Week 6 Journal

What does place and scene have to do with everyday writing? What role does place/scene play in the circulation of texts?

Place and scene are, to me, two of the most important things when it comes to everyday writing. Where we see a text, and how we read or analyze it, affects the effectiveness of that individual text in an everyday aspect. If a letter is written on sticky notes it's place and scene are not effective to the reader as the reader has to continually be bothered by moving onto the next sticky note. However, if the letter is written on stationary or lined paper, it's place and scene are effective because the letter can be read in its entirety at the reader is not distracted by other outside disturbances. This concept can be administered to any other form or genre of everyday writing. If place and scene do not exist to be effective on a certain text than the text can not be effective either, such as Brouwer's example of the difference in effectiveness of the seropositive tattoos when he compares the red ribbon versus the "HIV +" tattoos. The over emphasized red ribbon that promotes HIV/Aids awareness does not have the same affect on the people who see that as does the "HIV +" tattoo because it has been overseen and it does not fit in as an effective means of communication.

In this way, place and scene are just as important in the circulation of texts. Circulation of texts can also be seen as communication between the people who make the texts and read the texts. If the person who makes the text does not capture the place or seen effectively than communication to the reader cannot occur, thus the circulation of texts will not happen. Without the circulation of texts, there is no communication between two people.