Zine Cataloging: June 2, 2014

Remember the promise and betrayal of the #AmtrakResidency and its heinous terms of service? Well, your pals at the Barnard Zine Library and Archives are offering an alternative residency--on the F-Train and the Staten Island Ferry. We won't pay for your Metrocard, but we also won't demand to own your stuff! We will provide a goody bag to the first ten participants and encourage others to get snacks, materials and pee breaks sponsored. Mailing copies of your zines to the MTA after is optional, but encouraged.

Photo from the Fly Away Zine Mobile blog

The idea is that on Friday July 11 we'll ride the F-train to the end of the line and back a few times, focused mostly on writing and drawing. MEET: 12 noon on the 4th Avenue & 9th St. stop on the Queens bound F train, rear of the platform. We'll board as a group at 12:15.

Folks can do editing and layout work on their own over the weekend, if they're so inclined.

On Monday July 14 we'll ride the Staten Island Ferry back and forth as many times as it takes to assemble our zines. MEET: 12 noon on the Manhattan side of the Staten Island Ferry. We'll board the boat that leaves closest to 12:15.

BRING: art materials, office supplies, snacks, tunes and decorations to share.

Contact zines@barnard.edu to RSVP (if you want), ask questions or make suggestions.

PS People in other cities are welcome to riff on this idea!

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Zine Cataloging: June 9, 2014

June 7, 2014, 2:36 pm

≫ Next: Nannyzine Submissions

≪ Previous: MTA Zine Residency

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Since a lot of the zines cataloged today are from the Feminist Zine Fest again, here's a photo of the other organizer and me.

Photo by Ayelet Pearl: Rachel Casiano-Hernandez, Jordan Alam, Sari Ardcarran, Jenna Freedman and Elvis Bakaitis

Purchased, Donated or Traded for at the NYC Feminist Zine Fest

All-Inclusive for the Spoiled Rotten by a Calhoun School student, 2013?

The Bedroom Wall by Sophia B 2013?

The Bracero Program by Ashley Wright, 2013?

Effy by a Calhoun School student, 2013?

Encuentro by Slim Lopéz, 2012

A Guide to New York by Charlotte Tegen

The History of China by Kimberly Katz,

Homecoming by Nicole Acosta, 2013

"To be a woman of color in the United States is be born with a tapeworm. Any love and confidence we develop is sucked immediately out of us. It is used to feed parasites. It redirects our energies."

and

"By leaving a written record of our thunderous hearts and voices, we are creating something tangible--something that has travelled, that connects us across decades and oceans. It is in these connections, trapped in the curves of our script, in a map across pages that we are able to give voice to love."

Independence Movements in Angola by Kyler Murria Castro and Jeremy Quezada

Live Well Laugh Often Love Much by Alyana Cato, 2013

Luxe by Anwen Herbert-Lewis,

Qing China by Leah Saberski, 2014

Riot Grrrl Problems & Other Feminist Cliches by Suzy X, 2011

Some People Have Two Daddies by Kim Katz

Stonewall 1969 by Mike Funk

View the whole zine on Buzzfeed.

Words of Widsom for a Teenage Girl by Sabrina , 2013

New-to-Us Library of Congress Subject Headings

Angola--History--Revolution, 1961-1975.

Calhoun School--Students.

Characters and characteristics on television--Appreciation. (Because there's no LCSH yet for Skins or Effy Stonem.)

Dominican Americans--Race identity.

Girls' bedrooms.

Poverty.

Seasonal Farm Laborers Program.

Wealth.

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Nannyzine Submissions

June 9, 2014, 7:04 am

≫ Next: Zine Cataloging: June 16, 2014

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calls for submissions

Do you have a story about babysitting / nannying? Submit to The Hand that Rocks the Cradle before June 16! #Nannyzine

View the poster here.

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Zine Cataloging: June 16, 2014

June 14, 2014, 12:50 pm

≫ Next: Bunnygrunt

≪ Previous: Nannyzine Submissions

Here's another NYC Feminist Zine Fest photo by Ayelet Pearl, since I'm still cataloging the zines I bought there. This is co-founder and co-organizer Elvis's table. Like some of our favorite people, they might be a little potty-mouthed in their challenge of the patriarchy!

