Following a hacking attack on my email I am no longer able to access JWalkerwords. So welcome to, and from, JWalkerwords2.
I will shortly post some choice morsels from JWalkerwords (1) here, so that they are accessible for reference and comment.
Freelance writer & educator in the history of print & the history of language; 16 years working with schools & colleges at the British Library - language, literature, art, history; visiting lecturer & speaker at museums, schools, local history societies, Foreign Office, Royal College of Art, University of the Arts London; language consultant for BBC. Books on the history of the English language; adult education classes online & onsite with Bishopsgate Institute
About Me
- Julian Walker
- I led workshops at the British Library2003-2019, on literature, language, art, history, and the culture of the book; and now teach the the English language at educational institutions, particularly the Bishopsgate Institute, online and in-person. I research language usage during the First World War, and lead the Languages and the First World War project. Author of Discovering Words, Discovering Words in the Kitchen, Evolving English Explored, Team Talk - sporting words & their origins, Trench Talk - the Language of the First World War (with Peter Doyle); How to Cure the Plague; The Finishing Touch; and Words and the First World War; Tommy French. As an artist I work in printmaking, performance, public engagement, curating and intervention; and I lead museum tours.
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