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
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Del Toro, and Del Toro, and Del Toro
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded frame;
And all our Frankensteins have lighted fools
The way to boring films.
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded frame;
And all our Frankensteins have lighted fools
The way to boring films.
November 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Del Toro, and Del Toro, and Del Toro
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded frame;
And all our Frankensteins have lighted fools
The way to boring films.
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded frame;
And all our Frankensteins have lighted fools
The way to boring films.
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"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
finally some sun this morning in PHX
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
finally some sun this morning in PHX
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The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! This week, Kristen Leer discusses Egyptomania in Europe. Then, mapping tarot cards and Platonic philosophy, opium in Ancient Egypt, @profarumpark.bsky.social discusses Classics and Asia, new ancient world journals from @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social, and much more.
Pasts Imperfect (11.20.25)
This week, media psychology and classical reception specialist Kristen Leer discusses Ancient Egypt in horror movies and the problems surrounding "Egyptomania." Then, mapping the thousands of miles of...
pasts-imperfect.ghost.io
November 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! This week, Kristen Leer discusses Egyptomania in Europe. Then, mapping tarot cards and Platonic philosophy, opium in Ancient Egypt, @profarumpark.bsky.social discusses Classics and Asia, new ancient world journals from @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social, and much more.
terrible if wholly predictable environmental news for Alaska
that's my son @alexcohen.bsky.social with the spot on quote
apnews.com/article/alas...
that's my son @alexcohen.bsky.social with the spot on quote
apnews.com/article/alas...
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
terrible if wholly predictable environmental news for Alaska
that's my son @alexcohen.bsky.social with the spot on quote
apnews.com/article/alas...
that's my son @alexcohen.bsky.social with the spot on quote
apnews.com/article/alas...
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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.”
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ICYMI: ASU English alumni @leahenewsom.bsky.social, Daryn Orr and Sharon Enck along with other grads from The College chatted with Dean @jeffreyjcohen.bsky.social about how their #ASUHumanities degrees prepared them for careers and beyond.
Watch: t.co/vSRoG9LOOV
Watch: t.co/vSRoG9LOOV
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
ICYMI: ASU English alumni @leahenewsom.bsky.social, Daryn Orr and Sharon Enck along with other grads from The College chatted with Dean @jeffreyjcohen.bsky.social about how their #ASUHumanities degrees prepared them for careers and beyond.
Watch: t.co/vSRoG9LOOV
Watch: t.co/vSRoG9LOOV
good morning from Phoenix
November 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
good morning from Phoenix
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.”
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INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE OVER ZOOM TO MEET MORE OF THE TEAM
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON THIS OCCASION, BUT WE HOPE YOU'LL APPLY FOR FUTURE POSITIONS WITH THE VAMPIRE
SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE OVER ZOOM TO MEET MORE OF THE TEAM
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON THIS OCCASION, BUT WE HOPE YOU'LL APPLY FOR FUTURE POSITIONS WITH THE VAMPIRE
November 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE OVER ZOOM TO MEET MORE OF THE TEAM
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON THIS OCCASION, BUT WE HOPE YOU'LL APPLY FOR FUTURE POSITIONS WITH THE VAMPIRE
SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE OVER ZOOM TO MEET MORE OF THE TEAM
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON THIS OCCASION, BUT WE HOPE YOU'LL APPLY FOR FUTURE POSITIONS WITH THE VAMPIRE
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
the agitprop continues
www.youtube.com/watch?v=92zw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=92zw...
Dean Jeffrey Cohen on humanities : Arizona State University (ASU)
YouTube video by ASU News
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
the agitprop continues
www.youtube.com/watch?v=92zw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=92zw...
A Halloween post. 🎃
Thirty years ago I composed the preface to a collaborative project exploring what might be enabled were the monster taken seriously. Might the monster offer an invitation to understanding better the cultures it sanctions, perturbs, roams?
Thirty years ago I composed the preface to a collaborative project exploring what might be enabled were the monster taken seriously. Might the monster offer an invitation to understanding better the cultures it sanctions, perturbs, roams?
October 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
A Halloween post. 🎃
Thirty years ago I composed the preface to a collaborative project exploring what might be enabled were the monster taken seriously. Might the monster offer an invitation to understanding better the cultures it sanctions, perturbs, roams?
Thirty years ago I composed the preface to a collaborative project exploring what might be enabled were the monster taken seriously. Might the monster offer an invitation to understanding better the cultures it sanctions, perturbs, roams?
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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! 🎃
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
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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
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
A Postcard from the Festival of Monsters
At UC Santa Cruz, we take monsters seriously.
contingentmagazine.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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![Comic. [diploma from East State University for Doctor of Philosophy in Document Forgery] [caption] If you put one of these up in your office, and no one notices, you’ve earned it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreif2hl6u2eqv7rmq27tenpy5s5d7egkhwzvfw4ohpskh67ibuw52ym@jpeg)
October 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