Zines Acquired at the NYC Feminist Zine Fest

Assume Nothing #1 by Ess Elle, 2014

Cover from Ess Elle's website

Bay State Badass #3: the Revenge Issue by Team Smash Em Up, 2012

"Biking and revenge are like knitting and sarcasm, like kale chips and house meetings, like sunny days and vagrancy. You could easily have one without the otherd, but how much fun would that really be?"

Chronicles of an 8th Grade Mallgoth: Original Materials from My Diaries Circa 2003: a Zine by Suzy X., vol. 2, 2014

"My 13-year-old self would probably hate me for doing this."

Cover from Suzy's Big Cartel shop

Cracks in the Pavement: a Zine About Nature, Place, Politix by SL, 2013

Everything You Need to Know About Life on Planet Earth by Daisy Freedman, 2013

Hmmm... #2 by Chiara, 2013

Homos in Herstory: "Work-in-Progress" 1980s edition by Elvis, 2013

Journal of Speculative Vision & Critical Liberation Technologies by Metropolarity, 2013

Cover from Metropolarity site

Loving Ghosts by Jordan Alam, 2014

Cover & 1st page from Jordan's website

MMGZ zine #1 by Camae Defstar, 2013

Cover from Facebook group

Neckmonster #5-6 by Cheyenne, 2004

Ollyollyoxenfree: a DIY Game 'Zine #2-3 by Cheyenne, 2004 & 2007

Cover from 365 Zines a Year blog

The Roberts Street Social Centre Zine Residency by Elvis, 2013

School Girls: Comix by Jennifer Camper, 2013

Cover from Art Market Provincetown

New-to-Us Library of Congress Subject Headings

Earth (Planet)--Description and travel--Humor/

Herpes genitalis.

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Bunnygrunt

June 18, 2014, 12:44 pm

≫ Next: The Pittsburgh Zine Fair!

≪ Previous: Zine Cataloging: June 16, 2014

music

punk

Psycho tooth fairies and other idols

When you're read as many riot frrrl zines as Jenna and I have, you start to recognize band names even if you've never heard any of their music. One that came up recently was Bunnygrunt.

After laughing a little bit and looking at gifs of bunnies, I decided to do some research into the band.

Bunnygrunt's sound is Twee pop/Cuddlecore and they have been referred to as the "World's Cutest Band." The group's cover of a Christmas song 'Season's Freaklings' was featured in the 2003 movie Bad Santa, which increased their fame.

Listen to Bunnygrunt! I recommend the songs '1000% Not Creepy' and 'Constantly Fighting.'

Their online prescence is pretty small, but Barnard Zine Library zines contain a few print-only interviews:

Superette #11

Panophobia #3

In fact, all of these fanzines have some really interesting interviews with indy bands of the 90s (especially Panophobia). If you're looking to relive Riot Grrrl through music, check out this list of zines and this Grrrl playlist!

First gif borrowed from Reddit, original source here.

Pictures 2 and 3 labeled for reuse.

More info on Bunnygrunt.

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The Pittsburgh Zine Fair!

June 23, 2014, 7:31 am

≫ Next: Period. The Zine!

≪ Previous: Bunnygrunt

Tables are open for reservations at the Pittsburgh Zine Fair!

The event is free to all ages and provides a great oppurtunity to network and catch up with zinesters from all over. Still not sold on going? Check out all the positie things people have to say about the zine fair here, here, here, here, and here.

Apply for a table ($20) or half table ($10) on their website. The event is 2pm-8pm on Sunday, September 28th 2014 at Union Project in Highland Park.

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Period. The Zine!

June 26, 2014, 7:16 am

≫ Next: Feminism & Women's History Through Zines

≪ Previous: The Pittsburgh Zine Fair!

Zines

calls for submissions

girls

Amelia and Sarah have just finished putting together Period. The Zine! and are already beginning to take submissions for issue #2. You know you want to submit something or get a copy of issue 1!

Copies are $3 each and you can get one by emailing the creaters (Their email address is amazing, you can find it on their blog). Or if you live in San Francisco, you can stop by Double Union, a hacker/maker space for women.

The zine debuted in December 2013 at the East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest and its insides feature articles like "My Roommate Has An Iron Uterus"and a "Hipster Period Tracking App" (no smartphone required!).

If this sounds like a fun read, then consider submitting something to them for issue 2!

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Feminism & Women's History Through Zines

June 26, 2014, 2:47 pm

≫ Next: Zine Cataloging: ALA 2014 Left Behind

≪ Previous: Period. The Zine!

feminism

Schuler Scholars teachers Brittany Craig and Maeve Dixon.

