Welcome to the resources page for your classes working with zines at WSU! This guide was created to help faculty and students in several classes, including ENGL 101 (Composition I) and ENVS 101, among others. Please use these recommended resources to help with your assignments, and to provide inspiration for future curricular needs!
Scholarly Journal Articles & Book Chapters
Teaching with Zines
Feminist Zines & Riot Grrrl
Zines in General
News Articles & Blog Posts
Websites
The above sources are just a sampling of what's out there on the topic of zines. For more information and sources, try searching for "zines" in the following databases:
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Access to 223 full-text journals from university press publishers covering multiple topics in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Sciences.
Westfield State isn't the only local home to a zine collection! Check out the zine collections at the following institutions in our area:
Some libraries and zine collections/archives have digitized their zine collections for wider viewing. Here are a few links to some of these collections: