Letters, postcards, email

Milne, Esther.

Letters, postcards, email technologies of presence / [electronic resource] : Esther Milne. - New York : Routledge, 2010. - xvi, 264 p. : ill. - Routledge research in cultural and media studies ; 24 . - Routledge research in cultural and media studies ; 24. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-256) and index.

"The conscious presence of a central intellect" : British postal history -- "The simple transcripts of natural feeling" : signifiers of presence in epistolary practice -- "The ghosts of all my impertinent letters" : presence in crisis -- "The self-conscious air of the reproduced" : postcard history -- "A photo of the ship that I am now on" : signifiers of presence, intimacy and privacy in postcard correspondence -- A brief history of electronic mail -- "In my sickness" : constructing presence on the cybermind discussion group.




Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Letter writing--Psychological aspects.--English-speaking countries
Written communication--Psychological aspects.--English-speaking countries
English letters--History and criticism.
Communication and technology.


Electronic books.

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