Zine!
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What is a Zine?Zines are self-published, small-circulation, often nonprofit books, papers, or websites. They usually deal with topics too controversial or niche for mainstream media, presented in an unpolished layout and unusual design. Everyone, from a major NGO to a teenager like you, can be an author (and also an editor, art director, and publisher) of a zine, and that’s part of what makes them so awesome. Emma Dajska
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The term zine was spawned from “fanzine,” first brought into use in the 1930’s, referring to science fiction fan magazines. However, zines truly got their start a couple centuries ago in the form of pamphlets and leaflets as a way for individuals, often with less popular opinions, to get their voices heard.
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense could really be considered one of the first zines; even Benjamin Franklin self-published his thoughts. As Congdon & Blandy note, “Such pamphlets were crucial to the American Revolution, the emancipation of slaves, women’s suffrage, the labor movement, and the civil rights movement” (2008).
Very brief 20th century zine timeline:
1910s – Dadaist zines or “little magazines”
1920s – Surrealist zines 1930s – Science Fiction Fanzines
1950s & 1960s – The Beats: poetry, anti-war
1970s & 1980s – Punk & Hardcore movements
1990s – Riot Grrrl (a feminist genre in independent music), feminist zines
Zine topics are not always political, and can often be very personal or simply creative. Anyone can make a zine; there are no rules in zines, and that is what makes them so unique and powerful.
References
Congdon, K. G., & Blandy, D. (2003, May). Zinesters in the classroom: Using zines to teach about postmodernism and the communication of ideas. Art Education, 56(3), 44-52. Duncombe, S. (1997). Notes from underground: Zines and the politics of alternative culture. New York: Verso Freedman, J. (2005). Zines are not blogs: A not unbiased analysis. Retrieved from Barnard College Library website: http://www.barnard.edu/library/zines/zinesnotblogs.htm
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense could really be considered one of the first zines; even Benjamin Franklin self-published his thoughts. As Congdon & Blandy note, “Such pamphlets were crucial to the American Revolution, the emancipation of slaves, women’s suffrage, the labor movement, and the civil rights movement” (2008).
Very brief 20th century zine timeline:
1910s – Dadaist zines or “little magazines”
1920s – Surrealist zines 1930s – Science Fiction Fanzines
1950s & 1960s – The Beats: poetry, anti-war
1970s & 1980s – Punk & Hardcore movements
1990s – Riot Grrrl (a feminist genre in independent music), feminist zines
Zine topics are not always political, and can often be very personal or simply creative. Anyone can make a zine; there are no rules in zines, and that is what makes them so unique and powerful.
References
Congdon, K. G., & Blandy, D. (2003, May). Zinesters in the classroom: Using zines to teach about postmodernism and the communication of ideas. Art Education, 56(3), 44-52. Duncombe, S. (1997). Notes from underground: Zines and the politics of alternative culture. New York: Verso Freedman, J. (2005). Zines are not blogs: A not unbiased analysis. Retrieved from Barnard College Library website: http://www.barnard.edu/library/zines/zinesnotblogs.htm
Resources
Zine Assignment
Each student is required to create the following:
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Page Ideas:
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Vocabulary:
- zine
- blog
- internet service provider (ISP)
- magazine
- editor
- publication
- DIY
- “punk rock ethos”
- logo
- brand/branding
- theme
- concept
- master copy
- reproduction
- ephemeral
- distribution
- archive
- consumer
- producer
- audience
- resolution
- “dots per inch”
- “pixels per inch”
- constructive criticism
- critique
- fair use
- parody
- homage
- satire
TEKS:
ADV GD&I TEKS: c1A, c2A, c2B, c2C,c3, c4, c10, c11A, c11Bi, c11Bii, c11C, c11Di, c11Dii, c11Diii, c11Div, c11Dviii
AP TEKS: c1B, c2A, c2B, c2C, c3A, c4A, c4B
ELPS TEKS:
ADV GD&I TEKS: c1A, c2A, c2B, c2C,c3, c4, c10, c11A, c11Bi, c11Bii, c11C, c11Di, c11Dii, c11Diii, c11Div, c11Dviii
AP TEKS: c1B, c2A, c2B, c2C, c3A, c4A, c4B
ELPS TEKS: