Group Museum of Everyday Writing

1. Lillis vs. Barton

• Lillis: 

           -Writing is ordinary in the fact that it is part of everyday life
           -Everyday writing is "contextless," so attention needs to be paid to the context in order to make meaning of what is being said
           -Writing is ubiquitous

• Barton: 

           -Such writing may at times appear to be mundane and routine. But it is central to how societies operate and to the ways individuals relate to each other and to institutions (7).
          -We look at forms of writing that are incipient and ordinary, often invisible and hardly known, frequently ignored or mistakenly taken for irrelevant (10).



2.

These are examples of letters which are written forms of everyday writing, and can be used in a myriad of ways. They can be used to make sense to one's self, organize life, and communicate between people. Letters show insight into a person's character and can often reveal deeper meaning into someone's life. As both Lillis and Barton explain, everyday writing (especially letters) can be considered mundane and almost invisible, so people often don't pay attention to them. These written and documented forms of everyday writing and ubiquitous and random in our museum, just as everyday writing is. Everyday writing comes in all different forms and shapes relevant to our life.

-Joe Ferrin

-Caitlin Anderson

-Antonella Ferrucho 

-McKenzie Mizell

-Jessica Curatolo