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Seizing the Means of Publication: Zines, Power, and Feelings

MasterScholars class taught by Zine Librarian Jenna Freedman, summer 2025

Thursday: Using Zines for Research

cover of Taking the Cake (a zine about asexuality). The graphic shows a person gleefully holding a title banner while jumping out of a cake. Joy / Gratitude (1-1:15)

photo of Mimi Thi NguyenDiscuss the readings (1:15-1:45)

screenshot of zine genres list (follow link)Zine genres (1:45-2:30)

Make a zine in a different genre (2:30-3)

Homework

Monday Prep

word cloud with words like PEOPLE ABORTION MAKE BODY NEED KNOW WORK MENNotes for Monday in the DHC

  • We will meet in the Digital Humanities Center: 103 Milstein (1st floor of this same building)
  • If you can, bring a charged laptop
  • Google Drive access with your Barnard email addresses?
  • Access to the dataset