Zine Lab by Missouri PIT-UN

The Zine Lab is a collaborative community project between Missouri S&T and East Carolina University and funded by the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN). “Zines are world-making tools” and in the process of zine-making, “students make their ideas material while ensuring them a future, often for those whom our society harbors the most genocidal and negating tendencies towards” (Scheper). Originating in diverse cultural movements, including sci-fi fandom, 1960s counterculture, and 1980s punk rock, zines remain an active and activist form of tactical feminist publishing practices that have expanded into digital formats (e-zines). As a writing technology, zines are excellent pedagogical tools for instilling communication, collaboration, and content creation skills in advancing social justice and promoting technological equity.

This Zine Lab workshop is presented by Rachel Schneider, Missouri PIT-UN, Associate Teaching Professor at Missouri S&T.