{"id":1770,"date":"2020-12-21T13:53:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T17:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/news\/?p=1770"},"modified":"2020-12-21T14:38:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T18:38:34","slug":"using-zines-to-build-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/news\/using-zines-to-build-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Zines to Build Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/news\/files\/makeazine.jpg\" alt=\"Make a Zine cover image\" class=\"wp-image-1771\" width=\"259\" height=\"337\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Archives &amp; Special Collections acquired a collection of zines for use in research, teaching, and learning activities across campus and in the community. Zines (rhymes with \u201cbeans\u201d)&nbsp; are low-barrier, low-budget, photocopied publications in which authors are in full control of the entire process of creating a publication, from writing and layout to printing and distribution. Zines are made for the purpose of sharing information, and have often been used by historically marginalized or underrepresented subcultures and social movements to build communities where people can connect and communicate with one another. In times of strife and conflict, zines offer a cathartic art form to create and share stories of lived experiences and play a large role in communication for members of social and political movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.lib.uconn.edu\/news\/files\/Zine_Archives-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Zine class in Archives &amp; Special Collections\" class=\"wp-image-1774\" width=\"222\" height=\"308\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The zine collections in Archives &amp; Special Collections contextualize and complement resources available at the UConn Library, including zine-making kits in the Library\u2019s Maker Studio and publications available in the circulating collections for learning about and making zines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few resources to get you thinking about making your own Zines<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.lib.uconn.edu\/zines\">Zines &#8211; the basics<\/a> <\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/archivessearch.lib.uconn.edu\/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;op%5B%5D=&amp;q%5B%5D=zine&amp;limit=&amp;field%5B%5D=&amp;from_year%5B%5D=&amp;to_year%5B%5D=&amp;commit=Search\">Search the Archives<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/primo-pmtna01.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com\/primo-explore\/search?query=any,contains,zine&amp;tab=default_tab&amp;search_scope=EVERYTHING&amp;vid=01UCT&amp;facet=library,include,01UCT_ASC&amp;mode=Basic&amp;offset=0&amp;fn=search\">Search the Library Catalog<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Post by Rebecca Parmer, Head of Archives &amp; Special Collections<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Archives &amp; Special Collections acquired a collection of zines for use in research, teaching, and learning activities across campus and in the community. 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