Stephen Duncombe

Traces the history of zine publishing from its origins by science fiction cults, its growth with the 1960s counter culture, and its attachment to punk rock

Zines and the Politics of Alternative Culture

Notes from Underground

taylor miles hopkins

In an era marked by the rapid centralization of corporate media, zines are independent and localized, coming out of cities, suburbs and small towns across the US, assembled on kitchen tables. They celebrate the everyperson in a world of celebrity.

The form of the zine lies somewhere between a personal letter and a magazine.

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