Showing posts with label Zine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zine. Show all posts
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Zine and US History
"Throughout most of the history of the United States, the periodical press has held a prominent position in mainstream American society. Starting with the insurgence of popular magazines in the late 1700s, periodicals have existed almost as long as the United States itself and have established a foothold in the hearts and minds of the American people, maintaining an overwhelming presence in today's culture." -From Fandom to Feminism: An Analysis of the Zine Press by Heath Row. Link here to read the rest of the article.
Zine #1 and Zine #2, Fall 2011
25 copies of each Zine are due Monday, Nov. 28 by 5:00 p.m.
Zine #1 – Observe:
Zine #1 – Observe:
-On two separate occasions, and at two different public locations, observe a group of people. Record all details of your observation with the written word.
Guidelines for Zine #1:
-Include a front cover.
-Include a back cover.
-Include a Table Of Contents.
-Number pages to correspond with Table Of Contents.
-8 pages total (includes cover and back cover).
-Handwrite and/or type.
-Size 5 ½” x 4 ¼”. To get this size, fold two sheets of 8 ½” x 11” copy of paper. You white copy paper. You may add color.
-At least two images should appear in this zine.
-Make sure your name appears on the front cover, lower right or left corner.
Zine #2 – Respond:
Use a response paper from one of the chapters or articles we read for class as the foundation for this zine.
Guidelines for Zine #2:
-Include a front cover.
-Include a back cover.
-Include a Table Of Contents.
-Number pages to correspond with Table Of Contents.
-8 pages total (includes cover and back cover).
-Handwrite and/or type.
-Size 5 ½” x 4 ¼”. To get this size, fold two sheets of 8 ½” x 11” copy of paper. You white copy paper. You may add color.
-At least two images should appear in this zine. You may draw imagery yourself or cut/paste. Feel free to use imagery that appears on class blog if needed.
-Make sure your name appears on the front cover, lower right or left corner.
Friday, September 9, 2011
What Is A Zine?
A zine is a publication designed for a very limited target audience, and usually distributed on a small scale, as well. They are cheap to produce, and are often spread by hand through the relevant community; for example, a punk zine might be available at punk performances, and a poetry zine would be featured at poetry readings. The term itself is short for “magazine,” suggesting a collection of varied written and visual work distributed to readers at a relatively low cost. A zine is often viewed as a news organ of an underground or cliquish community, and a zine's readership often has an inclusive sense of pride at being part of the movement the zine relates to.
The idea of distributing writing and pamphlets which are cheaply reproduced to make them readily available is an old one, but zine culture really began to explode in the 1970s, when numerous members of the punk scene started to create zines, or fanzines. A fanzine is a zine which communicates information about a group or movement to its fans, and it might contain things like upcoming tour dates, interviews, album reviews, and other material which would be of interest to fans of a group or cultural movement. The idea caught on, and comics started using zines to distribute their work, along with other members of the counterculture.
In the 1990s, the riot grrrl movement burst onto the scene with a number of well-distributed feminist zines such as Bust, which later became a major magazine in its own right. They pushed for gender equality in the zine community, and brought about an era of increasingly political zines covering controversial issues. In addition, zines of writing also began to flourish, and many beginning writers and poets published their work themselves to increase readership.
There are a number of ways to obtain a zine. The most direct, of course, is from the people who made it. Zines are often sold at concerts, counterculture book fairs, and underground events. In some urban areas, large bookstores also stock zines, and a few distributing houses specialize in zines along with other counterculture publications. In the late 1990s, e-zines also grew popular. An e-zine uses the Internet as a distribution method, either in the form of a mass e-mailing or website, and is often free. Physical zines are usually very low cost, so that the producers can recoup printing costs, and are preferred to e-zines by some people because they can contain media which is uniquely physical, such as pop-ups, gag glasses, and other multimedia.
New York Zine Fest and Flickr Link
Zines are a fast-growing art form practiced by teens and professional artists and everyone in between. There are national zine conferences celebrating the art form—including the NYC Zine Fest—check it out online at www.nyczinefest.org. Link here.
Flickr - a lot of zines to look at! Link here.
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