A Brief History of Zines by Sofia Leung

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A Brief History of Zines

Published on Dec 01, 2015

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A Brief History of Zines

ku Libraries

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zines are...

usually photocopied
self published
made using original or appropriated texts and images
about whatever subject its creator chooses

zine comes from fanzine

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1930's - advent of sci-fi fanzines

- we could jump back to pamphlets.

-thanks to the mimeograph, which allowed for cheap reproductions

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1970's - punk music, DIY, the underground

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1990's - riot grrl, third wave feminism

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mid '90s - The Internet:
the rise of e-zines

and now...

distros, zine fests, your zines?

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Sofia Leung