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Printmaking: Drawing Into Print

Zine librarian Jenna Freedman made this guide to accompany Columbia University professor Linnea Gad's printmaking class in the spring semester of 2023.

Jenna Freedman

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Jenna Freedman
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MLC 203 (generally on campus Tues-Thurs)
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Subjects: Zines

Nina Nijsten's Definition

Nijsten, Nina. Scissors & Chainsaws No. 2 : Diary Comic Zine Made in July 2020 During International Zine Month. Gent, Belgium: Nina Nijsten, 2020.

Read and Discuss

What Zines Are Like

Skim a zine for three minutes and then move on to the next one. You won't have time to read the whole zines. 

In small groups discuss for five minutes:

  • Why did the creator(s) choose to make a zine, rather than an Instagram reel, painting, website, TikTok, journal article, etc.
  • How do the graphics complement or complicate the text?
  • What moves you/or not about the zine?

Group share.