The document summarizes questions that Soviet bureaucrats and party functionaries asked themselves before the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union. They questioned why manual labor lessons were required in schools, why grocery stores only had canned foods, why popular items were always out of stock, why apartments were too small for gatherings, why Western media was more interesting, and why travel was restricted. Overall, the questions expressed dissatisfaction with shortages, propaganda, and lack of consumer goods and travel opportunities compared to capitalist nations.
This document discusses different types of media including magazines and posters. It describes magazines as being categorized into consumer, trade/professional, and house organ types. Magazine circulation is paid, free, or controlled. The earliest magazines date back to the 1600s and new types continued to emerge throughout history. Posters also evolved over time, first being used to advertise and recruit for wars, and now primarily for commercial advertising purposes. Key developments included the invention of lithography and its use in colorful poster design in the late 1800s.
Kitsch is a style of art that uses popular cultural icons and subjects not typically considered fine art, often appearing somewhat ridiculous. It aims to satirize ideas of what constitutes real art and importance. Students are assigned to include one kitsch object in a surrealist sculpture, choosing something ridiculous from American culture that counters notions of fine art.
Fold, Staple, Share: The Brooklyn College Library Zine CollectionAlycia
The document summarizes Alycia Sellie's talk about establishing a zine collection at the Brooklyn College Library. It defines zines as self-published works that address topics overlooked by mainstream media. Sellie's goals for the collection were to showcase the library as a living archive, clearly define what materials are collected, encourage student participation, connect locally, and make the collection accessible. The collection focuses on zines related to Brooklyn or the college and those by students. The talk stresses the importance of libraries collecting alternative publications.
The document lists and provides brief summaries of several prominent UK current affairs magazines, including The New Statesman, The Spectator, The Week, Private Eye, Prospect, The Oldie, London Review of Books, and the US-based magazine Time. It discusses the founding dates, topics covered, ownership, circulation numbers and digital presence of each publication.
This document provides a history of print media from ancient times to the modern day. It discusses the earliest forms of communication like town criers and human messengers. It then covers the development of printing technologies from woodblock printing in China to Johannes Gutenberg inventing the printing press in Europe. The printing press then spread throughout Europe and was exported worldwide by traders, colonists and missionaries. The document outlines the introduction and growth of newspapers and magazines. It concludes by comparing print and digital media today and providing examples of each.
This document discusses the history and evolution of magazines, posters, and movie posters. It outlines that magazines began being widely published in the 17th century and discusses the first magazines in Germany, England, and the United States. It also describes different types of magazines and methods of circulation. For posters, it describes their origins in the late 18th century and how lithography allowed colorful posters to proliferate in the late 19th century. It traces key developments in posters for advertising, politics, and wartime recruitment. It also summarizes the history of movie posters from the earliest examples in the 1890s to their role in film marketing today.
The document summarizes questions that Soviet bureaucrats and party functionaries asked themselves before the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union. They questioned why manual labor lessons were required in schools, why grocery stores only had canned foods, why popular items were always out of stock, why apartments were too small for gatherings, why Western media was more interesting, and why travel was restricted. Overall, the questions expressed dissatisfaction with shortages, propaganda, and lack of consumer goods and travel opportunities compared to capitalist nations.
This document discusses different types of media including magazines and posters. It describes magazines as being categorized into consumer, trade/professional, and house organ types. Magazine circulation is paid, free, or controlled. The earliest magazines date back to the 1600s and new types continued to emerge throughout history. Posters also evolved over time, first being used to advertise and recruit for wars, and now primarily for commercial advertising purposes. Key developments included the invention of lithography and its use in colorful poster design in the late 1800s.
Kitsch is a style of art that uses popular cultural icons and subjects not typically considered fine art, often appearing somewhat ridiculous. It aims to satirize ideas of what constitutes real art and importance. Students are assigned to include one kitsch object in a surrealist sculpture, choosing something ridiculous from American culture that counters notions of fine art.
