What is a Zine?

It rhymes with Scene. But it is actually the last part of MagaZINE. It is part of the DIY feminist punk RIOT Grrrl movement that began in Olympia, Washington in the 1990s. The State of Washington has annual 'zine contests to honor its place in the material culture and political history of the state.

The Library now has a 'Zine Wagon that can be checked out by students, staff, and faculty for 'zine creation on campus.

Ask Rhonda the Librarian for details. RhondaK@Bigbend.edu The Library will host a 'Zine and 'Za makers event each quarter of academic year 2023-2024.

2-4pm, Drop In OK

1) Science Zines, Completed, Free Zines by New Books!
2) Haiku Zines, January 30, 2024
3) Recipe Zines, May TBD 2024

 

 

Arroyo-Ramirez, E., Chou, R. L., Freedman, J., Fujita, S., & Orozco, C. M. (2018). The 

     reach of a long-arm stapler: Calling in microaggressions in the LIS field through zine

     work. Library Trends, 67(1), 107-130.

 

Zines:  https://lismicroaggressions.com/zines

Literature Review highlights zine history and highlights. Use of zine is to "call out" microaggressions and build community around a small non-commercial product that relied on anonymous submissions. Features post-it note method. Takes a grassroots, social justice approach. 

 

 

Brouwer, D. C., & Licona, A. C. (2017). Trans (affective) mediation: Feeling our way

     from paper to digitized zines and back again. In Queer  Technologies (pp. 70-83).

     Routledge.

Discusses turning print zines into digital projects. Presents a history with an emphasis on POC.  

 

 

Cohen, B. (2004). The zine project: Writing with a personal perspective. Language

      Arts, 82(2), 129-138.

Based on student reading of Writing Towards Home: Tales and Lessons to Find your Way (1995). Has a zine checklist for the project. This checklist helps students to build content. 

 

 

Ehlers, J. (2020). The zine project. Knowledge Quest, 49(2), 34–39.

K-12 projects for zines including Opposing Viewpoints database, day of service, and other ideas. 

 

 

Vong, S. (2016). Reporting or reconstructing? The zine as a medium for reflecting on

     research experiences. Communications in Information Literacy, 10(1), 3.

Undergraduates are asked to reflect on research experiences using the image/text medium of a zine. Used the 4R Reflection Scale as a framework. Conclusion advises that students need to understand the medium before embarking on an assignment. The literature review covers pedagogical value: critical thinking, writing, and interpersonal growth. 

 

 

Yang, A. (2010). Engaging Participatory Literacy through Science Zines. The American

     Biology Teacher, 72(9), 573-577. 

Zine project to move students from consumers of information to producers.