Stephen Duncombe: Notes from Underground: Zines and the Politics of Alternative Culture, 2nd ed (1997/2008)
Filed under book | Tags: · alternative culture, magazine, publishing
Much history and theory is uncovered here in the first comprehensive study of zine publishing. From their origins in early 20th century science fiction cults, their more proximate roots in ‘60s counter-culture and their rapid proliferation in the wake of punk rock, Stephen Duncombe pays full due to the political importance of zines as a vital network of popular culture. He also analyzes how zines measure up to their utopian and escapist outlook in achieving fundamental social change. Packed with extracts and illustrations, he provides a useful overview of the contemporary underground in all its splendor and misery.
Edition 2
First published by Verso, 1997
Publisher Microcosm Publishing, 2008
ISBN 1934620378, 9781934620373
256 pages
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Comment (0)Jen Angel: Becoming the Media: A Critical History Of Clamor Magazine (2008)
Filed under pamphlet | Tags: · activism, anarchism, digital divide, independent media, magazine, media, media activism, politics
Clamor Magazine was a movement publication that existed between 2000 and 2006, covering radical politics, culture, and activism. Clamor published 38 issues and featured over 1,000 different writers and artists. The mission statement was:
Clamor is a quarterly print magazine and online community of radical thought, art, and action. An iconoclast among its peers, Clamor is an unabashed celebration of self-determination, creativity, and shit-stirring. Clamor publishes content of, by, for, and with marginalized communities. From the kitchen table to shop floor, the barrio to the playground, the barbershop to the student center, it’s old school meets new school in a battle for a better tomorrow. Clamor is a do-it-yourself guide to everyday revolution.
This analysis is presented as a case study on how movement projects and organizations deal with vital but rarely discussed issues such as management, sustainability, ownership, structure, finance, decision making, power, diversity, and vision.
Publisher PM Press, 2008
ISBN 1604860227, 9781604860221
Length 44 pages
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