UCIMC Zine Collection

Zines

The word "zine" evolved not from the word "magazine," but from the word "fanzine," a term that dates back to the science fiction fanzines of the '30s and '40s. A selection of zines from the UCIMC library, some local!

Zines (pronounced "zeens," from fanzines) are cut-and-paste, "sorry this is late," self-published magazines reproduced at Kinko's or on the sly at work and distributed through mail order and word of mouth. They touch on sex, music, politics, television, movies, work, food, whatever. They're Tinkertoys for malcontents. They're obsessed with obsession. They're extraordinary and ordinary. They're about strangeness but since it's usually happening somewhere else you're kind of relieved...

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