Fold, Staple, Share: The Brooklyn College Library Zine CollectionAlycia
The document summarizes Alycia Sellie's talk about establishing a zine collection at the Brooklyn College Library. It defines zines as self-published works that address topics overlooked by mainstream media. Sellie's goals for the collection were to showcase the library as a living archive, clearly define what materials are collected, encourage student participation, connect locally, and make the collection accessible. The collection focuses on zines related to Brooklyn or the college and those by students. The talk stresses the importance of libraries collecting alternative publications.
The document lists and provides brief summaries of several prominent UK current affairs magazines, including The New Statesman, The Spectator, The Week, Private Eye, Prospect, The Oldie, London Review of Books, and the US-based magazine Time. It discusses the founding dates, topics covered, ownership, circulation numbers and digital presence of each publication.
This document provides a history of print media from ancient times to the modern day. It discusses the earliest forms of communication like town criers and human messengers. It then covers the development of printing technologies from woodblock printing in China to Johannes Gutenberg inventing the printing press in Europe. The printing press then spread throughout Europe and was exported worldwide by traders, colonists and missionaries. The document outlines the introduction and growth of newspapers and magazines. It concludes by comparing print and digital media today and providing examples of each.
This document discusses the history and evolution of magazines, posters, and movie posters. It outlines that magazines began being widely published in the 17th century and discusses the first magazines in Germany, England, and the United States. It also describes different types of magazines and methods of circulation. For posters, it describes their origins in the late 18th century and how lithography allowed colorful posters to proliferate in the late 19th century. It traces key developments in posters for advertising, politics, and wartime recruitment. It also summarizes the history of movie posters from the earliest examples in the 1890s to their role in film marketing today.
The document outlines a pitch for a magazine focused on alternative rock music. The proposed magazine would cover obscure and unknown musicians to fill a gap in existing coverage of lesser known artists. It would have a dull, disheveled aesthetic to match the genre. The target audience includes music students, artists, and fans of independent music and art. Small independent publishers are identified as potential producers of the magazine.
The document provides a history of magazines from their origins in the 17th century to modern developments. It outlines key events like the first American magazines failing due to being seen as luxuries. Later, magazines specialized in topics like women's interests and achieved mass audiences. Changes in technology and competition from radio and TV impacted magazines. Today, magazines adapt to new media and expand globally while various types serve different audiences and purposes. Controversies sometimes involve unrealistic beauty standards promoted and credibility issues.
best and complete presentation on the times newspaper. print media presentation.
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best ppt if u get assimnt on any newspaper
Zines are small-scale self-published works created by individuals, usually about their personal interests, that are produced and distributed independently of commercial publishing. They originated in the 1980s punk scene as a way for bands and their fans to share information and opinions. Zines cover a wide variety of topics from music to art to politics and beyond, and can include writings, drawings, photos, or other creative works. They are typically low-budget, unique, and handmade in format.
This document provides guidance on analyzing the representation of women on magazine covers using a constructionist view. It instructs the reader to examine how the cover is constructed to create meaning, identify any stereotypes used, and determine the predominant themes or dominant ideologies portrayed. It also prompts analyzing what myths are portrayed about women and whether magazine stories are consistent on issues like weight. Finally, it notes a representation is a mixture of how the subject is depicted, the opinions of its creators, how individuals may react differently, and the dominant ideologies of the context/society.
This document outlines the syllabus for a course on popular culture in East Asia. It introduces the course and discusses topics like defining popular culture and East Asia, as well as high and low culture. It provides an overview of the weekly schedule and readings, including discussions of keywords and works like Behind the Lies My Teacher Told Me podcast and the film One Armed Swordsman. Guidelines for student-led discussion facilitations are also included.
The document discusses graffiti, describing it as writing or drawings illegally sprayed in public places. It introduces Banksy as a famous anonymous graffiti artist from Bristol, England whose political and social-commentary graffiti art is considered by some to be vandalism. The document also examines one of Banksy's artworks called "The Beggar Man" which represents social issues like poverty, hunger, and homelessness through its imagery and message calling for social change.
