excellent collection on zombies 🧟♂️
November 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
it’s from an essay reprinted in this excellent collection on zombies 🧟♂️
For a project in progress I’ve had to return to some older writing and this line really hits years later
“Apocalypse is a failure of the imagination, a giving up on the future instead of a commitment to the difficult work of composing a better present.”
“Apocalypse is a failure of the imagination, a giving up on the future instead of a commitment to the difficult work of composing a better present.”
November 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
For a project in progress I’ve had to return to some older writing and this line really hits years later
“Apocalypse is a failure of the imagination, a giving up on the future instead of a commitment to the difficult work of composing a better present.”
“Apocalypse is a failure of the imagination, a giving up on the future instead of a commitment to the difficult work of composing a better present.”
me after a long day of writing
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
me after a long day of writing
I left my former institution in 2018, and yet the department of English there still has me listed, looking dapper in a flannel shirt from maybe ten years before that (c. 2008)
November 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I left my former institution in 2018, and yet the department of English there still has me listed, looking dapper in a flannel shirt from maybe ten years before that (c. 2008)
November 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Three decades later, Monster Theory has never been out of print.
October 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Three decades later, Monster Theory has never been out of print.
Fun fact about the cover of Monster Theory: I did not realize there was a monster's head embedded within the green and blue swathe until I saw the cover projected behind me at the recent @ucscmonsters.bsky.social conference. The book is almost 30 years old and yes I just realized.
October 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Fun fact about the cover of Monster Theory: I did not realize there was a monster's head embedded within the green and blue swathe until I saw the cover projected behind me at the recent @ucscmonsters.bsky.social conference. The book is almost 30 years old and yes I just realized.
It's Halloween! 🎃
Naturally I am working on the preface to Monster Theory 3.0, under contract with @uminnpress.bsky.social and offering more than twenty new essays in monster studies as well as a rethinking of "Monster Culture (Seven Theses)."
Naturally I am working on the preface to Monster Theory 3.0, under contract with @uminnpress.bsky.social and offering more than twenty new essays in monster studies as well as a rethinking of "Monster Culture (Seven Theses)."
October 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It's Halloween! 🎃
Naturally I am working on the preface to Monster Theory 3.0, under contract with @uminnpress.bsky.social and offering more than twenty new essays in monster studies as well as a rethinking of "Monster Culture (Seven Theses)."
Naturally I am working on the preface to Monster Theory 3.0, under contract with @uminnpress.bsky.social and offering more than twenty new essays in monster studies as well as a rethinking of "Monster Culture (Seven Theses)."
It’s Halloween! Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock’s The Monster Theory Reader from @uminnpress.bsky.social is a book I find myself returning to repeatedly 🎃😈🧌
October 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It’s Halloween! Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock’s The Monster Theory Reader from @uminnpress.bsky.social is a book I find myself returning to repeatedly 🎃😈🧌
stone is slow water
October 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
stone is slow water
Seeking something older than me my brother gifted me a Roman coin for my birthday
October 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Seeking something older than me my brother gifted me a Roman coin for my birthday
Owen’s Lake, a dry lake with toxic dust. From my flight from San Jose to Phoenix this morning. The lake has an interesting history involving water for LA and dust mitigation via lawsuit. It’s also a stopping place for migratory birds and has color zones due to salt loving microorganisms.
October 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Owen’s Lake, a dry lake with toxic dust. From my flight from San Jose to Phoenix this morning. The lake has an interesting history involving water for LA and dust mitigation via lawsuit. It’s also a stopping place for migratory birds and has color zones due to salt loving microorganisms.
Cleo is always cute but after a haircut she is ESPECIALLY cute
October 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Cleo is always cute but after a haircut she is ESPECIALLY cute
a sweet and a happy / shana tova
September 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
a sweet and a happy / shana tova
the name of a neighborhood near me and every time I run or bike by it I curse myself for the missed opportunity of living there
September 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
the name of a neighborhood near me and every time I run or bike by it I curse myself for the missed opportunity of living there
obsessed w the medieval origin of harbinger, it's an amazing word:
traveled from Old Saxon through medieval French, conveys in origins harbor, a place of safety. A medieval harbinger was one who provides lodging, as well as one who travels ahead in search of safe dwelling, a herald and guarantor.
traveled from Old Saxon through medieval French, conveys in origins harbor, a place of safety. A medieval harbinger was one who provides lodging, as well as one who travels ahead in search of safe dwelling, a herald and guarantor.
September 13, 2025 at 7:50 PM
obsessed w the medieval origin of harbinger, it's an amazing word:
traveled from Old Saxon through medieval French, conveys in origins harbor, a place of safety. A medieval harbinger was one who provides lodging, as well as one who travels ahead in search of safe dwelling, a herald and guarantor.
traveled from Old Saxon through medieval French, conveys in origins harbor, a place of safety. A medieval harbinger was one who provides lodging, as well as one who travels ahead in search of safe dwelling, a herald and guarantor.
August 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
updated my business cards
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August 28, 2025 at 3:44 AM
updated my business cards
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it doesn't have to be this way
also: universities save very little money by reducing relatively low cost programs like most humanities disciplines
think of how many students you could fund for how many years if you forwent one piece of lab equipment
futurelostarchive.beehiiv.com/p/the-myth-o...
also: universities save very little money by reducing relatively low cost programs like most humanities disciplines
think of how many students you could fund for how many years if you forwent one piece of lab equipment
futurelostarchive.beehiiv.com/p/the-myth-o...
August 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
it doesn't have to be this way
also: universities save very little money by reducing relatively low cost programs like most humanities disciplines
think of how many students you could fund for how many years if you forwent one piece of lab equipment
futurelostarchive.beehiiv.com/p/the-myth-o...
also: universities save very little money by reducing relatively low cost programs like most humanities disciplines
think of how many students you could fund for how many years if you forwent one piece of lab equipment
futurelostarchive.beehiiv.com/p/the-myth-o...
incoming haboob
August 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
incoming haboob
monsoon storms last night were something else — this was the prelude
August 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
monsoon storms last night were something else — this was the prelude
The collection Monster Theory: Reading Culture = published 1996. UMP took a chance on this project; readers around globe ensured 3 decades later it remains in print, spur to fresh thinking. To celebrate flourishing of Monster Studies look for Monster Theory 3.0 w 22 new essays
#monsters 🧌👹🧛🏼🧟💀
#monsters 🧌👹🧛🏼🧟💀
July 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The collection Monster Theory: Reading Culture = published 1996. UMP took a chance on this project; readers around globe ensured 3 decades later it remains in print, spur to fresh thinking. To celebrate flourishing of Monster Studies look for Monster Theory 3.0 w 22 new essays
#monsters 🧌👹🧛🏼🧟💀
#monsters 🧌👹🧛🏼🧟💀