The Internet is a contest between people with the same name to be the person who dominates that online space. Joshua Cohen contestdominateinternet Change image and share on social
When knowledge no longer becomes the commodity of the few, but in a sense becomes equalized by everyone having access, you lose some aspect of Jewish particularity, or at least a Jewish particularity that is fundamental to the construct of Jews as people of the book, which was always interesting. Joshua Cohen accessaspectbook share on social
I do think that once you remove the limitations of the page, once you turn text transitive, meaning it can be clicked away from, the forward movement of text can be interrupted. But I don't think this is just a function of technology. It's also a function of cultural preference. Joshua Cohen clickculturalforward share on social
The Muslim heaven features prominently in the Quran, Arabic poetries and Hadith. The Jewish heaven, though, is still a mystery; it's mystic. Joshua Cohen arabicfeaturehadith Change image and share on social
I think that technology is essentially a continuation of a divestment of theological power that's been happening since The Enlightenment. It's the idea that God can see and hear everything. Joshua Cohen continuationdivestmentenlightenment Change image and share on social
The larger your audience, the smaller your vocabulary and range of referents - the fewer your means of expression. You can't rely on the luxury of intimacy. Joshua Cohen audienceexpressionfew Change image and share on social
I've never been able to shake the idea of family, which is to say I've never been able to shake my family. Being membered - being one limb of an immense grosser body - that's always been a fact to me. Joshua Cohen bodyfactfamily Change image and share on social
Writing is a conviction before it is a craft. Joshua Cohen convictioncraftwrite Change image and share on social
I think if German literature could survive the '40s and Russian literature could survive Sovietism, American literature can survive Google. Joshua Cohen 40samericangerman Change image and share on social
Each and every novel is a world outside the world - for a reader to visit, for comfort, consolation, escape, or challenge. Joshua Cohen challengecomfortconsolation Change image and share on social