The document contains questions about various artworks including their medium, patrons, iconography, stylistic influences, and how they relate to traditions or push boundaries. Specifically, it asks about the characteristics of the International style, revolutionary and traditional aspects, symbolism, treatment of space, differences from other works, and how iconography relates to Christian tradition and patron context.
The document discusses an evaluation of a music magazine, including how it represents social groups, what types of institutions might distribute it, who the target audience would be, and how the audience would be attracted. It also reflects on what was learned about technologies like Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Bridge from constructing the magazine, and how creating an earlier school magazine helped develop skills.
The earliest known magazines were invented in the 1600s, beginning with a German publication in 1663. However, magazines did not become widely popular until the 1700s and 1800s. In 1731, the first magazine aimed at the general public was published in England. In the 1800s, magazines began including illustrations and photos to increase sales and popularity. Magazines were first published in America in 1741 and over 100 existed by the late 1700s, though they were initially only affordable to the wealthy. More affordable magazines for the general public emerged in the 1830s with a focus on entertainment. Special interest magazines proliferated in the late 1800s as literacy increased in America.
Zine talk presented on the 31st October 2013 at the ALIA National Library & Information Technicians Symposium 2013 held at the National Library of Australia.
Zines as a Means: Using Alternative Publishing as a Health Resource and Empow...YTH
Zines (mini, independently created magazines) have been used throughout history as a tool to explore social and political issues. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to the history of zines. After a short presentation of the presenter's use of zines with Planned Parenthood's PG-13 Players, Vanderbilt LGBTQI Life, Students of Stonewall LGBTQI youth activism team, and Advocates for Youth, we will brainstorm together ways in which zines can be used in organizing and similar work, identify at least one practical way each of us can use zines in our life and work, and learn how to create a zine out of a single sheet of paper. Online resources and tools that can be used to amplify resources will be presented. Examples of zines in youth, health, and technology fields will be provided.
Times Inc has a long history publishing magazines starting in the 1800s targeting middle class males. Over time, they expanded their target audiences to include females and lower classes by launching magazines about homemaking, women's interests, television, sports, hobbies and more. They published just one music magazine, NME, but their willingness to adapt to changes over decades and appeal to diverse audiences makes them a suitable publisher for a new music magazine that could focus on a different genre than NME to attract new readers.
The document discusses several different youth subcultures that emerged throughout history, including hippies, punks, mods, rockers, goths, teddy boys, and raggare. It provides descriptions of the fashion, music, and activities typically associated with each subculture. It also mentions that some subcultures, such as raggare when they first emerged in Sweden, caused moral panics among the general public who saw them as threatening social norms.
"El momento de unirse al resto del mundo".
Greg SANDOW, escritor y consultor especializado en el futuro de la música clásica. Washington D.C. (EEUU).
"Tenemos que mostrar, en todas nuestras campañas de marketing y publicidad, que entendemos la cultura en la que vivimos, que la compartimos, la respetamos y formamos parte de ella."
Zines are small-circulation, non-commercial publications that are self-published using photocopiers and small-run printers. They cover a wide variety of topics and are created by their authors to share ideas and information. Zines started becoming popular in the 1960s as the photocopier became widely available, allowing for easy self-publication. While some zines later became magazines, zines remain a grassroots format focused on sharing content directly with readers through physical copies. Today, zines are often considered a form of artists' books.
This document discusses the history and impact of print culture. It begins with the origins of print technology in China and its spread to Europe via Marco Polo and Johannes Gutenberg's printing press. It then examines how print culture influenced various groups including women's education and roles, religious debates and reforms, children's literature and education, and the spread of revolutionary ideas during the French Revolution. Print helped disseminate ideas and knowledge on a wide scale, empowering previously marginalized groups and fueling social and political change.
Andy Warhol was born in 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to immigrant parents from what is now Slovakia. He grew up fascinated by popular culture and celebrities, which was influenced by being bedridden as a child due to illness. After studying commercial art, Warhol moved to New York City and became very successful in that field. However, he longed to make fine art and found inspiration through conversations with friends that led to his iconic pop art pieces like Campbell's Soup Cans and Marilyn Diptych, which changed perceptions of modern art. Warhol's fascination with popular culture and habit of soliciting ideas from others fueled his innovative work.
