Why zines matter

DOI: Bold Published 26 July Sociology Publishing Research Quarterly Historically, zines have been an alternative outlet for niche topics, or writers and writing, that are ignored by mainstream media. Zines are significant because they offer the opportunity for connection, community, and networking between those interested in these diverse topics.

The developments in digital technology have enabled zines to extend into the online sphere: this increased access has resulted in increased participation by readers and writers. This paper will focus on digital… Expand.

View via Publisher. Save to Library Save. Create Alert Alert. Share This Paper. Citation Type. Has PDF. Publication Type. More Filters. Zine making involves not only the creation of handmade and self-published books, but also local distribution in zine communities, as well as archival processes of zine collecting in university and … Expand.

Zines, or small, self-published magazines, have emerged from counterculture origins to gain popularity in recent years as a tool for democratizing writing in the classroom and community. This essay … Expand. As the book is the main source to help children get the idea of the outside world, there has been wide concerns about build-up inclusion diversity in publishing area around the world in recent years, … Expand.

The analysis is theoretically embedded in the model of the discursive-material knot, which is a non-hierarchical … Expand. First, it proposes transmasculinities as a … Expand. A well informed study that champions the unsung heroes and heroines of DIY distribution in art, music, literary zines and culture.

This exploration of lo-fi culture traces the origin of the DIY … Expand. The Future of the Book. From the Publisher: The death of the book has been duly announced, and with it the of brick-and-mortar libraries, traditional publishers, linear narrative, authorship, and disciplinarity, along with … Expand. A girl's guide to taking over the world : writings from the girl zine revolution. In the last decade, there has been an explosion in the production of zines. On the forefront of this cut-and-paste revolution have been those zines made specifically by and for young women.

The words … Expand. Forms and Meanings. Representations of the written word -- Princely patronage and the economy of dedication -- From court festivity to city spectators -- Popular appropriati : the readers and their books. These essays examine the ways in which the material qualities of books profoundly affect how they have been read and understood. Included are chapters on the reception of Dante's works in America, … Expand. Stories define how we think, the way we play, and the way we understand our lives.

And just as Gutenberg made possible the stories that ushered in the Modem Era, so is the computer having a profound … Expand. Sites unseen: Ethnographic research in a textual community. Recent writing on the subject of ethnography has sought to examine the field not only as a place where research is carried out, but also as a methodological construction.

While this writing … Expand. What makes people love and die for nations, as well as hate and kill in their name? It is a zine about fat acceptance, a zine that demands that the world make room for large bodies, and yet it is tiny, smaller not only than most mainstream publications, but also than all other issue of her zine. Not only the imagery but the form--the scale of the zine--is in tension with the content, and this tension adds another layer of meaning to the zine.

Clearly the materiality of Lamm's zine contributes to its meaning; not merely the means of transmission of information, the physical imagery and interface of the zine help to shape a reader's experience and understanding. Being more of a text person than an art person, I hadn't given much more thought to the visual presentation of zines than whether or not I liked it.

My experience of "reading" zines may be forever changed. I hope this will influence the zines I publish, as well. Full disclosure: I am quoted in the article, and my zine is mentioned, but I swear on a stack of Zine World s, that has nothing to do with how much I loved this article and want people who care about zines to read it.

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