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Zine Cataloging: ALA 2014 Left Behind

June 28, 2014, 1:35 pm

≫ Next: It's International Zine Month!

≪ Previous: Feminism & Women's History Through Zines

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Photo from Kelly McElroy on Twitter

Zines Acquired at the NYC Feminist Zine Fest

Against the Flood #2-4 by Hannah

Cover from dumpstermouse Etsy shop

ANAlog: Dispatches on D.I.Y. Anorexia Recovery #1-2 by Ponyboy Violet, 2013?

Cover from Quimby's

Danger Unheard by Deafula and Research and Destroy, 2014?

Cover from Deafula's Etsy shop

Fat Grrrlz #1-2 by Brandi Lee, 2008-2009

Cover from Brandi's blog

Fat Zines: Widening Spaces for Multiple Voices and Experiences by Brandi Lee, 2014

How to Disclose Your STI & Feel Good About It: a Pocket Guide by Ess Elle, 2014

Cover from lynylfish Tumblr

Living in La La Land #4 by Jenny Gonzalez-Blitz, 2014

Cover from Feminist Zine Fest interview

You're Doing It Wrong: Tales of Feminist Horror and Other Stories #1-4 by Stevie Wilson, 2011?-2013?

Covers from Zanadu Comics

Yr Gonna Hear Me RoR! by Eleanor Whitney, 2014?

New-to-Us Library of Congress Subject Headings

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It's International Zine Month!

July 1, 2014, 10:46 am

≫ Next: Day 2 - Read Your Favorite Zine

≪ Previous: Zine Cataloging: ALA 2014 Left Behind

You know what that means? An entire month of zine related activities! The amazing and talented Alex Wrekk has created a poster to to help everyone keep track of all 31 activities you can do. I'm so excited I think I'll start right now!

My mom was a big fan of late night talk show host David Letterman and his Top 10 Lists, so I feel particularly drawn to today's activity:

Top 10 Reasons Why I Love Zines:

10. Recipes - I'm never at a loss about what to make when vegan friends come over

9. The nonprofit mindset - People generally don't write a zine to make money or need to censor themselves at the will of a publishing company

8. It's easy and accessible - no rejection letters, deadlines, or copious amounts of money required!

7. Zines 101 - It's never anyone's job to educate someone about why their behavior is problematic. Zines helped me learn the best ways to be an ally and exposed me to other worldviews that I did not know about before coming to college. Zines that do little things like explaining pronouns or showing the reader ways to be a good ally to POC (People of color) and GSRM (Gender, Sexual, and Romantic Minorities) go a long way.

6. Global viewpoints - zines are a worldwide phenomenon and their uncensored content allows readers to see politicas and living styles in a way that journalists may not cover

5. Theory! - I wish I had taken more classes on feminist theory that Barnard offered, but zines exposed me to so many ideas that I could talk almost anything with anyone.

4. Lots of Different Opinions on Theory - Punk Academic zinesters like Mimi Thi Nguyen provide a lot of commentary not typically discussed or aknowledged in mainstream academic theories.

3. DIY Ethic - DIY was so radical to me when I first started reading zines and it led me to question a lot of my actions and purchases

2. Difficult subjects - When there are subjects people tend to shy away from, zines not only provide an outlet for people, they are also a source for readers to relate and question why we don't talk about some things

1. It's Personal - reading a zine is often like fast forwarding through small talk and hearing a stranger's most meaningful stories. It allows you to see things from multiple perspectives and removes the temptation to interrupt someone. Just being able to listen to someone's story has been the most valuable thing about zines for me.

If you have a blog or a tumblr, be sure to post about your zine month reflections, and enjoy some zines! Keep your eye on this blog, because International Zine Library Day is July 21 and we'll be having an event!

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Day 2 - Read Your Favorite Zine

July 2, 2014, 2:22 pm

≫ Next: Zine Cataloging: 7/7/14

≪ Previous: It's International Zine Month!

I'm crossing off Days 2 and 4 at once by reading this series today. It's the International Queer Art and Activism Zine: Exploring the intersections of art and activism.

Miyuki documents art and LGTBQ+ artists all over the world. This brightly colored and well organized series features interviews with activists, organizers, DJs, photographers, rappers, and performance artists. The queer communities interviewed are diverse and live in countries of varying acceptance.

