scholarly journals “In compliance with the Advice contained in these Letters”: Benjamin Franklin’s correspondence networks and the making of the Autobiography

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Haslam ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Correspondence Networks

E-Mail Distribution Lists in Adult Learning

2011 ◽  
pp. 690-704
Author(s):  
Mauri Collins ◽  
Zane Berge
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learning ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Learning Management Systems ◽  
Discussion Groups ◽  
Bulletin Board ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Learning Groups ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Correspondence Networks ◽  
E Mail

Online, e-mail-based discussion groups are contemporary examples of an historical tradition of voluntary, informal, learning groups used by adults for topical discussion, fellowship, and learning. Because the discussion among group members takes the form of e-mail exchanges, they are also been likened to historical correspondence networks. This chapter sets the historical context of the e-mail-based discussion groups that preceded the extensive use of bulletin-board style discussion forums in contemporary learning management systems.

Scottish Catholic Correspondence Networks in Eighteenth-Century Europe

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 116-126
Author(s):  
Clotilde Prunier
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Management System ◽  
Database Management ◽  
Database Management System ◽  
Work In Progress ◽  
Correspondence Networks

This is a ‘work-in-progress’ essay. I am making an inventory of eighteenth-century Scottish Catholic correspondence with ARCANE, a database management system which, once the letters are processed, will enable me to give a material representation of this correspondence and of the networks, both human and epistolary, which it reveals. My hypothesis is that links of all kinds – the correspondence itself to start with – enabled the Scottish Catholic community to weather the penal laws in the eighteenth century. What the mission needed most was money and priests; both came from outside Scotland, which is why I have decided to deal with the continental network first.

Early exploits in ornithological society

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry A. McGhie
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Bird Conservation ◽  
Natural History Society ◽  
Conservation Movement ◽  
Zoological Society ◽  
Early Bird ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Correspondence Networks

This chapter explores how Henry established himself into natural history society in London. It explores his participation in the fortnightly meetings of the Zoological Society of London and attendance at natural history auctions in London. It also explores the importance of correspondence networks among ornithologists. The British Ornithologists’ Union, the leading grouping of ornithologists in Britain, is explored in terms of its establishment, aims and its key members. Dresser was elected as a Member of the British Ornithologists’ Union in 1865. Dresser’s early publications are explored, notably his article on the birds of Southern Texas, based on his experiences there in 1863–64. Dresser became involved in the early bird conservation movement, and played a leading role in a committee to establish a close season for British seabirds.

scholarly journals Colonial Anxiety and Identity: Ethnic Networks as Cultural Supports in Colonial South Asia and Sumatra

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-99
Author(s):  
Edward Owen Teggin
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Coping Strategy ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Interdisciplinary Studies ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
The Core ◽  
Ethnic Networks ◽  
Personal Histories ◽  
Correspondence Networks

This study was inspired by research into the personal correspondence of colonial servants in Sumatra and South Asia, and the realisation that their articulation of negative emotions such as anxiety or fear are ill-fitted to the current wider understanding of colonial anxiety. This article argues that the progress of colonial empires was widely shaped by negative emotions such as these, yet there were also methods used by colonial servants to deal with such negative experiences. The core example of this has been the case studies of Robert Cowan and Alexander Hall; these men’s letter archives display their usage of correspondence networks as part of their coping strategy. It is argued that these specifically ethnic, and at times gendered, correspondence networks formed a cultural bulwark which was used to cope with aspects of colonial anxiety. The method of this study therefore was epistolary examination to gather evidence and construct arguments. The archives of Cowan and Hall were compared and examined side by side to identify common patters and content. These were then considered in tandem with the current wider understanding of colonial anxiety. Based on the evidence gathered, it has been concluded that ethnic networks such as those examined could mitigate aspects of colonial anxiety. At the same time, these also demonstrate the great potential for future interdisciplinary studies involving personal histories tied to both Sumatra and South Asia.

scholarly journals Correspondence Networks With Adaptive Neighbourhood Consensus

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuda Li ◽  
Kai Han ◽  
Theo W. Costain ◽  
Henry Howard-Jenkins ◽  
Victor Prisacariu
Keyword(s):  
Correspondence Networks
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