FYSB 1336: Zines for Witches

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.

What is a zine?

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

small, scrapbook, personal, punk, creative, intuitive, informal, handmade

On the Zine Spectrum (by Lea Cooper, who has a PhD in zines)

• self-published
• handmade
• visible authorship
• DIY
• counter-cultural
• reproducible
• visual-text-material
• third space knowledges
• (intentionally) limited distribution
• self-identifies as a zine
• not for profit
• amateur

How are these factors present (or not) in other publishing media, e.g., Instagram, a textbook, Sidechat, the NY Times, the Free Beacon, Urban Studies journal