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Warding gestures and flourishes: Text analysis and the creative writing process

November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 Mahmud El Shafey

How text analysis applications like Voyant can be used to assist in the creative process. Continue reading Warding gestures and flourishes: Text analysis and the creative writing process

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Franco-Arabic and the Secret History of Writing

October 17, 2020October 18, 2020 Mahmud El Shafey

An analysis of BBC4’s Secret History of Writing and the future of writing, particularly Franco-Arabic (Arabizi). Continue reading Franco-Arabic and the Secret History of Writing

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My First Blog (testing, testing)

October 4, 2020October 11, 2020 Mahmud El Shafey

So, here it is, dan-da-na-na, my first blog post. Continue reading My First Blog (testing, testing)