Letters, postcards, email : technologies of presence - Milne, Esther (New York : Routledge, 2010)
'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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Letter writing -- English-speaking countries -- Psychological aspects; Written communication -- English-speaking countries -- Psychological aspects; English letters -- History and criticism; Communication and technology