Interviews and pieces that stand out to me are a profile on Yongnam Goon (Lil Twink), a queer Asian rapper from South Korea, and the history of the controversial performance art exhibit "Brother Cane" in Singapore.

Miyuki had great connections to community organizers and was able to share a lot of information about the daily lives of visibly queer people around the world. This zine is enlightning, entertaining, and easily acsessible online!

You can find Miyuki's zines at Queerscribe.com

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Zine Cataloging: 7/7/14

July 4, 2014, 11:21 am

≫ Next: Peachy Keen

≪ Previous: Day 2 - Read Your Favorite Zine

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Acquired at the NYC Feminist Zine Fest

Better Days: Stuff That Helps with All This Anxiety by Sarah, 2014

Cover from Pioneers Press

"The Internet: Sometimes the only way to decompress is by watching cats act like humans and baby humans dance like grown folk."

Cat Help Is the Best Help by Stevie Wilson, 2013

Interior pages from Stevie's Tumblr

Coffee & Ziggurats #1: a Nonlinear Progression Through Time by April, 2012

Cover photo from Feminist Zine Fest interview

Encuentro #2 by Slim Lopez, 2012

"Even as I wrote about the need to include & keep in mind the experiences of working class women of color, I hypocritically ignored the amazing woman that is my mother."

Zine from Slim's blog

Keep It Real: Papercut Zine Library

Like Weeds #1: Depression Elimination by Brandi Lee, 2009

Mini Guide to the Zine Collections of the Pioneer Valley by Alana Kumbier, 2014

Covers photo from Hampshire College Library

No Better Than Apples #9 by Kate Larson, 2012?

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Covers photo from Kate's blog

NYC Feminist Zine Fest 2014 by Jordan Alam, 2014

Thor of the Pineys by Dre Grigoropol, 2014?

Purchased from the Author

Feeling Alone #1-2 by Human Bean, 2012-2013

Cover from Marching Stars zine distro

Tributaries #1-4 by JC, 2011?-2013

Covers from JC's Tumblr

New-to-Us Library of Congress Subject Headings

Motivation (Psychology)--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Multiple sclerosis--Patients.

Psychiatric hospital patients.

Zines--Libraries.

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Peachy Keen

July 16, 2014, 12:38 pm

≫ Next: Zine Library Day Event!

≪ Previous: Zine Cataloging: 7/7/14

calls for submissions

Peachy Keen #4 is taking submissions right now on ways in which intersections can create more productive and positive activist spaces. Ideas include, but are not limited to, "The role of internet activism, navigating queer spaces, accessibility, academic theory and exclusivity, the role of allies, the "boy's club" in the emo/punk scene, navigating social change under the anarcho-lens, negotiating the neo-western perspectives of feminism, body politics, and art as activism." Talk about variety!

"Started in 2012 by Abbie Heath and Caroline Caswell, Peachy Keen attempts to spread awareness about queer, trans, and feminist issues through a radical lens. Though a submissions-based zine, Peachy Keen is organized thematically, with themes often focusing on topics that do not inherently appear to be feminist or queer oriented. For example, volume two focused on the queer studies and fashion, and and the third volume discussed queer feminisms and food. The zine always has hand-sewn binding, and often has multi-layered covers." (From Zinewiki)

Their Facebook

Their Flyer

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Zine Library Day Event!

July 20, 2014, 2:45 pm

≫ Next: Zine Party

≪ Previous: Peachy Keen

zine libraries

Google Map your way to us

Come over to the Barnard Library for our annual zine-making event this Wednesday, July 23 11:00-5:00! We'll have our usual 6 hour zine challenge, but anyone can stop in for any amount of time they choose. We'll have juice boxes, vegan snacks, and glue sticks (but those are not for eating). Come join us and finish anything you might have started on our MTA Zine residency, which was featured in the New York Times! Hope to see you!

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Zine Party

July 22, 2014, 12:05 pm

≫ Next: Zine Cataloging: Half Day 7/28/14

≪ Previous: Zine Library Day Event!

It's tomorrow! Stop by!

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Zine Cataloging: Half Day 7/28/14

July 27, 2014, 12:27 pm

≫ Next: Overdue Books - A Zine Review

≪ Previous: Zine Party

I spent a few hours on Saturday tabling at Pete's Mini Zine Fest, so I'm doing just half a day of zine cataloging. Sad, but true!