This document discusses definitions of "indie" music and culture. It explores how indie has been defined as a type of musical production affiliated with small independent record labels that utilize independent distribution methods. The document also outlines how indie labels pioneered a DIY approach to production and distribution in the late 1970s and 1980s in the UK, forming cooperative networks like The Cartel to promote artistic freedom and counter commercial interests.
A zine is a small, self-published work that is usually photocopied and covers a variety of topics at the creator's discretion. Zines have no set format or rules and can include essays, art, reviews, and other content about any subject the creator chooses. They are personal expressions with diverse, idiosyncratic styles.
The document outlines a pitch for a magazine focused on alternative rock music. The proposed magazine would cover obscure and unknown musicians to fill a gap in existing coverage of lesser known artists. It would have a dull, disheveled aesthetic to match the genre. The target audience includes music students, artists, and fans of independent music and art. Small independent publishers are identified as potential producers of the magazine.
The document provides a history of magazines from their origins in the 17th century to modern developments. It outlines key events like the first American magazines failing due to being seen as luxuries. Later, magazines specialized in topics like women's interests and achieved mass audiences. Changes in technology and competition from radio and TV impacted magazines. Today, magazines adapt to new media and expand globally while various types serve different audiences and purposes. Controversies sometimes involve unrealistic beauty standards promoted and credibility issues.
best and complete presentation on the times newspaper. print media presentation.
outline intro slogan history and timeline sites apps controversies
best ppt if u get assimnt on any newspaper
Zines are small-scale self-published works created by individuals, usually about their personal interests, that are produced and distributed independently of commercial publishing. They originated in the 1980s punk scene as a way for bands and their fans to share information and opinions. Zines cover a wide variety of topics from music to art to politics and beyond, and can include writings, drawings, photos, or other creative works. They are typically low-budget, unique, and handmade in format.
This document provides guidance on analyzing the representation of women on magazine covers using a constructionist view. It instructs the reader to examine how the cover is constructed to create meaning, identify any stereotypes used, and determine the predominant themes or dominant ideologies portrayed. It also prompts analyzing what myths are portrayed about women and whether magazine stories are consistent on issues like weight. Finally, it notes a representation is a mixture of how the subject is depicted, the opinions of its creators, how individuals may react differently, and the dominant ideologies of the context/society.
This document outlines the syllabus for a course on popular culture in East Asia. It introduces the course and discusses topics like defining popular culture and East Asia, as well as high and low culture. It provides an overview of the weekly schedule and readings, including discussions of keywords and works like Behind the Lies My Teacher Told Me podcast and the film One Armed Swordsman. Guidelines for student-led discussion facilitations are also included.
The document discusses graffiti, describing it as writing or drawings illegally sprayed in public places. It introduces Banksy as a famous anonymous graffiti artist from Bristol, England whose political and social-commentary graffiti art is considered by some to be vandalism. The document also examines one of Banksy's artworks called "The Beggar Man" which represents social issues like poverty, hunger, and homelessness through its imagery and message calling for social change.
The document contains questions about various artworks including their medium, patrons, iconography, stylistic influences, and how they relate to traditions or push boundaries. Specifically, it asks about the characteristics of the International style, revolutionary and traditional aspects, symbolism, treatment of space, differences from other works, and how iconography relates to Christian tradition and patron context.
The document discusses an evaluation of a music magazine, including how it represents social groups, what types of institutions might distribute it, who the target audience would be, and how the audience would be attracted. It also reflects on what was learned about technologies like Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Bridge from constructing the magazine, and how creating an earlier school magazine helped develop skills.
