Textshop
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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.
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