Why Diverse Zines Matter: A Case Study of the People of Color Zines Project. Ramdarshan Bold, M. Publishing Research Quarterly, 33(3):215–228, September, 2017. Publisher: Springer Nature
Why Diverse Zines Matter: A Case Study of the People of Color Zines Project. [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
Historically, zines have been an alternative outlet for niche topics, or writers and writing, that are ignored by mainstream media. Zines are significant because they offer the opportunity for connection, community, and networking between those interested in these diverse topics. The developments in digital technology have enabled zines to extend into the online sphere: this increased access has resulted in increased participation (by readers and writers). This paper will focus on (digital) zines that are created by people of colour (POC). In recent years, there has been much discussion and media coverage about the lack of diversity in cultural output, and various campaigns, to promote diverse writing have followed. Through a case study of the POC Zines Project-a community-building project that promotes zines by POC-this paper will look at how creators of zines are experimenting with digital formats and social platforms, and will consider what mainstream publishers can learn from this. As Radway (in: Anouk (ed) From codex to hypertext. University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, 2012) outlines 'zine-ing is a social phenomenon, a form of social action driven by desires for new forms of sociability and new ways of being in the world' (p. 140): this paper will highlight the important of social collaboration and production on opening up the creative process and offering a response to the under-represented in traditional publishing.
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	title = {Why {Diverse} {Zines} {Matter}: {A} {Case} {Study} of the {People} of {Color} {Zines} {Project}.},
	volume = {33},
	issn = {1053-8801},
	shorttitle = {Why {Diverse} {Zines} {Matter}},
	url = {https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=ceffd2ed-4eb6-3322-92d3-daebd8c02a12},
	doi = {10.1007/s12109-017-9533-4},
	abstract = {Historically, zines have been an alternative outlet for niche topics, or writers and writing, that are ignored by mainstream media. Zines are significant because they offer the opportunity for connection, community, and networking between those interested in these diverse topics. The developments in digital technology have enabled zines to extend into the online sphere: this increased access has resulted in increased participation (by readers and writers). This paper will focus on (digital) zines that are created by people of colour (POC). In recent years, there has been much discussion and media coverage about the lack of diversity in cultural output, and various campaigns, to promote diverse writing have followed. Through a case study of the POC Zines Project-a community-building project that promotes zines by POC-this paper will look at how creators of zines are experimenting with digital formats and social platforms, and will consider what mainstream publishers can learn from this. As Radway (in: Anouk (ed) From codex to hypertext. University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, 2012) outlines 'zine-ing is a social phenomenon, a form of social action driven by desires for new forms of sociability and new ways of being in the world' (p. 140): this paper will highlight the important of social collaboration and production on opening up the creative process and offering a response to the under-represented in traditional publishing.},
	language = {eng},
	number = {3},
	urldate = {2024-10-23},
	journal = {Publishing Research Quarterly},
	author = {Ramdarshan Bold, Melanie},
	month = sep,
	year = {2017},
	note = {Publisher: Springer Nature},
	keywords = {All Other Publishers, Authors, Authorship, Book Publishers, Digital technology, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers, Independent writers and authors, Other publishers, Publishing, Zines},
	pages = {215--228},
}

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