Zines, derived from "magazines," are alternative publications constructed using inexpensive, easily accessible materials. Zines, as a genre, have historically been used by political, social, and counterculture movements to easily and inexpensively proliferate information. Zines are often created in a cooperative, utilizing multiple mediums of expression from poets, essayists, and visual artists. In 2017, the University Archives and Special Collections at FGCU began actively collecting zines to be included in the Spring 2018 exhibition Rape Culture. The collection has a strong focus on sexual assault, women's studies, and the LGBTQIA+ community. Note that language is a constantly evolving construct and therefore the tags, keywords, and subject headings attributed to the zines may be considered unacceptable by contemporary and future standards as well as social norms. The archives intent is to preserve the historical record which may include harmful language when viewed through a 21st century lens. To modify the language would be an act of erasure of the creators' lived experience.
A series of essays from a group of South London-based queers on feeling alienated by narratives of sex-positivity. The zine is not sex-negative, but rather includes detailed and personal stories of feeling left out of queer spaces due to sexual so-called "dysfunction." Also includes stories of rape, sexual abuse, and emotional traumas.
"Aegis" was "A Magazine on Ending Violence Against Women", and was produced in Washington D.C through the 1970's and '80's. This issue reflects on teh Women's Movement, addressing topics including issues of class and race, violence adn sexuality, and self-defense.
"Aegis" was "A Magazine on Ending Violence Against Women," and was produced in Washington D.C through the 1970's and '80's. This issue addresses topics including creating safe spaces, survival rhetoric, racism, and abortion.
Artists' books are a platform for personal expression created without censorship or outside influence. They are a medium of expression that employs the structure of a book as an inspiration while challenging the conventional contents of a printed volume. Artists' books are produced in limited numbers and are classified as works of art, typically produced by a single creator. The Artists' Book Collection features books from the 1970s to present day.
"American Breeding Standards explores the systemized rules about what comprises a good or bad horse, a good or bad woman--and the steps one might take to achieve the breed standard"--Crooked Letter Press website, viewed on August 25, 2014. 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations (some folded) ; 21 cm
Artists' books are a platform for personal expression created without censorship or outside influence. They are a medium of expression that employs the structure of a book as an inspiration while challenging the conventional contents of a printed volume. Artists' books are produced in limited numbers and are classified as works of art, typically produced by a single creator. The Artists' Book Collection features books from the 1970s to present day.
"The structure is imaginary, but the number of incidents is very real: It was extrapolated from the FBI's crime statistics for the past 10 years. The number listed is a conservated, averaged estimate of the rapes that will be reported annually for this and the next few years. Only violence that falls into the FBI category "Forcible Rape" has been included here." Page 10 2 volumes