The earliest known magazines were invented in the 1600s, beginning with a German publication in 1663. However, magazines did not become widely popular until the 1700s and 1800s. In 1731, the first magazine aimed at the general public was published in England. In the 1800s, magazines began including illustrations and photos to increase sales and popularity. Magazines were first published in America in 1741 and over 100 existed by the late 1700s, though they were initially only affordable to the wealthy. More affordable magazines for the general public emerged in the 1830s with a focus on entertainment. Special interest magazines proliferated in the late 1800s as literacy increased in America.
Zine talk presented on the 31st October 2013 at the ALIA National Library & Information Technicians Symposium 2013 held at the National Library of Australia.
Zines as a Means: Using Alternative Publishing as a Health Resource and Empow...YTH
Zines (mini, independently created magazines) have been used throughout history as a tool to explore social and political issues. In this workshop, participants will be introduced to the history of zines. After a short presentation of the presenter's use of zines with Planned Parenthood's PG-13 Players, Vanderbilt LGBTQI Life, Students of Stonewall LGBTQI youth activism team, and Advocates for Youth, we will brainstorm together ways in which zines can be used in organizing and similar work, identify at least one practical way each of us can use zines in our life and work, and learn how to create a zine out of a single sheet of paper. Online resources and tools that can be used to amplify resources will be presented. Examples of zines in youth, health, and technology fields will be provided.
Times Inc has a long history publishing magazines starting in the 1800s targeting middle class males. Over time, they expanded their target audiences to include females and lower classes by launching magazines about homemaking, women's interests, television, sports, hobbies and more. They published just one music magazine, NME, but their willingness to adapt to changes over decades and appeal to diverse audiences makes them a suitable publisher for a new music magazine that could focus on a different genre than NME to attract new readers.
The document discusses several different youth subcultures that emerged throughout history, including hippies, punks, mods, rockers, goths, teddy boys, and raggare. It provides descriptions of the fashion, music, and activities typically associated with each subculture. It also mentions that some subcultures, such as raggare when they first emerged in Sweden, caused moral panics among the general public who saw them as threatening social norms.
"El momento de unirse al resto del mundo".
Greg SANDOW, escritor y consultor especializado en el futuro de la música clásica. Washington D.C. (EEUU).
"Tenemos que mostrar, en todas nuestras campañas de marketing y publicidad, que entendemos la cultura en la que vivimos, que la compartimos, la respetamos y formamos parte de ella."
Zines are small-circulation, non-commercial publications that are self-published using photocopiers and small-run printers. They cover a wide variety of topics and are created by their authors to share ideas and information. Zines started becoming popular in the 1960s as the photocopier became widely available, allowing for easy self-publication. While some zines later became magazines, zines remain a grassroots format focused on sharing content directly with readers through physical copies. Today, zines are often considered a form of artists' books.
This document discusses the history and impact of print culture. It begins with the origins of print technology in China and its spread to Europe via Marco Polo and Johannes Gutenberg's printing press. It then examines how print culture influenced various groups including women's education and roles, religious debates and reforms, children's literature and education, and the spread of revolutionary ideas during the French Revolution. Print helped disseminate ideas and knowledge on a wide scale, empowering previously marginalized groups and fueling social and political change.
Andy Warhol was born in 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to immigrant parents from what is now Slovakia. He grew up fascinated by popular culture and celebrities, which was influenced by being bedridden as a child due to illness. After studying commercial art, Warhol moved to New York City and became very successful in that field. However, he longed to make fine art and found inspiration through conversations with friends that led to his iconic pop art pieces like Campbell's Soup Cans and Marilyn Diptych, which changed perceptions of modern art. Warhol's fascination with popular culture and habit of soliciting ideas from others fueled his innovative work.
This document discusses definitions of "indie" music and culture. It explores how indie has been defined as a type of musical production affiliated with small independent record labels that utilize independent distribution methods. The document also outlines how indie labels pioneered a DIY approach to production and distribution in the late 1970s and 1980s in the UK, forming cooperative networks like The Cartel to promote artistic freedom and counter commercial interests.
A zine is a small, self-published work that is usually photocopied and covers a variety of topics at the creator's discretion. Zines have no set format or rules and can include essays, art, reviews, and other content about any subject the creator chooses. They are personal expressions with diverse, idiosyncratic styles.
