Zines at Barnard College
April 12th, 2006My favorite Lit Blog, Conversational Reading, tipped me off to this page on the zine collection from Barnard College. I love that there is a tutorial on finding the zines using the online catalog. Look closer and they link to their My Space account
About the collection:
“Although zines, a rich and democratic form of self-expression that range from scholarly treatises on diverse issues to wildly creative artworks, have been around for a long time, few libraries have yet to begin collecting and preserving them. Our collection development policy provides both contemporary and future researchers a unique insight into today’s feminist culture. Barnard’s zines are primarily in the area of women’s studies, featuring personal and political publications on activism, anarchism, body image, feminism, gender, parenting, queer community, riot grrrl, sexual assault, and other topics. They are created by women of color and NYC and other urban women. The term “woman” applies to anyone who self-identifies as such.”