Cropped photo by Andria Alefhi

Gift of the Creator

Eyeball Burp #7: Clip or Copy: a Survey of Collage Art edited by Alex Chiu and A'misa Chiu, 2013

Photo from Eyeball Burp blog

Overdue Books: Returning Palestine's "Abandoned Property" of 1948 by Hannah Mermelstein, 2014

Photo from the Desk Set blog

"Call it preservation or call it looting, the story of thse books is one of many examples of the appropriation of Palestinian cultural heritage into Israel's conception of itself." ...

"When Zionist militias swept through these neighborhoods, they physically pushed thousands of people from their homes and caused tens of thousands more to flee in fear...In many cases, members of the educated class left behind some of their most prized posessions: books.

"The soldiers raiding these [Palestinian] neighborhoods were closely followed by teams of librarians from the Jewish National and University Library at Hebrew University." (quoted with permission)

Purchased from the Creator

Collide: on Physical and Mental Illness #1-2 edited by JC, 2013-14

Cover from JC's Etsy shop

Milk and Apples #1-3 by Human Bean, 2013

On the psych ward "Asked for my hayfever tablet and they tried to give me lorazepam!" (quoted with permission)

Inside pages from #1 from Human Bean's Etsy shop

We Are Adventurers #1 by Human Bean, 2012

Cover from Human Bean's Etsy shop

New-to-Us Library of Congress Subject Headings

Amsterdam (Netherlands)--Description and travel.

Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949--Destruction and pillage.

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Overdue Books - A Zine Review

July 29, 2014, 12:47 pm

≫ Next: Black Lesbian DIY Fest @ Lesbian Herstory Archives

≪ Previous: Zine Cataloging: Half Day 7/28/14

Exploring the role of librarianship in activism.

Overdue Books: Returning Palestine's Abandoned Property is an insightful and well researched look at Palestinian books held at Hebrew University in Israel. The books, which were seized the 1940s by Israeli soldiers and a team of librarians, were taken from evacuated homes and often still have the names of original owners on them. Hannah Mermelstein writes about how these books contain important Palestinian cultural history, and addresses the ethical concerns of keeping Palestinian "abandoned property" in an Israeli collection.

Hannah's areas of research focus specifically on libraries and archives as a way of preserving not only information, but also culture and history. Her research made me think how small items like singular books can be easily overlooked when thinking about historical events, yet miscellaneous objects found in archives are what really create history. Journals of historical figures, old posters, birth certificates: all these small sources of information come together to create one larger historical narrative. To me, Hannah's work and writing is a reminder that libraries are vitally important, even as we move into a more digital age.

For more information on Hannah or her activism, you can check out her twitter and other zines she's been affiliated with: Librarians and Archivists to Palestine, Palestine through Art, Film, and Literature, and We Won't be Silent: Palestinian Young Women and Girls Speak.

Another book specific to librarian activism is Informed Agitation : Library and Information Skills in Social Justice Movements and Beyond.

You can find more Library/Archivist based activism through NYC Research & Destroy. We have one of their zines: Danger Unheard: Deafness and the Police. There are also larger-networked activist groups like Activist Archivists and Radical Archives.

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Black Lesbian DIY Fest @ Lesbian Herstory Archives

August 5, 2014, 2:55 pm

≫ Next: Zine Cataloging: 8/18/14

≪ Previous: Overdue Books - A Zine Review

Make sure to go to the "Black Lesbian DIY Fest @ Lesbian Herstory Archives," on October 18th, 2014 from 11am-5pm. It will offer self-identified black lesbians a space to sell, share, or trade zines, chapbooks, posters, art, pamphlets, small press books or any other forms of handmade or DIY print based items.

They are accepting applications to table until September 13th. Self-identified black lesbians are given tabling preference regardless of content, however allies with materials/content about black lesbians are strongly encouraged to apply.

Black Lesbian DIY Fest is organized by Sherley C. Olopherne, the curator of the zine series “Black Lesbians @Lesbian Herstory Archives 1980s-2010.” (We have a version of that zine about Black Lesbians in the '70s.)

All profits go to the Lesbian Herstory Archives!

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Zine Cataloging: 8/18/14

August 16, 2014, 9:19 am

≫ Next: Sept. 10th is the Internet Slowdown

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