33.675, Summer Schools: Dickens Code ''SolveIt'' Workshop / United Kingdom

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Subject: 33.675, Summer Schools:  Dickens Code ''SolveIt'' Workshop / United Kingdom

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Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 18:02:19
From: Hugo Bowles [hugo.bowles at unifg.it]
Subject: Dickens Code ''SolveIt'' Workshop / United Kingdom

 

Dickens Code "SolveIt" Workshop

Host Institution: University of Leicester
Website: https://dickenscode.org/solveitdickens-an-introductory-workshop-for-new-decoders/

Dates: 25-Feb-2022 - 21-Feb-2022
Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Focus: This free online 1 hour workshop, which runs on Friday February 25 3pm-4pm GMT, is designed to help any member of the general public who is interested in Dickens's undeciphered dictation to get started on shorthand transcription. Beginners are welcome.
Minimum Education Level: No Minimum


Description:
After a successful crowdsourced transcription of Dickens’s "Tavistock letter”,
the Dickens Code project is currently investigating the undeciphered stories
dictated by Dickens and taken down in shorthand by his pupil Arthur Stone.
To help new solvers with transcription, we will be running an introductory
"SolveIt" workshop on Friday February 25th at 3pm GMT. 


Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics


Subject Languages: English

Registration: 22-Feb-2022 to 24-Feb-2022

Contact Person: Hugo Bowles
                Email: hugo.bowles at unifg.it


Registration Instructions:
You can register for the workshop using the link provided.




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