ZINES

We had a workshop on the zines that are available from the collection at the LCC library.

Here are my notes from the presentation.

What are zines?

…noncommercial, nonprofessional, small circulation magazines which their creators produce, publish, and distribute by themselves.

— Stephen Duncombe (1997) Notes From the Underground, London: Verso.

1. VOICE: Zines as tools of expression
2. COMMUNITY: Zines as tools of representation

3. FREEDOM: Zines as tools of subversion

I find the aesthetics of zines is a large part of their appeal for many people.