IPLUSO 25098

Zines

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

  Fanzines.
• ProgramaProgramme

  Theoretical-practical module: 1) Global history of zines and self-publishing culture: from Luther’s 95 Theses to e-zines. Zines in Japan: Comiket and the rise of d¿jinshi. History of the fanzine in Portugal, national fanzine personalities and zine libraries. Promoting and distributing zines in Portugal. The role of the faneditor. 2) Zine typologies according to media, production, content and intention: prozines compzines, graphzines, minizines, slimzines,, prose and poetry zines, webzines, political zines, perzines, media fandoms. 3) Creating a zine: technical and practical issues. Conceptualization, pagination, production. Printing techniques (photocopy, digital printing, risography). Zines for the web. Covers, customization, and unique elements. Practical module: individual self-publishing project.
• ObjectivosObjectives

  General Objectives: Study of zines as an expressive and visual communication tool. Learning the terminology and fundamental concepts of zines, their application to practical exercises, and development of an individual self-publishing project. Specific Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students 1) appreciate the role and the expressive and communicative power of zines, their definition and specificities, history and geographies, 2) acquire and employ the appropriate lexicon (fanzine, fanzinato, fanzinoteca, faneditor, fanálbum), 3) distinguish different typologies of zines in terms of media/production (graphzine, minizine, slimzine, webzine, prozine) and content/intention (political, personal, poetry, music, media fandoms), 4) learn to build a zine, acquiring notions of pagination (imposition) and production; 5) include the means of zine distribution in Portugal through festivals, fairs and book stores.
• BibliografiaBibliography

  Atton, C. (2010). Popular Music Fanzines: Genre, Aesthetics, and the “Democratic Conversation.” Popular Music and Society, 33(4), 517–531. Borges, H. (2009). Fanzines e as novas tecnologias. Tese de Mestrado. Porto: FBAUP Duncombe, S. (2008). Notes From Underground: Zines and the Politics of Alternative Culture. Bloomington: Microcosm Pub. Farrajota, M. (2014), Punk Comix (1). www.punk.pt/2014/04/03/punk-comix Kinsella, S. (2000). Adult Manga: Culture and Power in Contemporary Japanese Society. Richmond: Routledge. Klanten, R., Mollard, A., Hübner, M., & Commentz, S. (2011). Behind the zines: Self-publishing culture. Berlin: Die Gestalten Verlag. Ramirez, R. (2012). From Zines to MySpace. Journal of Latin American Communication Research, 2(1), 37–60. Solidarity! Revolutionary Center and Radical Library. https://archive.org/details/solidarityrevolutionarycenter Triggs, T. (2006). Scissors and Glue: Punk Fanzines and the Creation of a DIY Aesthetic. Journal of Design History, 19(1), 69–83.  
• MetodologiaMethodology

  Theoretical-practical methodology: verbal and audiovisual presentations (PowerPoint, videos, books) by the teacher, with examples and discussion, followed by a practical exercise. Demonstration of working methods, models and production structures in the classroom. The individual project abides by a tutorial regime, in which each student is accompanied by the teacher. The student is subject to continuous assessment and is assigned a grade at the end of the semester for their performance in the practical element of the course. Individual projects are evaluated according to the following criteria: concept; graphic and execution quality.
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  6
• NaturezaNature

  Optional
• EstágioInternship

  Não