Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

textshop

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
textshop
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of writing laboratory where students can experiment with, and attempt to reproduce, the styles and techniques being studied.

Etymology

From text + shop, modelled on workshop but de-emphasizing the idea of work, inspired by Roland Barthes' essay From Work to Text. Coined by Gregory Ulmer. See Textshop for Psychoanalysis.

Inflected Forms

textshops (plural)

Questions

What does textshop mean?
A kind of writing laboratory where students can experiment with, and attempt to reproduce, the styles and techniques being studied.
Where does textshop come from?
From text + shop, modelled on workshop but de-emphasizing the idea of work, inspired by Roland Barthes' essay From Work to Text. Coined by Gregory Ulmer. See Textshop for Psychoanalysis.

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