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RELI1610: Religion and Popular Culture

Think, Pair, Share

Think

Look over the zine. Read it. Make note of anything that jumps out to you.

Pair with a partner

Share

Introduce the zine you read to a neighbor or two:

  • What does the zine say about its creator--directly or indirectly?
  • Why do you think they chose a zine as their medium? Do you think they would have been more or less successful if they had chosen a different medium?
  • Are there graphics in the zine? Handwriting? Collages? Do they complement or complicate the text?
  • Did the creator effectively deliver their message?
  • How does the zine make you feel?
  • In the context of this course, how is religion being used and communicated through the zine?

Share with the group.

The Zine Spectrum

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

 

A range of spectrums:

 

 

 

 

 

  • 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

Citing zines