Katherine Ellison
Biographic Data
| ID | 4987987 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katherine Ellison |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katherine |
| FAMILY NAME | Ellison |
| SIGNATURE | ELLISON K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Illinois State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Intelligence, Espionage, and the Ethics of Surveillance in Defoe’s Writings
This chapter situates Daniel Defoe’s writings about ‘intelligence’ and ‘espionage’ in the contexts of developing practices and theories of secret service work and the writer’s own career as a political agent. The first section surveys ideas about intelligence and espionage inherited by Defoe and his contemporaries from Renaissance writers and secretaries of state. It then moves to Defoe’s career, under William III, Queen Anne, and George I, durin…
Media Scholarship and 18th‐Century Studies
Acknowledging the foundational work of Elizabeth L. Eisenstein in 18th‐century media studies, this article summarizes media scholarship in 18th‐century studies before and after 1979, with emphasis in the 1990s through the present. Since the decade before the new millennium and inspired, in part, by the late 20th‐century concept of the “information age,” scholars of 18th‐century history have redefined both the terms and the frameworks of media stu…
A Cultural History of Early Modern English Cryptography Manuals
During and after the English civil wars, between 1640 and 1690, an unprecedented number of manuals teaching cryptography were published, almost all for the general public. While there are many surveys of cryptography, none pay any attention to the volume of manuals that appeared during the seventeenth century, or provide any cultural context for the appearance, design, or significance of the genre during the period. On the contrary, when the peri…
New Economy of Nature
The New Economy of Nature
A Cultural History of Early Modern English Cryptography Manuals
During and after the English civil wars, between 1640 and 1690, an unprecedented number of manuals teaching cryptography were published, almost all for the general public. While there are many surveys of cryptography, none pay any attention to the volume of manuals that appeared during the seventeenth century, or provide any cultural context for the appearance, design, or significance of the genre during the period. On the contrary, when the peri…
The New Economy of Nature
New Economy of Nature
A Cultural History of Early Modern English Cryptography Manuals
During and after the English civil wars, between 1640 and 1690, an unprecedented number of manuals teaching cryptography were published, almost all for the general public. While there are many surveys of cryptography, none pay any attention to the volume of manuals that appeared during the seventeenth century, or provide any cultural context for the appearance, design, or significance of the genre during the period. On the contrary, when the peri…
Media Scholarship and 18th‐Century Studies
Acknowledging the foundational work of Elizabeth L. Eisenstein in 18th‐century media studies, this article summarizes media scholarship in 18th‐century studies before and after 1979, with emphasis in the 1990s through the present. Since the decade before the new millennium and inspired, in part, by the late 20th‐century concept of the “information age,” scholars of 18th‐century history have redefined both the terms and the frameworks of media stu…
Intelligence, Espionage, and the Ethics of Surveillance in Defoe’s Writings
This chapter situates Daniel Defoe’s writings about ‘intelligence’ and ‘espionage’ in the contexts of developing practices and theories of secret service work and the writer’s own career as a political agent. The first section surveys ideas about intelligence and espionage inherited by Defoe and his contemporaries from Renaissance writers and secretaries of state. It then moves to Defoe’s career, under William III, Queen Anne, and George I, durin…
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