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FYSB 1336: Zines for Witches

Wendy Schor-Haim's First Year Seminar, Spring 2025. Zine class led by zine librarian Jenna Freedman

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Read and Discuss

Introduce the zine you read to a neighbor or two:

  • Why did you choose this zine?
  • What does the zine say about its creator--directly or indirectly?
  • Why do you think they chose a zine as their medium?
  • Are there graphics in the zine? Handwriting? Collages? Do they complement or complicate the text?
  • How does the zine make you feel?

Group discussion.

Zines Are

What is a zine?

Share a word or phrase that you associate with zines. It's okay to repeat what someone else said!

pictures + multisensory + human/izing, connection between reader and author + expressive + flamboyant and diverse + conversation + vibrant + creative + insightful + collage + Barnard + social movements + frustration + concise + punk