Fanzines are making a resurgence despite the dominance of blogs and digital media. Some writers and readers prefer the tangible, handmade nature of fanzines which foster a sense of community. A new generation of fanzine writers value limited print runs and handcrafted aesthetics. While blogs allow easy, constant updates to large audiences, fanzines encourage deeper engagement with niche underground music scenes through their focused long-form coverage and distribution to dedicated readers. The resurgence shows that some seek analog experiences and curated communities in a digital world that feels impersonal and out of individual control.
The Pop Art movement originated in the mid-1950s and aimed to blur the line between traditional art and popular culture. Major artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein took inspiration from everyday objects and mass media to create brightly colored, graphic pieces that commented on commercialism and consumer culture. Warhol produced iconic works like Campbell's Soup Cans and Marilyn Monroe prints using techniques like silkscreening and repetition. Lichtenstein similarly parodied advertisements and comics through paintings that emulated the style of commercial art. The movement questioned ideas of high versus low art.
The target audience for the indie/alternative music magazine is individuals aged 16-25 of any gender. This age range listens to indie music and can attend concerts. Younger people are more open to new music. The magazine profiles two potential readers, Hermione and Bertie, aged 19-21 who enjoy indie bands and fashion. Their interests in music, fashion, and art align with the magazine's content. The magazine would appeal to indie individuals seeking to discover new, unconventional artists alongside music, fashion, and art. Vloggers and those interested in alternative styles and scenes may also be interested in the magazine's new music introductions.
Punk rock developed between 1974-1976 in the US, UK, and Australia as a reaction against corporate rock bands. Punk bands created fast, hard-edged music using stripped-down instrumentation and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. In New York, bands like the Ramones and Blondie played regularly at CBGB's, while in London, the Sex Pistols attracted controversy with their provocative performances and lyrics. Punk fashion, spearheaded by Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood, emphasized individual style over mainstream trends.
Andy Warhol was an American artist and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the pop art movement. Pop art is based on modern popular culture and mass media, using popular subjects like advertisements and celebrities as artistic commentary. Warhol was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Slovak immigrant parents. After studying pictorial design, he began a successful career as a commercial illustrator in New York City. His early pop art paintings featured images of Campbell's soup cans and dollar bills. He became famous for his silkscreen paintings of celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, using repetition and bright colors. Warhol later founded a studio known as The Factory and made experimental films. He had a museum dedicated to his work in his ancestral town in S
The document provides an overview of art history from 1960-1964, focusing on the development of Pop Art and other postmodern movements. It discusses how artists like Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, and Andy Warhol incorporated popular culture imagery and challenged notions of what constituted art. Key concepts examined include Clement Greenberg's theory of modernism, the blurring of boundaries between art and life in works by Allan Kaprow and Fluxus, and Warhol's commentary on mass media and the simulacrum through his repeated depictions of consumer goods and images of death.
The Romantic literary movement started in 1798 in England during the reign of mentally ill King George III. Writers began focusing on emotions, nature, art, and experimentation in response to the prior Age of Enlightenment's emphasis on reason. Major influences included American independence, the Industrial Revolution, and the French Revolution and their ideals of liberty, freedom, and individualism. William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge are considered the initiators of Romanticism, publishing Lyrical Ballads together in 1798, which used common language, nature themes, and a focus on feelings to develop poetry and prose as genres of Romantic literature.
This document summarizes market research on music magazines in the UK. It provides details on four magazines - Q, Mixmag, Classic Rock, and NME - including their target audiences and publishers. It also examines three publishers - Bauer Media, Time Inc. and Team Rock - and the variety of magazines they produce. Finally, it focuses on the genre of pop magazines, analyzing Top of the Pops, Q, and We Love Pop in terms of their content and target demographics.
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4. BANNED BOOKS WEEK
■ Censorship
■ Banning & challenging books: libraries, bookstores, schools
■ Censorship at the point of access: "freedom to read"
■ What about the freedom to create & to publish?
