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Mason student zines collection, C0523, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.
These materials were collected and donated by Stephanie Grimm, Art and Art History Librarian at George Mason University Libraries.
Processed by Amanda Menjivar from January-March 2025. Finding aid completed by Amanda Menjivar in March 2025.
Zines are small, handmade publications, usually self-published with limited runs. The subjects covered by zines run the gamut of humanity's interests, as anyone can be a "zinester." Zines often include art, poetry, and the personal interests and experiences of the zinester, or author. Zines are "DIY" by nature, and are usually only available in limited quanities.
Zines - short for "fanzines" - became popular with underground science fiction fan circles in the 1930s and 1940s, and grew exponentially in underground and counterculture circles in the 1960s and 1970s. The invention of the copy machine in the 1970s expanded growth even more. Zines and zinesters have continued to thrive into the 21st century.
This collection contains zines created by George Mason University students, or in conjunction with George Mason University School of Art instruction, from 2019-circa 2020s. See inventory for more details.
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This collection is arranged chronologically.
"Comic Books and Graphic Novels - Minicomics in the AAEL Library." University of Michigan Library. https://guides.lib.umich.edu/comics/minicomics, accessed May 2024.
Croley, Carolyn. "A short history of zines," December 13, 2023. Amon Carter Museum of American Art. https://www.cartermuseum.org/blog/short-history-zines.
"Loud on Paper Library Guide - What is a Zine?" Purdue University, Libraries and School of Information Studies. https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/loudonpaper/what-is-a-zine#:~:text=Definition,circulates%20less%20than%201%2C000%20copies, accessed May 2024.
AVT 610 - Graduate Seminar. Professor: Christopher Kardambikis.
AVT 430.
AVT 341 - Comics.
AVT 341 - Comics. Professor: Christopher Kardambikis.
Dynamic Publishing.
Dynamic Publishing.
Dynamic Publishing. Includes three zines.
Dynamic Publishing.
Dynamic Publishing.
Dynamic Publishing.
Dynamic Publishing.
Dynamic Publishing.
Dynamic Publishing.