How to make a zine
This free, interactive workshop series will include 4 student-led virtual workshops where you will learn how to make a Zine, a Mini-zine, a Quaranzine and more! These workshops are open to all students or staff at uOttawa as well as educators at any local school board. Individuals of any age, level, or artistic ability can participate, including beginners.
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If you haven't heard of a Zine before then you're in the right place! "Zine" is shorthand for a homemade, often hand crafted magazine that can be photocopied and reproduced for creative or educational purposes. Zines can act as a free-form platform for sharing your writing, artwork, or poems in a way that is capable of reaching a larger audience beyond the classroom. Zines can come in many different shapes and sizes including self-reflective or artistic exploration, advocacy, informational, or simply for the fun of it! Learn more about how you can use this teen-friendly art form in your intermediate or senior generalist or Arts classroom. |
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Presenters
Hilary Dow [organizer & Presenter]Hilary is an Intermediate/Senior division teacher candidate at the University of Ottawa in the B.Ed Teacher Education program. She is a member of the Imagination, Creativity and Innovation cohort and her teachables are Visual Arts & History. Hilary has experience as an Archivist & Artist Studio Assistant at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Research Assistant at the Canadian Photography Institute, Research Assistant at the Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Art and Culture, a Research Fellow (CPI) at the National Gallery of Canada and most recently has worked as a Teaching Assistant at Carleton University. Her work includes a wide range of mediums, including but not limited to collage and digital art.
Check out Hilary's digital hub: hilarydow.wordpress.com/ |
Amy skodak [presenter]Amy is an Ontario Certified Teacher with English and Visual Arts/Art History as her two subject specialities. She completed her Bachelor of Education degree at the University of Ottawa in the Intermediate/Senior division, and was a member of the Imagination, Creativity, and Innovation Cohort. Amy has experience volunteering and working for various art galleries, including Alpha Art Gallery in Ottawa, the McIntosh Gallery in London, and the Thames Art Gallery in Chatham, Ontario. Amy’s preferred mediums are graphite and charcoal, watercolour, collage, and she has recently been experimenting with analogue photography using a twin-lens reflex camera. Amy is passionate about the intersection of language and visual arts, often finding inspiration from poetry and literature for her work.
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isabella di stefano [PRESENTER] Isabella is a teacher candidate at the University of Ottawa, pursuing a Bachelor of Education with teachables in Visual Arts and Biology. She is a member of the Imagination, Creativity and Innovation Cohort. Isabella has vast experience working with youth in the community of Brantford Ontario. In response to the pandemic, she has created an online art curriculum for students in grades K-12 at Glenhyrst Art Gallery. The curriculum places focus on Social Justice, Indigenous Art, Environmental Art, Women in Art, and the Canadian Landscape. Her latest line of work is concerned with the intersection of Science and Art, by incorporating her photographs she captured during her work experience at the Center for Biodiversity Genomics. She is a multidisciplinary artist, primarily working with oil paint, collage, and printmaking.
Check out Bella's digital hub: isabelladistefano.wordpress.com/ |
Step ONE
Create Your Own Zines
STEP TWO
Show them Off to the World!
What is a zine?
Quaranzines and minizines
Social justice zines
Zine projects
All workshops are one hour long, ending with an additional hands-on studio hour (optional).
Suggested art materials needed for the studio hour will be sent prior to the date of presentation along with the link to the event.
What is a zine? Presenters Hilary Dow & amy skodak
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Minizines & Quaranzines!Presenters Hilary Dow & isabella di stefano
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To learn more, check out the resources below!
References
What is a zine?
A Brief History of Zines. Mental Floss. (2016, November 19). https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/88911/brief-history-zines.
Belleville, R. (2014). Blogging, Zines, and Narratives: New Dialogues in Art History. Art Education, 67(2), 14–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/00043125.2014.11519260
Klanten, R. (2011). Behind the zines: self-publishing culture. Gestalten.
Klein, S. (2010). Creating Zines in Preservice Art Teacher Education. Art Education, 63(1), 40–46. https://doi.org/10.1080/00043125.2010.11519052
Leuven, L. V. (2017, October 25). A Brief History of Zines. The Chapel Hill Rare Book Blog. https://blogs.lib.unc.edu/rbc/2017/10/25/a-brief-history-of-zines/.
Worley, M. (2015). Punk, Politics and British (fan)zines, 1976-84: ’While the world was dying, did you wonder why? History Workshop Journal, 79(79), 76–106. https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/dbu043
Belleville, R. (2014). Blogging, Zines, and Narratives: New Dialogues in Art History. Art Education, 67(2), 14–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/00043125.2014.11519260
Klanten, R. (2011). Behind the zines: self-publishing culture. Gestalten.
Klein, S. (2010). Creating Zines in Preservice Art Teacher Education. Art Education, 63(1), 40–46. https://doi.org/10.1080/00043125.2010.11519052
Leuven, L. V. (2017, October 25). A Brief History of Zines. The Chapel Hill Rare Book Blog. https://blogs.lib.unc.edu/rbc/2017/10/25/a-brief-history-of-zines/.
Worley, M. (2015). Punk, Politics and British (fan)zines, 1976-84: ’While the world was dying, did you wonder why? History Workshop Journal, 79(79), 76–106. https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/dbu043
Minizines and quaranzines
McCabe, A. (2020, May 27). 'Quaranzines' Bring Readers Together Despite Distancing. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2020/05/27/863291205/quaranzines-bring-readers-together-despite-distancing.
