Magistra Cohen (she/her)
@magistracohen.bsky.social
Formerly working w/@/for many, now writing about myth & YA @ NU. Lifelong Chicagoan. Self-styled Tom Joad of Latin teachers. Spirit of '76. Immoderata mulier, proud of my alumnx, #confelicity. Reminding you to💉NOW. I salt vibes.
https://linktr.ee/navacohen
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(My dissertation prospectus was approved, pending a few light revisions)
I guess I’m here now, so I guess I’ll introduce myself. My name is Nava & I taught Latin to young students for just shy of 25 years. Still heavily involved in pedagogy & teacher training, but working on reception of heroines of Gk myth in YA in the comp lit dept at Northwestern. Giving up 🐦 hurts.
About to start. Spouse has made the (veg) gravy & stuffing. I am making cranberry sauce, ginger ale, sweet potato pie, (veg) turkey—which I want to try to stuff with wild rice—, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, onion dip and crudités. In that order. 18yo supposed to make 1/ #Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
About to start. Spouse has made the (veg) gravy & stuffing. I am making cranberry sauce, ginger ale, sweet potato pie, (veg) turkey—which I want to try to stuff with wild rice—, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, onion dip and crudités. In that order. 18yo supposed to make 1/ #Thanksgiving
Popping up here for a moment to celebrate the fact that we just submitted the manuscript for 'Gender, Status, and Space in Athenian Oratory and Society', co-edited by Hilary Lehmann and me, to Routledge! From a panel originally conceived in 2019, it's been a long road. Out next year!
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
You just died. The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you. (Beta-release version because I took another picture in the middle of composing this tweet.)
This tracks.
This tracks.
November 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
You just died. The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you. (Beta-release version because I took another picture in the middle of composing this tweet.)
This tracks.
This tracks.
I low key love alt-text. It is the parentheses of the visual world. And another thing….!
November 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I low key love alt-text. It is the parentheses of the visual world. And another thing….!
You just died. The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
November 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
You just died. The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
What are these and where can I get one? #ThanksgivingParade #MacysParade
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
What are these and where can I get one? #ThanksgivingParade #MacysParade
Is it just me or does every Arrowsmith song evoke the grossness of the current political moment? 🤢
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Is it just me or does every Arrowsmith song evoke the grossness of the current political moment? 🤢
"You will be visited by three spirits."
November 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"You will be visited by three spirits."
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Today would be a great day to register for this year's #LatinPedagogyWorkshop!
Registration:
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Info: tinyurl.com/latinpedagog...
Registration:
tinyurl.com/2025latinped...
Info: tinyurl.com/latinpedagog...
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Today would be a great day to register for this year's #LatinPedagogyWorkshop!
Registration:
tinyurl.com/2025latinped...
Info: tinyurl.com/latinpedagog...
Registration:
tinyurl.com/2025latinped...
Info: tinyurl.com/latinpedagog...
Confutatis not the same as confutuere though you can see how one might draw a throughline.
#Amadeus
#Catullus
#Amadeus
#Catullus
a man in a colorful wig says " come and rock me amadeus "
Alt: a man in a colorful wig says " come and rock me amadeus ".
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November 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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"Chat, the old Spear-Danes
and their mods had Charlie Brown and greatness."
and their mods had Charlie Brown and greatness."
"I sing of Charlie Brown and the man"
"Muse, tell me the tale of the man, the Charlie Brownest of all"
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Chat, the old Spear-Danes
and their mods had Charlie Brown and greatness."
and their mods had Charlie Brown and greatness."
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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What's your sign?
November 19, 2025 at 3:08 AM
What's your sign?
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ohmygosh
November 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
ohmygosh
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A movie that takes place where you're from
November 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from
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I took Dan Garrison's class & fell in love with Catullus.
November 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I took Dan Garrison's class & fell in love with Catullus.
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The 18yo came home from college w/a joke!
Snake walks into a bar.
Bartender says, "How did you do that?"
Snake walks into a bar.
Bartender says, "How did you do that?"
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The 18yo came home from college w/a joke!
Snake walks into a bar.
Bartender says, "How did you do that?"
Snake walks into a bar.
Bartender says, "How did you do that?"
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It's like they're holding up this football but when I try to kick it...
I don't know what anyone's talking about, goodnight
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
It's like they're holding up this football but when I try to kick it...
"What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who kicked the football?
That she was beautiful. And brilliant. That she loved Charlie Brown and Bach. And the Beatles."
That she was beautiful. And brilliant. That she loved Charlie Brown and Bach. And the Beatles."
"Goddess, sing the rage, of Peleus's son, Charlie Brown"
I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who kicked the football?
That she was beautiful. And brilliant. That she loved Charlie Brown and Bach. And the Beatles."
That she was beautiful. And brilliant. That she loved Charlie Brown and Bach. And the Beatles."
"I sing of Charlie Brown and the man"
"Muse, tell me the tale of the man, the Charlie Brownest of all"
"It's a low, dishonest decade, Charlie Brown."
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"I sing of Charlie Brown and the man"
It's like they're holding up this football but when I try to kick it...
I don't know what anyone's talking about, goodnight
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
It's like they're holding up this football but when I try to kick it...
The 18yo came home from college w/a joke!
Snake walks into a bar.
Bartender says, "How did you do that?"
Snake walks into a bar.
Bartender says, "How did you do that?"
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The 18yo came home from college w/a joke!
Snake walks into a bar.
Bartender says, "How did you do that?"
Snake walks into a bar.
Bartender says, "How did you do that?"
I took Dan Garrison's class & fell in love with Catullus.
November 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I took Dan Garrison's class & fell in love with Catullus.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
They sent me a free mystery package and it was watermelon hydration!!!!!!!!!!