Zines: An Introduction to Fighting the Power with a Piece of Paper

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What Zines Are Like

Skim a zine for two minutes and then switch, for four rounds. You will not be able to read these zines in their entirety.

[Content: curse words, sexuality, nudity, violence]

Round 1

• Spring - Asian American Feminist Antibodies
• Summer - Our Stories Matter: Life in the Time of Covid-19 (some pages take longer than others to load. You can always go back to the table of contents on the 2/3 page and click on a page number to jump around)
• Fall - Ungrateful Black-White Girl (please be patient if the zine takes a minute to load)
• Winter - Black Woman & a Few Things (notice the page order/layout)

Round 2

• Spring - Our Stories Matter: Life in the Time of Covid-19 (some pages take longer than others to load. You can always go back to the table of contents on the 2/3 page and click on a page number to jump around)
• Summer - Ungrateful Black-White Girl (please be patient if the zine takes a minute to load)
• Fall - Black Woman & a Few Things (notice the page order/layout)
• Winter - Asian American Feminist Antibodies

Round 3

1. Spring - Ungrateful Black-White Girl (please be patient if the zine takes a minute to load)
2. Summer - Black Woman & a Few Things (notice the page order/layout)
3. Fall - Asian American Feminist Antibodies
4. Winter - Our Stories Matter: Life in the Time of Covid-19 (some pages take longer than others to load. You can always go back to the table of contents on the 2/3 page and click on a page number to jump around)

Round 4

1. Spring - Black Woman & a Few Things (notice the page order/layout)
2. Summer - Asian American Feminist Antibodies
3. Fall - Our Stories Matter: Life in the Time of Covid-19 (some pages take longer than others to load. You can always go back to the table of contents on the 2/3 page and click on a page number to jump around)
4. Winter - Ungrateful Black-White Girl (please be patient if the zine takes a minute to load)

In breakout rooms discuss for 5 minutes:

• Did one or more of the zines have an impact on you? On the creator?
• How do the zines fight the power?
• How do the zine images go with or contradict the text?

Group share.

A zine, short for fanzine or magazine, is a DIY* subculture self-publication, usually made on paper and reproduced with a photocopier or printer. Zine creators are often motivated by a desire to share knowledge or experience with people in marginalized or otherwise less-empowered communities.