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Konferenz vom 25.–29. Juni 2018 in Mexiko-Stadt
No full textDie diesjährige internationale Digital Humanities Konferenz gastierte vom 25. bis zum 29. Juni 2018 in Mexiko-Stadt. Der interdisziplinäre Anspruch der Tagung fokussierte in diesem Jahr insbesondere Wissensbestände ethnischer Minderheiten und multilinguale Präsentationsformen der Beiträge. Ziel war es, eine plurale Diskussionsplattform für möglichst viele WissenschaftlerInnen zu bieten, die im weiten Feld der digitalen Geisteswissenschaften forschen. Der folgende Tagungsbericht möchte einerseits einen Einblick in diese besondere Rahmung der DH2018 bieten und andererseits eine Auswahl literaturwissenschaftsaffiner Beiträge der Konferenz vorstellen. Wir diskutieren die Beiträge, sie entstammen unterschiedlichen Präsentationsformen (Poster, Long Paper, Short Paper, Panel Session), unter drei Forschungsperspektiven: Methodologie, Aufbereitung digitaler Korpora und Bestände sowie Anwendung digitaler Methoden bei der Textanalyse
Konferenz vom 25.–29. Juni 2018 in Mexiko-Stadt
No full textDie diesjährige internationale Digital Humanities Konferenz gastierte vom 25. bis zum 29. Juni 2018 in Mexiko-Stadt. Der interdisziplinäre Anspruch der Tagung fokussierte in diesem Jahr insbesondere Wissensbestände ethnischer Minderheiten und multilinguale Präsentationsformen der Beiträge. Ziel war es, eine plurale Diskussionsplattform für möglichst viele WissenschaftlerInnen zu bieten, die im weiten Feld der digitalen Geisteswissenschaften forschen. Der folgende Tagungsbericht möchte einerseits einen Einblick in diese besondere Rahmung der DH2018 bieten und andererseits eine Auswahl literaturwissenschaftsaffiner Beiträge der Konferenz vorstellen. Wir diskutieren die Beiträge, sie entstammen unterschiedlichen Präsentationsformen (Poster, Long Paper, Short Paper, Panel Session), unter drei Forschungsperspektiven: Methodologie, Aufbereitung digitaler Korpora und Bestände sowie Anwendung digitaler Methoden bei der Textanalyse
J.C. Painter letter to Benjamin Lundy
No full textLetter from J.E. Painter to (presumably) Benjamin Lundy, answering a request for information about the history and operations of the Underground Railroad. Letter includes details of a story of an ex-slave transported on the Underground Railroad through Ohio and stories of the plight of other fugitive slaves crossing the Ohio River.
Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His "Genius of Universal Emancipation" was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico
Mexican land grant contract to Benjamin Lundy, March 10, 1835 (English)
No full textLegal document from an unsigned officer to Benjamin Lundy, authorizing him rights as empresario to a tract of land in then-Mexico. The document extends a previous treaty made to Lundy by the government of Mexico from November 17, 1823 -- presumably, this land is to be the site of Lundy's freed slave colony. Original Spanish-language document is also a part of this collection. Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His Genius of Universal Emancipation was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico
Eli Nichols letter to Benjamin Lundy, March 17th, 1839
No full textFriendly note from Eli Nichols to Benjamin Lundy covering topics in contemporary abolition, ranging from the social status of abolitionists to the oppression of the poor. Much of the letter concerns a review of contemporary social movements in equality-based education, including Shaker and Quaker communities. The letter concludes in discussion of Nichols' and Lundy's interest in forming a freed slave colony or community in then-Mexico, and describes the climate and culture of those regions in detail. Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His Genius of Universal Emancipation was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico
Mexican land grant contract to Benjamin Lundy, March 10, 1835 (Spanish)
No full textLegal document in Spanish from the government of Tamaulipas, Mexico, to Benjamin Lundy, which appears to grant Lundy the rights of empresario for his proposed colony for freed slaves in Tamaulipas. This document appears to be truncated; it ends abruptly after 2 pages. Collection also includes a period translation of this contract with Lundy in English, which appears to contain the full text of the agreement. Benjamin Lundy (1789-1839) was a prominent Quaker abolitionist best known for his development of abolitionist periodicals. His Genius of Universal Emancipation was first published in 1821 from his home in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, and enjoyed a wide circulation across the antebellum United States. In the 1820s, the young William Lloyd Garrison came to work for The Genius. Benjamin Lundy traveled widely seeking subscriptions to The Genius, giving talks about the anti-slavery movement, and observing and documenting the conditions of enslaved people across the Americas. He was also involved in the establishment of freed slave colonies in Mexico
General Benjamin Butler Letter Regarding the naming of Newport News, Virginia
No full textDigital images of an original letter written by Former Union Major-General Benjamin Butler in reply to a query by author, Edwin Everett Hale on how Newport News, Virginia had received it's name. both sides of the original letter are included along with a typed transcription of the letter
Cinq années de voyage en Orient 1846-1851 par Israel-Joseph Benjamin II, voyageur et auteur, demeurant à Faltischan (Moldavie). Paris en vente chez Michel Levy Frères, rue Vivienne, 2 bis 1856 L' auteur se réserve le droit de traduction et de reproduction
No full textPreface: by Benjamin, J.Dedication: by the author to M.J. Altaras aîné de Marseille et M. Albert Cohn.Content description: Detailed contentsPagination: PP28+240PVolumes: 1Text Genre:Pros
The description and use of an orrery of a new construction : representing in the various parts of its machinery all the motions and phoenomena [i.e phenomena] of the planetary system ...
No full textby Benjamin Marti
The description and use of an universal sliding rule : which ... is adapted to answer all questions in arithmetic, mixt-mathematics, and philosophy, in the most easy and expeditious manner, as shewn in sixty examples of principal utility in the practical parts of science
No full textby Benjamin MartinErscheinungsdatum nach EST
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