PMA 1184: Writing Our Minoritarian Selves into the Academy: Home

Zines (pronounced like "magazines" without the "maga") are:

• Made for the love of creating and not for profit!
• Independently published
• Can be physical (consisting of one sheet of paper to many, fastened together, generally with staples) or digital objects.
  • Physical zines are usually photocopied but can also be offset, mimeographed, letterpressed, or Risograph printed.
• May be created by one person or a group of people (called "comp zines" or "compilation zines").
• The contents can be about anything and everything you can imagine: personal stories ("perzines"), music-related writing, lists of things, political ideologies, photography, mental health and self-care tips, fiction, artwork, comics, and so on. 
• Are made by a diverse community of people around the world who are called "zinesters".

Why are zines important?

• Zines provide spaces for marginalized voices and stories that are excluded from traditional publishing
• Zines challenge us to think about authority in differing contexts
• Zines reframe topics we talk about in class and life  
• Zines allow us to channel our thoughts creatively into art

-from Conner-Gaten, A. (2019). Zines 101 [PowerPoint slides]

Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' (the Cayuga Nation). The Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' are members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an alliance of six sovereign Nations with a historic and contemporary presence on this land. The Confederacy precedes the establishment of Cornell University, New York state, and the United States of America. We acknowledge the painful history of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' dispossession, and honor the ongoing connection of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' people, past and present, to these lands and waters.

This land acknowledgment has been reviewed and approved by the traditional Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' leadership.