082 Information & Communication in the Early American South

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

History, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2016

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

We live in an age of information. The internet provides us with 24/7 access to all types of information—news, how-to articles, sports scores, entertainment news, and congressional votes. But what do we do with all of this knowledge? How do we sift through and interpret all it all? We are not the first people to ponder these questions. Today, Alejandra Dubcovsky, an Assistant Professor at Yale University and author of Informed Power: Communication in the Early South, takes us through the early American south and how the Native Americans, Europeans, and enslaved Africans who lived there acquired, used, and traded information. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/082 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ask the Historian Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Ben Franklin's World,
0:04.0	Podcast about Early American History with Liz Covert.
0:08.0	The study of history is key to understanding who we are
0:11.0	and how we can affect a better future.
0:13.0	Van Franklin's world will introduce you to historical people and events that have impacted
0:18.2	and shaped our present day world.
0:20.0	And now, here's your host, Liz Colarn.
0:23.0	Hello and welcome to episode 82 of Ben Franklin's world.
0:28.0	The podcast dedicated to helping you learn more about how the people and events of our early American past have shaped the present day world we live in.
0:36.0	We live in an age of information.
0:38.0	Each morning I log into my Feedly account and I see over a thousand digital articles.
0:43.0	No matter where I am, my smartphone vibrates with news alerts.
0:46.0	When I log into my inbox, Google greets me with links to the day's top news stories.
0:51.0	And then there's Twitter. I love Twitter and there's always
0:55.4	news on Twitter. No matter where we turn we have access to lots of information.
1:00.7	But what do we do with all of this in here and do we
1:05.0	we see in here and do we always use it in ways that will better our lives
1:10.0	and interactions with friends, family, and neighbors. It turns out that we are not the first people and
1:13.0	it turns out that we are not the first people to live in an age of information
1:17.0	or wonder about what we should do with all of the knowledge we have access to.
1:22.0	Today's guest will help us explore the world of the
1:24.8	early American South and how Native Americans, Europeans, and enslaved African
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