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'The Life and Times of Butch Dykes' explores identity politics through graphic zines
The Life and Times of Butch Dykes
At the recent Montreal Anarchist Bookfair, where another (better) world of incredibly inspiring, provocative and boundary-pushing art and media is on display each year, I stumbled upon Eloisa Aquino and her wares -- a series of zines on awesome butch dykes, appropriately called The Life and Times of Butch Dykes.
The teeny books are what every great zine should be, for me: oozing with the love and devotion the creator, as well as political, punchy, fun, informative and accessible. It's a fantastic series -- eight and counting -- that brings to life the lives of important butch dykes from herstory.
Soon after the Bookfair I had a chance to ask Aquino a few questions about her fantastically miniature and worldly project.
DIY media makers at work
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Publishing a zine
Self publishing amongst activists has a colourful, jaggedly cut and political history. Zines have been scattered around in one form or another since words were written on paper, but for activists and political artists, zines really took off in the pre-online world of the 1990s. Popularized by the riot grrrl movement, a product of feminism and alternative rock in North America, zines quickly became an invaluable vehicle for manifestos and sharing lived experiences. Nowadays, zines can be found online and in print. This guide will go over how to put together a zine cover to cover and include:
What's a zine?
Creating content
Figuring out formatting
Distribution
Whats a zine
The Ottawa Zine Off! (Winter 2016)
Location
Make a zine by the day of the event, bring a bunch of copies (15-25) to swap with other makers, eat sandwiches, meet rad people. You can totally come see what's up if you don't make a zine... but wouldn't be cool if you did?
What's a zine?
As wikipedia says, "a zine (pron.: /ˈziːn/ zeen; an abbreviation of fanzine, or magazine) is most commonly a small circulation self-published work of original and/or appropriated texts and images usually reproduced via photocopier". Really though, zines are a way of sharing stories, drawings, information, whatever you want with other individuals. Be creative!
What's a zine off?
Sovereign Nation: Paths of Resistance and Decolonization
Location
Sovereign Nation: Paths of Resistance and Decolonization is an interactive zine installation being held at The Anchor Archive Zine Library from Tuesday, July 8th to Sunday, July 27th at the Plan B Gallery, 2180 Gottingen Street. Opening will be held Tuesday July 8th from 6-9pm.
Canzine 2010: Canada's largest zine fair and festival of alternative culture
Location
Sunday, October 24, 2010
1 p.m. - 7 p.m.
The Great Hall
1087 Queen Street West
Toronto
Canzine West
Saturday, October 16, 2010
1 p.m. - 7 p.m.
W2 Storyeum
151 West Cordova Street
Vancouver
Cost: $5 at the door. Includes a copy of the fall issue of Broken Pencil.
Giant Zine Fair: Over 150 zines from across Canada on display and for sale! The heart of the event, indie publishers both in print and online come from across the country and the continent to show their wares! Be amazed at the creativity, ingenuity, and sheer weirdness!
Plus: Workshops, readings, panel discussions and assorted strangeness.
Make Culture Jam!
Location
Gay West Community Network Inc. (Queer West) have initiated a series of monthly community events through the SHOUT Unconference Program for Young Adults.
The Program offers Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Intersexed, Queer, Questioning and Two-Spirited (LGBTTIQQ2) youth and their friends and allies (ages 20 to 30 something) residing in West-Central Toronto with a focus on Parkdale, an innovative series of live monthly events that aim to stimulate a needed community dialogue on a wide range of pertinent topics to them.
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