32.1558, Confs: Forensic Ling, Writing Systems/Online

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Subject: 32.1558, Confs: Forensic Ling, Writing Systems/Online

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Date: Tue, 04 May 2021 20:46:49
From: Hugo Bowles [hugo.bowles at unifg.it]
Subject: Decoding Dickens: Contexts, Inspirations, Appraoches (Online symposium)

 
Decoding Dickens: Contexts, Inspirations, Appraoches (Online symposium) 

Date: 21-May-2021 - 21-May-2021 
Location: University of Leicester (Online), United Kingdom 
Contact: Claire Wood 
Contact Email: claire.wood at leicester.ac.uk 
Meeting URL: https://le.ac.uk/dickens-code/events 

Linguistic Field(s): Forensic Linguistics; Writing Systems 

Meeting Description: 

An online networking symposium that introduces the ‘savage stenographic
mystery’ of Dickens’s shorthand and the challenges of deciphering unusual
scripts

Organisers: Dr Claire Wood (University of Leicester) and Professor Hugo Bowles
(University of Foggia)

Join us on 21 May, 2pm-6.40pm, to explore Charles Dickens's mysterious
shorthand writing and its place within a little-known stenographic culture.
 - Learn about the history of shorthand from the seventeenth century through
to the nineteenth, as well as Dickens's struggles to master Gurney's
Brachygraphy.
 - Try your hand at decoding Dickens's shorthand (optional pre-symposium
task).
 - Hear from curators about fascinating shorthand manuscripts in their
collections.
 - Engage with a range of inspirational digital humanities projects through
case studies presented by 'Dickens Code' network members.
 - Reflect upon the challenges of decoding one of Dickens's undeciphered
shorthand scripts and hear about approaches rooted in Informatics and Forensic
Linguistics.
 - Contribute to conversations about how we can involve people in the decoding
process - and ultimately crack the 'Dickens Code'!

This free event is open to all with an interest in Dickens, stenography, word
puzzles, and digital humanities. It is part of the AHRC-funded 'Dickens Code'
project. To book your free place, please visit:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/decoding-dickens-contexts-inspirations-approach
es-tickets-152476510347
 






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