An Entangled Object: The Picture Postcard as Souvenir and Collectible, Exchange and Ritual Communication

Bjarne Rogan University of Oslo, Norway Indeed, there is one who corresponds with me too, but he's so foolish that he writes letters. Did you ever hear about anything so ridiculous? As if I care for a good-for-nothing letter! I cannot put a letter into my album, can I? What nonsense! When I get a real boyfriend I will simply insist that he send me the nicest postcards there are to be bought, instead of pestering me with those dull letters.