Gharib, M., & Harlan, B. (2020, July 18). #Quaranzine Round-Up: A Look At Pandemic Life Through The Pages Of Your Mini-Zines. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2020/07/18/890809921/-quaranzine-round-up-a-look-at-pandemic-life-through-the-pages-of-your-mini-zine.
Gharib, M. (2020, May 28). How To Make A Mini-Zine About Life During The Pandemic. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2020/05/28/863068957/how-to-make-a-mini-zine-about-life-during-the-pandemic.
Gharib, M., & Harlan, B. (2020, July 18). #Quaranzine Round-Up: A Look At Pandemic Life Through The Pages Of Your Mini-Zines. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2020/07/18/890809921/-quaranzine-round-up-a-look-at-pandemic-life-through-the-pages-of-your-mini-zine.
Gharib, M. (2020, May 28). How To Make A Mini-Zine About Life During The Pandemic. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2020/05/28/863068957/how-to-make-a-mini-zine-about-life-during-the-pandemic.
Social justice zines!
Atton, C. (2010). Zines. In Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media (pp. 565–567).
Barbara J. Guzzetti, & Margaret Gamboa. (2004). Zines for Social Justice: Adolescent Girls Writing on Their Own. Reading Research Quarterly, 39(4), 408–436. https://doi.org/10.1598/RRQ.39.4.4
Boatwright, T. (2019). Flux Zine: Black Queer Storytelling. Equity & Excellence in Education, 52(4), 383–395. https://doi.org/10.1080/10665684.2019.1696254
Chu, J. (1997). Navigating the Media Environment: How Youths Claim a Place Through Zines. Social Justice, 24(3), 71–85.
Eichhorn, K. (2013). The Archival Turn in Feminism: Outrage in Order. Temple University Press.
Freire, P. (2000). Pedagogy of the oppressed (30th anniversary ed.). Continuum.
Honma, T. (2016). From Archives to Action: Zines, Participatory Culture, and Community Engagement in Asian America. Radical Teacher, 105(105), 33–43. https://doi.org/10.5195/rt.2016.277
Liming, S. (2010). Of Anarchy and Amateurism: Zine Publication and Print Dissent. The Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association, 43(2), 121-145. Retrieved March 19, 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/41960530
Barbara J. Guzzetti, & Margaret Gamboa. (2004). Zines for Social Justice: Adolescent Girls Writing on Their Own. Reading Research Quarterly, 39(4), 408–436. https://doi.org/10.1598/RRQ.39.4.4
Boatwright, T. (2019). Flux Zine: Black Queer Storytelling. Equity & Excellence in Education, 52(4), 383–395. https://doi.org/10.1080/10665684.2019.1696254
Chu, J. (1997). Navigating the Media Environment: How Youths Claim a Place Through Zines. Social Justice, 24(3), 71–85.
Eichhorn, K. (2013). The Archival Turn in Feminism: Outrage in Order. Temple University Press.
Freire, P. (2000). Pedagogy of the oppressed (30th anniversary ed.). Continuum.
Honma, T. (2016). From Archives to Action: Zines, Participatory Culture, and Community Engagement in Asian America. Radical Teacher, 105(105), 33–43. https://doi.org/10.5195/rt.2016.277
Liming, S. (2010). Of Anarchy and Amateurism: Zine Publication and Print Dissent. The Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association, 43(2), 121-145. Retrieved March 19, 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/41960530
zine projects
Knowles, R., Tonoyan, M., Mahon, P., Hammersley, J., & Webb, L. (2020). VacZineNations!, a Critical Dialogue. Imaginations, 11(2), 37–55. https://doi.org/10.17742/IMAGE.IN.11.2.3
Ramdarshan Bold, M. (2017). Why Diverse Zines Matter: A Case Study of the People of Color Zines Project. Publishing Research Quarterly, 33(3), 215–228. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12109-017-9533-4
Thomas, S. (2018). Zines for Teaching. Portal, 18(4), 737–758. https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2018.0043
Weida, C. (2020). Zine Objects and Orientations in/as Arts Research: Documenting Art Teacher Practices and Identities Through Zine Creation, Collection, and Criticism. Studies in Art Education, 61(3), 267–281. https://doi.org/10.1080/00393541.2020.1779570
Yang, R. (2020, June 2). Why zines need to be a part of your curriculum. The Art Education University. https://theartofeducation.edu/2017/12/14/zines/.
Zachary, G. (2017, March 24). Collaborative Zines: Making Art History Accessible to Pre-Service Educators. Art History Teaching Resources. https://arthistoryteachingresources.org/2017/03/collaborative-zines-making-art-history-accessible-to-pre-service-educators/.
Ramdarshan Bold, M. (2017). Why Diverse Zines Matter: A Case Study of the People of Color Zines Project. Publishing Research Quarterly, 33(3), 215–228. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12109-017-9533-4
Thomas, S. (2018). Zines for Teaching. Portal, 18(4), 737–758. https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2018.0043
Weida, C. (2020). Zine Objects and Orientations in/as Arts Research: Documenting Art Teacher Practices and Identities Through Zine Creation, Collection, and Criticism. Studies in Art Education, 61(3), 267–281. https://doi.org/10.1080/00393541.2020.1779570
Yang, R. (2020, June 2). Why zines need to be a part of your curriculum. The Art Education University. https://theartofeducation.edu/2017/12/14/zines/.
Zachary, G. (2017, March 24). Collaborative Zines: Making Art History Accessible to Pre-Service Educators. Art History Teaching Resources. https://arthistoryteachingresources.org/2017/03/collaborative-zines-making-art-history-accessible-to-pre-service-educators/.
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