Week 1 - The Zine Scene Flashcards
What is the primary function of a zine?
To communicate
Why do people create zines?
- To assert their existence
2. To connect to others who share a common interest
What motivates people to create zines?
- Loneliness
- Ziners may not communicate well in person but still want company
Where does the loneliness that zinesters experience come from?
Social rather than physical alienation
What is the definition of “community” according to Robert Park?
- A collection of people occupying a more or less clearly defined area
True or False: A zine community is defined geographically?
False
What is the APA?
The Amateur Press Association
What was the result of mass production?
The creative ideas of most individuals were not needed
What was the NAPA and what did it do?
The National Amateur Press Association which created a system that codified individuals sending their writings to a central mailer who redistributed it
What is a “data zine”?
Zines that are entirely made up of reviews (also called “network zines” by science fiction fans now)
Which word do zine writers prefer?: Community or Network?
Network
What is the difference between a community and a zine network?
A community is thought of as a homogenous group of individuals bound by commonality, while a zine network proposes a community of people linked via bonds of differences
Define the “scene”?
The loose confederation of self-conciously ‘alternative’ publications, bands, shows, radio and people that make up modern bohemia
True or False: Bohemia is singular
False, bohemia is widely dispersed through the shadow of mainstream society – spreading out of the cities and into the suburbs
How do zines relate to bohemia?
Because of the infrastructural deprivation of bohemia, zines function as road trips of bohemia that can be found everyday
