Week 6 Journal

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

I think that place and scene make everyday writing what everyday writing is. Graffiti is placed in a public place for a reason. It was placed there for people to see it, to double take it, and for them to think about it. It’s on walls, bridges, sides of buildings, trains, and many other places common to your living. You're seeing graffiti in you everyday routine whether it’s walking, driving, or taking a bus etc. and that makes it very everyday. It’s a piece of everyday writing that stays in one place and is being circulated in a way that letters and notes are not. Letters and notes go to the audience where as graffiti, the audience comes to it. On the other hand, books sold in Barns and Noble are the opposite of that. They're mass sold in a store, they're for sale, and very institutionalized and you can tell just by the name of the store that its not everyday writing. You may think that, like graffiti, the writing is bringing the audience to the writing but there are multiple identical Barns and Noble stores you can be drawn to, but each piece of graffiti is unique to itself and to its artist. Place and scene make a piece of everyday writing what it is, but circulation doesn't, it just adds a uniqueness to the piece.