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textshop

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

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.