6. What's a zine?
"...a self-published work created for passion rather than profit." -
Independent Publishing Resource Center
Usually small-circulation
Usually handmade/photocopied
7. Types of zines
■ Zines can be:
– The voice of one person
– A collaborative effort
■ Zines can be:
– Handwritten, collaged,
photocopied
– Designed via digital publishing
software
– Online-only
8. Zines can be about:
ANYTHING!
– Topics are as diverse as the interests & perspectives as the people
who write them
9. “I, like many others, was inspired to create a document in
which my own voice could be registered...
...a document that through its materiality, its visual
elements, and its content articulated where I was at that
moment in time.”
-Alison Piepmeier
11. How they started
■ Pamphleteering
– Thomas Paine's Common Sense (1775)
■ Sci-Fi Fanzines
– The Comet (1930)
– Allowed groups of like-minded people to
communicate, share ideas, find community
12. Zines & the Punk Movement
■ 1970s: copy shops = cheaper/quicker production
■ Intersections between punk & zines
– Punk: anyone can make music
– Zines: anyone can write about it
■ Don't see yourself reflected in the media/music?
– Do it yourself!
Image credit:Wikimedia Commons
13. Zines & the Punk Movement
■ 1970s: copy shops = cheaper/quicker production
■ Intersections between punk & zines
– Punk: anyone can make music
– Zines: anyone can write about it
■ Don't see yourself reflected in the media/music?
– Do it yourself!
From the zine "Sideburns"
14. Zines & the Punk Movement
■ 1970s: copy shops = cheaper/quicker production
■ Intersections between punk & zines
– Punk: anyone can make music
– Zines: anyone can write about it
■ Don't see yourself reflected in the media/music?
– Do it yourself!
■ Feel like you're inaccurately represented in the
media?
– Do it yourself!
Dun-dun-dun
15. Zines & the Punk
Movement
■ Riot Grrrl
■ Started in the 1980s with
women in the punk scene
who felt underrepresented
16. Zines & the Punk
Movement
"When I flip through these
American punk zines, all I see are
pictures after pictures of what
looks like the same guy with an
almost-shaved head... God, it gets
boring! Just once, I'd like to see a
photo of a girl playing a guitar and
really working at it...
...there are so few girls
into hardcore here... I'm
TIRED of living through
someone else!"
-Anonymous contributer,
MaximumRocknRoll
17. Zines & the Punk
Movement
■ Riot Grrrl
■ Started in the 1980s with
women in the punk scene
who felt underrepresented
■ Gave platforms to female
punk groups like Sleater
Kinney, Bikini Kill, LeTigre,
etc.
■ Zines > new genre
18. Soviet Samizdat
■ American zines: voices on the margins of the
marketplace
■ Soviet zines: voices on the margins of the state
■ Samizdat = "publishing house for oneself"
■ Blossomed after 1966 Sinyavsky-Daniel trial
– Convicted for "anti-Soviet agitation and
propaganda"
■ Literary works, news, open letters, censored
material, surveys, complaints, religious material,
manifestos
19. Soviet Samizdat
(continued)
■ The tradition of samizdat to bypass government
censorship of the media continues today
■ NyomtassTe Is
– "Print itYourself"
– Hungarian prime ministerViktor Orban
– 3 businessmen in his pocket own Hungary's
18 regional newspapers
Article fromThe IrishTimes
20. Zines today
■ Still going strong!
■ Zine conferences, conventions, clubs, workshops
– Alt Press Fest, Atlanta Zine Fest, L.A. Zine Fest
■ Growing with the internet
– Zine storefronts: Etsy, Big Cartel, personal websites
– Zine blogs/forums: Zines a Go Go,We Make Zines, BrokenPencil
■ Zine collections & archives
– Barnard Zine Library,Toronto Zine Library
25. Let's make a
zine!
■ Grab a template or a
blank sheet of paper
■ Put something on
it! Words, drawings,
collage, poetry, song
lyrics, etc.
■ Themes:
– censorship
– self-expression
– representation