Macguffin #13 2023 - The Letter Modernism spanning a range of species

spanning a range of species such as scallops

and how it’s aided by the infrastructure of institutions

Ein Lesevergnügen für Kinder und Erwachsene

and two magazines

based on primitive emotions

Macguffin #13 2023 - The Letter Modernism spanning a range of speciesThe Letter does not relate to the alphabet alone but to language, to code, to gestures, to media, and more. The letter is a magical symbol, and at the same time a very ordinary thing. It is embedded in specific culture and dependent on the reproduction technologies available at the time. The context is what makes it interesting: the letter is created, used, discarded, forgotten, and (sometimes) revived. Find out about the history of Scrabble,