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Inspiration for corpus linguistics and stylistics: #dhmasterclass

This post reflects on the Digital Humanities Masterclass 2018 (#DHMasterclass) in which I participated at the German Historical Institute in Paris. [There’s an institute like this in London as well, by the way!] The masterclass was meant to bring together researchers working with digital tools and historical materials (particularly with autobiographical sources) from France and Germany … Continue reading “Inspiration for corpus linguistics and stylistics: #dhmasterclass”

9 November 2018 by
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CLiC and the Cadbury Research Library: The start of a collaboration

This week marked the beginning of our collaboration with the University of Birmingham’s Cadbury Research Library. Together with the GLARE Project we were pleased to give a seminar for library staff, introducing the CLiC web app and the opportunities it can offer to students, staff and visitors. This week staff @CadburyRL enjoyed a fascinating training session … Continue reading “CLiC and the Cadbury Research Library: The start of a collaboration”

28 September 2018 by
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CLiC Dickens Day: our end-of-project celebration at the BMI

The AHRC-funded CLiC Dickens project has officially come to an end. We celebrated the successful conclusion of the project with our CLiC Dickens Day, at the Birmingham and Midland Institute (BMI), on 1 December. As Charles Dickens was one of the early presidents of the BMI, the venue was particularly suitable for our event. The … Continue reading “CLiC Dickens Day: our end-of-project celebration at the BMI”

6 December 2017 by
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Event announcement: 1 December is CLiC Dickens Day

We are excited to announce that we will celebrate the successful conclusion of the CLiC Dickens project with a CLiC Dickens Day on 1 December. A half-day of talks and workshop activities will be followed by an evening programme consisting of a drinks reception and a dramatic reading. The workshop activities will illustrate exercises that can be … Continue reading “Event announcement: 1 December is CLiC Dickens Day”

10 October 2017 by
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CLiC teacher workshop: “Corpus stylistics for the English classroom”

On 16 June 2017, the CLiC Dickens team organised a workshop for teachers: “Corpus stylistics for the English classroom”. This workshop was attended by both secondary and tertiary level English teachers. Dr Marcello Giovanelli (Aston University) opened the workshop with a talk on “Opportunities for Lang-Lit work in Secondary English”. The majority of the workshop … Continue reading “CLiC teacher workshop: “Corpus stylistics for the English classroom””

21 June 2017 by