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DNCE 3576: Dance Criticism

Zine Librarian Jenna Freedman made this guide to accompany a zine workshop for Siobhan Burke's Dance Criticism class at Barnard College, fall 2022.

Zine Elements

Covers

  • color
  • construction
  • relief prints
  • paper types, materials

Binding

  • staples
  • sewing
  • stab
  • pamphlet stitch

Graphics

  • illustrations
  • fair use/copyright
  • photographs
  • typography/handwriting
  • backgrounds

Metadata

  • author
  • title
  • publication location
  • publication date
  • freedoms and restrictions

Elements

  • Essay
  • Poem
  • Review
  • Drawing
  • Collage
  • Personality Quiz
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Playlist
  • Top Ten List
  • Likes/Dislikes
  • How To
  • Comic
  • Rant
  • Blank Space
  • Art
  • Handwriting
  • Typewriting
  • Design Software
  • Stick Figures

Genre

  • personal
  • political
  • art
  • literary
  • split
  • compilation
  • minicomics
  • DIY

Pro-Tips

  • Leave a 1/4" margin around your pages
  • Remember your zine will be copied or scanned, so light text and images may not reproduce well
  • If you use Canva, try to avoid their graphics and patterns
  • You do you

Make a Zine

Today we're making quarter size zines. The layout may mess with your head. That's okay; breaking your brain while making a quarter size zine is a rite of passage! This zine is for practice to share or not as you like!

photo of a black and white cat on a banner that reads "Zinesters in Residence."Suggested Themes

  • Yelp reviews of TikTok dances
  • DIY some niche thing you're good at
  • Ode to your favorite or least favorite TV show, celebrity, politician, sports figure, family member (including animals)
 

Cover

Selfie or brain map

Page 1

  • Introduce your zine (pro-tip: you might want to do this at the end, so you know what you're introducing)
  • Metadata: contextualize for the reader and history
    • Could be s nom de plume
    • Date
    • Publication location
    • Contact information
  • Freedoms and restrictions
    • Do you want to claim copyright?
    • Assign a CC license?
    • Reject copyright?
    • Control digital reproduction?

Page 2

Rant, I statements

Page 3 (left side of centerfold)

Cartoon, sketch, art, doodles (be bold! draw stick figures!), collage

Page 4 (right side of centerfold)

continue from page 3

Page 5

Pencil game: maze, crossword puzzle, word finder, quiz, survey, matching

Page 6

Recipe

Back Cover

Credits, playlist, reviews or recommendations

Another pro-tip: number your pages. This will help when you are assembling your zines.

Zine Library Acquisition Form

Add your zine to the Barnard Zine Library, using this acquisition form.

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