In “‘A Report Has Come Here’:\u00a0Social Network Analysis in the Papers of Thomas Jefferson<\/em>“, Klein tells the story of Thomas Jefferson’s relationship with one of his slaves, James Hemmings. The focus on this relationship illustrates how much of the history written about American Slavery is missing perspectives and stories about the relationships between slaves and slaveowners. As CM-A mentioned in their post, most of the information we have from this time is written by white upper-class men so digging deeper into the absent stories can help piece together many more voices. Klein develops an interesting framework about how to deal with these absences in stories by using a social network analysis. It seems to be very difficult to piece together information about relationships during a time where correspondences weren’t digitized, but one can understand the importance (frequency of correspondence) of relationships using social network analysis. I think Klein’s work is a strong step in understanding more about these absent histories but there are still strong limitations on what can be done.<\/p>\n

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