WOMP0101 Sex, Power, God

Radical and fandom based self-publishing

(5 minutes)

• Pamphlets
• Thomas Paine
• Harlem Renaissance
• Science fiction fandom
• Samizdat
• Literary chapbooks
• Alternative/underground press
• Punk fandom
• Riot grrrl
• Is social media self-publishing?

Anyone can make a zine

(5 minutes)

But who does?

• punks
• activists
• moms
• students
• teachers
• librarians
• permaculture enthusiasts
• crafters
• cooks
• hackers

And why

• sharing
• loneliness
• connecting
• self-expression
• self-documentation
• me too-ing
• giving

Sex, Power, God zine: everyone make a page or two (alone or in pairs).

• half-size
• leave a 1/4" margin
• total pages, including covers needs to be divisible by 4
• what kind of content do you wish to add?
  • narrative
  • art
  • personal
  • inspiring, persuasive
  • statistical
  • ...?