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1 Fierce and Fabulous: Feminist Women Writers, Artists, and Activists Ileana Jiménez Librarian Jenna Freedman November 13, 2008

2 introduction to zines ● Definition ● History ● Types

3 the people's media ● Who makes zines ● Why do they do it ● What are other forms of DIY media?

4 zinelike online communications ● LiveJournal, FaceBook, MySpace, Blogger LiveJournalFaceBookMySpaceBlogger ● Standalone blogs ● Social networking sites: Flickr, del.icio.us, FrapprFlickrdel.icio.us Frappr

5 catalogcatalog searches & some links ● barnard.edu/library/zines barnard.edu/library/zines ● barnard.edu/library/zines/FAQ.htm barnard.edu/library/zines/FAQ.htm ● bluestockings.com bluestockings.com ● grrrlzines.net grrrlzines.net ● muse.barnard.edu/sympa/info/zinelist muse.barnard.edu/sympa/info/zinelist ● myspace.com/forthebirdsnyc myspace.com/forthebirdsnyc

6 your turn ● Why did the author choose this medium? ● What are the art elements, and how do they contribute? ● What speaks to you or turns you off in this zine? ● Is it a feminist zine? Is it political? Directly? Indirectly?


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