Zef M Segal
Biographic Data
| ID | 4229766 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zef M Segal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zef M |
| FAMILY NAME | Segal |
| SIGNATURE | SEGAL Z M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of History, Philosophy and Jewish Studies, The Open University of Israel, Ra’anana, Israel |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8068-3064 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Diasporic Cartography and the Limits of National Territoriality
This article examines the Jabotinsky–Perlman Atlas (1925), the first Hebrew‐language world atlas, as a cartographic intervention into Jewish spatial identity under conditions of statelessness. Edited by Ze'ev Jabotinsky and Meir Perlman, the atlas adopts the thematic and pedagogical form of the modern national atlas while systematically displacing its territorial foundation. Rather than centring on a bounded homeland, it visualises the Jewish peo…
Between science and commercialism
In July 1874, a map of the dateline was published in HaTzfira, a Hebrew journal printed in Warsaw. This was, most likely, the first map published in a Hebrew journal, and the text accompanying the map acknowledges the cartographic ignorance of the readers. During the years 1862–1885, 76 articles used the word “map” or inserted a map to append the text. By evaluating the images as well as the texts, this article explores the changing roles maps pl…
Constructing the Modern Jewish “Present”
The modern periodical is an important medium in the construction of time. Its appearance and cycles of production turn artificial time cycles into seemingly natural and accepted social rhythms. Most importantly, periodicals play an important role in the construction of the “present” as a time frame of occurrences that happen “now”. However, the reproduced “present” shouldn’t be understood independently of the production cycle of the periodical. A…
From One End of the Earth to the Other End of the Earth«
During the 19th century, new and improved communication and transportation technologies expanded »the known world.« This was especially true for the interconnected Jewish world, which readily utilized these technologies to communicate between remote communities. Accordingly, late 19th-century Jewish journals describe their readership, authorship and content as global rather than local. Although this concept rarely refers to the whole world, it is…
The naturalisation of nineteenth-century German Railways as depicted in visual discourse
Despite the dramatic effect of the railway age on the natural surroundings, it was not seen necessarily as destructive to nature. Railways were both the epitome of progress as well as integral features in pastoral landscapes. This seemingly paradoxical perception of railways is partially explained by historicising the “naturalisation” of the German train system. This article describes the rapid transformation of the German train from a symbol of …
One journal, one decade, 3,797,592 words
In this study we use computational tools to analyse the dynamic nature of the journalistic discourse as reflected in one decade (1874-83) of one Eastern European Hebrew weekly #8211; HaTzfira . To identify latent themes in HaTzfira 's discourse we apply algorithmic topic-modelling analysis to an upgraded optical character recognition of this periodical. The analysis demonstrates two turning points in the history of HaTzfira 's discourse. The firs…
Computational Analysis of Historical Hebrew Newspapers
This article focuses on one decade, 1874–1883, in the relatively long lifespan of the Hebrew weekly Ha-Tzefirah , which was founded in Warsaw in 1862. Applying computational tools to the study of the early Hebrew press requires a unique effort. The Hebrew language in general is distinct in its characters, morphological structure, and word order. The contribution of this proof-of-concept study is two-fold: First, computational analysis provides a …
From Weekly to Daily
In this article we examine the differences between weekly and daily time cycles in the nineteenth-century Hebrew newspaper HaTzfira. This newspaper changed its publication format in 1886 from weekly to daily. We use this case study to identify the meanings and implications of time cycles in the discourse constructed in each format, and most specifically the different constructions of the “present” in each. We do this by using the computational to…
The two edged sword
Regionalism and Nationalism in the Railway Cartography of Mid-Nineteenth Century Germany
This article concerns German railway cartography in the mid-nineteenth century and its effects on spatio-political perceptions. The evolution of a railway system in Germany, from isolated single routes into national and ultimately international networks, has been customarily linked to the political issue of unification in 1871. The infrastructural changes triggered the introduction of new maps and map signs, which overshadowed other national and …
Communication and State Construction
A comparison between five nineteenth-century German states demonstrates the importance of postal systems for nation-building and nationalism. Prior to the formal unification of Germany under Emperor Wilhelm of Prussia in 1871, the various German states evinced scant political, administrative, social, or geographical cohesion until their postal systems created a communications infrastructure that gradually eroded traditional barriers
Regionalism and Nationalism in the Railway Cartography of Mid-Nineteenth Century Germany
