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This site is home to news and information related to the Brooklyn College Library Zine Collection. Our collection began in 2011 and consists of print zines. Our primary focus is upon zines created within or about the borough of Brooklyn, although we also collect other work.
For more information, see About the Collection.
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February Zine Spotlight: Where We’re From
When you ask a Brooklyn College student “Where are you from?” you had better be ready to listen up. For this comp zine, three semesters of English 1012 classes, taught by Natalie Nuzzo, interpret the answer to this question according … Continue reading
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Full Circle: UpSet Press and Alumni Zinesters!
Poking about on the internet, I ran across this article from the Brooklyn Rail and knew that I had to get in touch with Zohra Saed and Robert Booras, or UpSet Press. Two parts of the article really caught my … Continue reading
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Collection Spotlight #2: Brooklyn!
This week, it is my pleasure to present one of the first zine donations we received here at the Brooklyn College Library: Brooklyn! by Fred Argoff. We have received more than 20 issues from this prolific zinester. Fred is also the brains … Continue reading
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Collection Spotlight #1: Womanimalistic #1
We recently received Womanimalistic #1, sent by zinester Caroline Paquita (carolinepaquita.com). Womanimalistic is printed on a risograph duplicator, and the resulting blue hand-written content is homey and refreshing. The richly patterned, adorably illustrated contents are full of animal-lady characters. The … Continue reading
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