ART ZINE. 01
Capitalism Sucks

ART ZINE. 02
Feminist Ideations

CONVERSATIONS
ON CARE

MANIFESTATION OF
HAPPINESS

What are... zines?

A very brief history of the zine:

Before there was stan twitter there was the fanzine, created originally by sci-fi enthusiasts of the early twentieth century who used the medium as a forum for dialogue, free from corporate editors or publishers. That same do-it-yourself ethos is what drew punks of the late twentieth century to embrace fanzines as a complement to their music, and as a means to challenge mainstream ideologies. In the ‘80s and ‘90s, zines became a centerpiece of movements like Queercore and Riot Grrrl. While the latter of these was critiqued for being primarily white and heteronormative, overall, these movements used zines to subvert dominant and patriarchal ideologies through the sharing of lived experiences. At the core of the zine-making ethos are subversion, freedom of thought, and a DIY attitude.

As is the nature of capitalism, corporations increasingly appropriated the practice as time went on; however, even today, zine-making remains a cornerstone for marginalized voices disseminating information and publishing creative work about things they love.

- The Creative Independant, Rona Akbari (2018)

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Hi! I'm Samberg~

Samberg is an amateur zinester and collage artist living in East Vancouver, unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples. They enjoy scavenging for odd scraps and repurposing materials to create new zines. Their work primarily focuses on feminist activism and thought, as well as personal storytelling.

Rat Queen Zines newest issue, Conversations on Care, was made in collaboration with my mother Deborah. This zine looks at barriers to accessing financial, social, and domestic support for disabled loved ones and the ways care work and domestic labour have been systemically undervalued.

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