This article concerns German railway cartography in the mid-nineteenth century and its effects on spatio-political perceptions. The evolution of a railway system in Germany, from isolated single routes into national and ultimately international networks, has been customarily linked to the political issue of unification in 1871. The infrastructural changes triggered the introduction of new maps and map signs, which overshadowed other national and …
Communication and State Construction
A comparison between five nineteenth-century German states demonstrates the importance of postal systems for nation-building and nationalism. Prior to the formal unification of Germany under Emperor Wilhelm of Prussia in 1871, the various German states evinced scant political, administrative, social, or geographical cohesion until their postal systems created a communications infrastructure that gradually eroded traditional barriers
Communication and State Construction
A comparison between five nineteenth-century German states demonstrates the importance of postal systems for nation-building and nationalism. Prior to the formal unification of Germany under Emperor Wilhelm of Prussia in 1871, the various German states evinced scant political, administrative, social, or geographical cohesion until their postal systems created a communications infrastructure that gradually eroded traditional barriers
Regionalism and Nationalism in the Railway Cartography of Mid-Nineteenth Century Germany
This article concerns German railway cartography in the mid-nineteenth century and its effects on spatio-political perceptions. The evolution of a railway system in Germany, from isolated single routes into national and ultimately international networks, has been customarily linked to the political issue of unification in 1871. The infrastructural changes triggered the introduction of new maps and map signs, which overshadowed other national and …
The two edged sword
Computational Analysis of Historical Hebrew Newspapers
This article focuses on one decade, 1874–1883, in the relatively long lifespan of the Hebrew weekly Ha-Tzefirah , which was founded in Warsaw in 1862. Applying computational tools to the study of the early Hebrew press requires a unique effort. The Hebrew language in general is distinct in its characters, morphological structure, and word order. The contribution of this proof-of-concept study is two-fold: First, computational analysis provides a …
From Weekly to Daily
In this article we examine the differences between weekly and daily time cycles in the nineteenth-century Hebrew newspaper HaTzfira. This newspaper changed its publication format in 1886 from weekly to daily. We use this case study to identify the meanings and implications of time cycles in the discourse constructed in each format, and most specifically the different constructions of the “present” in each. We do this by using the computational to…
One journal, one decade, 3,797,592 words
In this study we use computational tools to analyse the dynamic nature of the journalistic discourse as reflected in one decade (1874-83) of one Eastern European Hebrew weekly #8211; HaTzfira . To identify latent themes in HaTzfira 's discourse we apply algorithmic topic-modelling analysis to an upgraded optical character recognition of this periodical. The analysis demonstrates two turning points in the history of HaTzfira 's discourse. The firs…
Constructing the Modern Jewish “Present”
The modern periodical is an important medium in the construction of time. Its appearance and cycles of production turn artificial time cycles into seemingly natural and accepted social rhythms. Most importantly, periodicals play an important role in the construction of the “present” as a time frame of occurrences that happen “now”. However, the reproduced “present” shouldn’t be understood independently of the production cycle of the periodical. A…
From One End of the Earth to the Other End of the Earth«
During the 19th century, new and improved communication and transportation technologies expanded »the known world.« This was especially true for the interconnected Jewish world, which readily utilized these technologies to communicate between remote communities. Accordingly, late 19th-century Jewish journals describe their readership, authorship and content as global rather than local. Although this concept rarely refers to the whole world, it is…
The naturalisation of nineteenth-century German Railways as depicted in visual discourse
Despite the dramatic effect of the railway age on the natural surroundings, it was not seen necessarily as destructive to nature. Railways were both the epitome of progress as well as integral features in pastoral landscapes. This seemingly paradoxical perception of railways is partially explained by historicising the “naturalisation” of the German train system. This article describes the rapid transformation of the German train from a symbol of …
Between science and commercialism
In July 1874, a map of the dateline was published in HaTzfira, a Hebrew journal printed in Warsaw. This was, most likely, the first map published in a Hebrew journal, and the text accompanying the map acknowledges the cartographic ignorance of the readers. During the years 1862–1885, 76 articles used the word “map” or inserted a map to append the text. By evaluating the images as well as the texts, this article explores the changing roles maps pl…
Diasporic Cartography and the Limits of National Territoriality
This article examines the Jabotinsky–Perlman Atlas (1925), the first Hebrew‐language world atlas, as a cartographic intervention into Jewish spatial identity under conditions of statelessness. Edited by Ze'ev Jabotinsky and Meir Perlman, the atlas adopts the thematic and pedagogical form of the modern national atlas while systematically displacing its territorial foundation. Rather than centring on a bounded homeland, it visualises the Jewish peo…
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