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POL 250 Zine Culture: Prof. Nayak

Articles and Publications about Activist Zines

Buzzfeed: How Zine Libraries Are Highlighting Marginalized Voices, "Zines have long been a way for marginalized communities to record their stories and organize. Zine libraries are making sure those histories aren't forgotten." December 30, 2018.

'Zines' have deep roots in marginalized communities. Zine-makers worry those origins are being forgotten, by Christine Fernando in USA Today newspaper. Updated August 1, 2021. 

"Quaranzine" by Marc Fischer in Drain Magazine, 2021. 

How Zines Brought Power to Those on the Margins of Culture 
Dec. 23, 2023. By Teresa Nowakowski for Smithsonian Magazine. Article about the exhibition "Copy Machine Manifestos" at Brooklyn Museum.

Anarchy in the Archives: Zine Project Brings Punks of Color to the Academy 

https://www.colorlines.com/articles/anarchy-archives-zine-project-brings-punks-color-academy 

Alternatives to Alternatives: the Black Grrrls Riot Ignored

https://www.vice.com/en/article/9k99a7/alternatives-to-alternatives-the-black-grrrls-riot-ignored

For A More Vibrant, Diverse, + Inclusive Publishing Scene, Look Toward the Indies 

https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/for-a-more-vibrant-diverse-inclusive-publishing-scene-look-toward-the-indies/ 

In zines, LGBTQ creators find a place to tell their own stories 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/in-zines-lgbtq-creators-find-a-place-to-tell-their-own-stories 

The Queer zines that should be on your radar 

https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/29476/1/the-queer-zines-that-should-be-on-your-radar

Arizona Zine Shop Counters Book Bans With Inclusive Offerings 
Sept. 8, 2022. by Lynn Trimble in HyperAllergic. “Pen and ink have revolutionized movements and culture and information sharing … they’re extremely necessary right now,” says Charissa Lucille, who runs Wasted Ink Zine Distro in Phoenix.

The designer of the Black Disabled Lives Matter symbol on zines, parenting and solidarity (interview with Jen White-Johnson)

8 BLACK, FEMINIST, RADICAL, QUEER ZINES TO ADD TO YOUR REQUIRED READING

9 Zines by Black and PoC Artists That You Need to Read Right Now (list from Vice magazine)

The Use of Thread and Fabric in Feminist Zines: https://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/view/3015. 2023

Zines: international journal on amateur and DIY media: http://strandflat.fr/zines/