LibGuides: Collins Library Zine Collection: Research Zines

Related Books at Collins Library

Books can also be excellent sources for locating background information or placing a topic in context with related issues. Search Collins Library Primo Search for titles. A sampling of potentially relevant books is listed below.

Writing a Riot: riot grrrl zines and feminist rhetorics by Rebekah J. Buchanan
Call Number: PN4836 .B83 2018 Print Books
ISBN: 9781433123917
Publication Date: 2018
Buchanan argues that zines are a form of literacy participation used to document personal, social, and political values within punk. She examines zine studies as an academic field, how riot grrrls used zines to promote punk feminism, and the ways riot grrrl zines dealt with social justice issues of rape and race.
Girls Make Media by Mary Celeste Kearney
Call Number: P94.5.G57 K43 2006 Print Books
ISBN: 9780415972772
Publication Date: 2006
This book explores how young female media producers have reclaimed and reconfigured girlhood as a site for radical social, cultural, and political agency.
Girl Zines: Making Media, Doing Feminism by Alison Piepmeier; Andi Zeisler
Call Number: PN4836 .P54 2009 Print Books
ISBN: 9780814767528
Publication Date: 2009
Alison Piepmeier argues that these quirky, personalized booklets are tangible examples of the ways that girls and women 'do' feminism today.
The World of Zines: a guide to the independent magazine revolution by Mike Gunderloy; Cari G. Janice
Call Number: PN4836 .G6 1992 Print Books
ISBN: 9780140167207
Publication Date: 1992
Gives a history of the independently produced underground magazine and describes four hundred of the most bizarre and interesting, with directions on publishing one's own.
Zines! by V. Vale
Call Number: PN4888.U5 Z56 1996 v. 1-2 Print Books
ISBN: 9780965046909
Publication Date: 1996-06-01
A comprehensive guidebook to the zine movement of self-publishing, covering aspects such as layout and design, promotion, marketing and distribution.
Zines in Third Space by Adela C. Licona
Call Number: PN4878.3 .L47 2012 Print Books
ISBN: 9781438443720
Publication Date: 2013
Develops third-space theory by engaging with zines produced by feminists and queers of color.
A Girls's Guide to Taking over the World by Tristan Taormino (Editor); Karen Green (Editor); Ann Magnuson (Introduction by)
Call Number: Request from SUMMIT
ISBN: 9780312155353
Publication Date: 1997
A collection of writing from the world of girl zines.

E-books at Collins

Notes from Underground: Zines and the Politics of Alternative Culture by Stephen Duncombe
Call Number: Click on title above for online access
ISBN: 1934620378
Publication Date: 2008
Duncombe pays full due to the political importance of zines as a vital network of popular culture and analyzes how zines measure up to their utopian and escapist outlook in achieving fundamental social change.
We Were Feminists Once: from riot grrrl to CoverGirl®, the buying and selling of a political movement by Andi Zeisler
Call Number: Click on title above for online access
ISBN: 9781610395908
Publication Date: 2016
A critical assessment of feminism today by the founding editor and creative director of Bitch magazine.
Ephemeral Material: Queering the Archive by Alana Kumbier
Call Number: Click on title above for online access
ISBN: 1936117517
Publication Date: 2012
Articulates a queer approach to archival studies and archival practice, and establishes the relevance of this approach beyond collections with LGBTQ content. Offers concrete examples of collecting and documentation projects, a research ethnography, and analyses of popular media that represent -- and critique -- archival spaces and practices.
Sometimes You Have to Make Your Own History by Lyz Bly (Editor); Kelly Wooten (Editor)
Call Number: Click on title above for online access
ISBN: 1936117134
Publication Date: 2011
Activists, archivists, librarians, and scholars address the following issues and topics: the practical material challenges of documenting and archiving contemporary activism; theoretical perspectives and conversations; zines; and the work of activists who employ creative/artistic/cultural approaches to work for social justice.

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Using Library of Congress Subject Headings

Books in Primo are assigned Library of Congress Subject Headings. In many ways, subject headings are a form of tagging, in that they represent the content of the material and provide ways for you to efficiently locate more materials that are conceptually related.

Here are several examples of the various ways you can use LCSH to help pinpoint what you need:

Zines

Zines -- Publishing

Underground periodicals

Underground press publications

Film

$100 & A T-Shirt DVD: A Documentary About Zines in the Northwest by Joe Biel, Nickey Robo and Rev Phil Sano
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Publication Date: 2008
Illuminates the world of self-publishing and serves as a cultural analysis of what makes the thriving sub-culture of zinesters tick. Biel interviews about 70 zine makers, ex-zine makers, and readers from the northwest - all quirky and artistic young people who produce hand-crafted magazines which run the gamut from artistically ornate polemics to minimalist whimsical rants. They discuss the impetus to create zines, their genesis, self-publishing history, intricacies of the zine community, resources available for zine makers, and the genre's future.

Featured Resources

Zines: An International Journal on Amateur and DIY Media

Signs, Vol. 35, No. 1, Autumn 2009
Special issue of the journal Signs, on feminist zines

Recommended Databases for Research on Zines and Zine Culture

There are several databases from which to choose when you are seeking scholarly work. Don't forget, recommended subject databases for each discipline can also be found on the "articles" tab in each library subject guide.

America: History & Life
Covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to present.
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Database for communication studies.
Gender Studies Database
Scholarly work with a gendered focus.
MLA International Bibliography
Literature, linguistics, and related areas.
Sociological Abstracts
Database for scholars in sociology and related disciplines.

Zine Resources Online

Zine Wiki
An open-source encyclopedia devoted to zines and independent media. It covers the history, production, distribution and culture of the small press.
The Book of Zines
A collection of articles on zine history from a variety of perspectives.
Zines 101: A Quick Guide to Zines (PDF)
A basic introductory zine resource, originally published in Zine World.
Zinelibraries.info
An informational site for librarians (or anyone!) who maintains zine collections.
Zine Studies Zotero Group
An “interdisciplinary database of scholarship on zines, zine communities, & DIY-publishing cultures” created by Jason Luther.
Zine Web Archive
This site provides a supplement to the physical zine collection at the Library of Congress.