Zine culture

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Initiatives, collections, resources[edit]

  • Artzines.info, a database for zines self-published by contemporary artists.
  • Artzines.net, a blog on artzines and art books operated by Moritz Grünke.
  • Barnard Zine Library, The Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning, Barnard College, Columbia University, NY
  • MIMEO MIMEO, a forum for critical and cultural perspectives on artists' books, typography and the mimeograph revolution.
  • Solidarity! Revolutionary Center and Radical Library, zine collection online. Located in Lawrence, Kansas the mission of Solidarity! Revolutionary Center and Radical Library is to organize as a non-hierarchical collective for the purpose of sharing and distributing information. The collection is compiled of Zines (personal, non-copy written, non-traditionally peer reviewed articles, journals, and art) that were specifically purchased, donated, traded, or created for the Solidarity! Collection. These works cover every topic from Globalization and the Industrial Prison Complex to first kisses.
  • Zine Coop, an indie publishing artist collective that promotes zine culture in Hong Kong, est. 2017.
  • ZineDepo, a library with more than 1000 international zines collected over a period of 25 years, Arnhem/NL. Publications.
  • Zine Library.pl, an extensive digital library of Polish alternative press (zines and magazines), est. 2010, Kraków.
  • Zines on Internet Archive
  • ZineWiki, an open-source encyclopedia devoted to zines and independent media. It covers the history, production, distribution and culture of the small press.

Events[edit]

  • ZineShow, Tymutopiyapres gallery & online, Lviv, 2013

Anthologies[edit]

  • Chip Rowe (ed.), The Book of Zines: Readings From the Fringe!, 1997. Anthology of pop culture writings from about 80 zines. Website companion.
  • R. Seth Friedman, The Factsheet Five Zine Reader: The Best Writing from the Underground World of Zines, New York: Three Rivers Press, 1997, 192 pp.
  • Tristan Taormino, Karen Green (eds.), The Girl's Guide to Taking Over the World: Writings from the Girl Zine Revolution, New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1997. An anthology from zines created by women.
  • Jen Angel (ed.), Zine Yearbook, since 1997. Annual anthology of zine writing.
  • Ethan Clark (ed.), Stories Care Forgot: An Anthology of New Orleans Zines, Last Gasp of San Francisco, 2006, 149 pp. Reproductions of a dozen punk zines. Also includes author memoirs of their experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.

Documentary films[edit]

  • Fanzini Sa, dir. Siniša Dugonjić, 2011, 41 min. A documentary on the underground and DIY fanzine culture in Serbia during the 1980s and 1990s. EN subs.

Literature[edit]

  • Mike Gunderloy (ed.), Why Publish?, intro. Jacob Rabinowitz, Pretzel Press, 1989, 54 pp.
  • Mike Gunderloy, Cari Goldberg Janice, The World of Zines: A Guide to the Independent Magazine Revolution, Penguin, 1992, 224 pp.
  • Counter Intelligence: Zines, Comics, Pamphlets, Flyers: Catalogue of Self-Published and Autonomous Print-Creations: Articles! Reviews! Contacts!, eds. Jason Skeet and Mark Pawson, London: 121 Centre, 1995, 24 pp. Catalogue of an exhibition held throughout Oct 1994 at 121 Centre, Brixton, South London.
  • Pagan Kennedy, Zine: How I Spent Six Years of My Life in the Underground and Finally Found Myself--I Think, New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1995, 184 pp. Review: PW.
  • V. Vale (ed.), Zines! Vol.2, San Francisco: RE/Search Publications, 1997, 137 pp, IA. [5]
  • Francesca Lia Block, Hillary Carlip, Zine Scene: The Do It Yourself Guide to Zines, Los Angeles: Girl Press, 1998.
  • Alex Wrekk, Stolen Sharpie Revolution: a DIY Resource For Zines and Zine Culture, 2002, 96 pp; 2nd ed., 2003; 3rd ed., 2005. [6]
  • Elke Zobl, "Persephone is Pissed!: Grrl Zine Reading, Making and Distributing Across the Globe", Hecate 30:2, 2004, pp 156-175. [7]
  • Liz Farrelly, Zines, London: Booth-Clibborn, 2001.
  • Elke Zobl, The Global Grrrl Zine Network: A DIY Feminist Revolution for Social Change, Vienna: Akademie der Bildenden Künste, 2004. PhD thesis. [9]
  • Signs 35(1): "Comparative Perspectives Symposium: Feminist Zines", ed. Agatha Beins, Autumn 2009. Texts by Elke Zobl, Feminist MAF(I)A, Val Rauzier, Red Chidgey, Noya Kohavi, Jenna Freedman, Claire Villacorta, and lolagouine (aka Riot Coco). [10]
  • Teal Triggs, Fanzines: The DIY Revolution, Chronicle Books, 2010, 256 pp. Features hundreds of reproductions of zine covers plus a history of fanzines and examination of various genres.
  • Under the Radar: Underground Zines and Self-Publications 1965-1975, eds. Jan-Frederik Bandel, Annette Gilbert, and Tania Prill, Leipzig: Spector Books, 2017, 368 pp; repr., Dec 2019. Publisher.
    • Unter dem Radar. Underground- und Selbstpublikationen 1965–1975, Leipzig: Spector Books, Mar 2017, 368 pp. Publisher. (German)
  • Miloš Hroch (ed.), Křičím: „To jsem já.“, Prague: PageFive, 2017. On Czech fanzines from the 1980s until today. English extract. [12] (Czech)/(English)
  • Momo Nonaka (野中 モモ), Barubora (ばるぼら), 日本のZINEについて知ってることすべて 同人誌、ミニコミ、リトルプレス―自主制作出版史1960~2010年代, Tokyo: Seibundo Shinkosha, 2017, 319 pp. (Japanese)
  • Art Libraries Journal 43(2): "Zines and Libraries in the UK", ed. Gustavo Grandal Montero, Apr 2018, pp 71-112. [13]
  • Miloš Hroch, Nico Carpentier, "Beyond the Meaning of Zines: A Case Study of the Role of Materiality in four Prague-Based Zine Assemblages", Communication, Culture and Critique 14:2, Jun 2021, pp 252-273. [14]
  • Miloš Hroch, Vystřihni – nalep. Jak post-digitální tisk a ziny vzkřísily papírová média, forew. Nico Carpentier, Prague: Akropolis, 2022, 184 pp. Excerpt. Publisher. (Czech)
  • Branden W. Joseph, Drew Sawyer, Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines, Phaidon, and New York: Brooklyn Museum, 2023, 448 pp. Publisher. Exhibition.

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