Feminist Practices in the Archive Panel

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• Feminist Practices in the Archive Panel
• Archiving Women Conference, Columbia University
• Grrrls in the Library
• Zines at Barnard College
• Presented by Jenna Freedman
• January 30, 2008

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background/grrrl zines

• Zines are
• Barnard zines are
• Collection development policy
• Collection development policy discussion, and
  again
• Zine authorship
• Primary sources

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Figure 8

• Author Durden, Krissy.
• Publisher/ Date Portland, OR Ponyboy Press,
  2001-
• LC Subjects Body image in women.
• Self-acceptance.
• Discrimination against overweight women
  --United States.
• Other Subject Terms Zines.
• Notes A political zine.
• Title from cover.
• Summary A self-identified fat woman, Krissy
  Durden advocates a size-positive body image for
  fat chick and debunks health myths surrounding
  obesity.
• Material Type Periodical
• Location (guide) Barnard
• Call Number Zines D87f
• Location Has no. 1-3.5, 4
• Status Not checked out
• Location (guide) Barnard Rare Books

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Evolution of a Race Riot

• Author Nguyen, Mimi Thi, 1974-
• Publisher/ Date Berkeley, CA M. Nguyen,
  1997.
• LC Subjects Asian American women.
• Other Subject Terms Zines.
• Notes A political compilation zine.
• Title from cover.
• Summary Nguyens huge compilation zine features
  writers of color who are affiliated with the punk
  and riot grrrl scenes. The pieces analyze racism,
  and privilege in the largely white populations of
  activist, feminist, punk and zine communities,
  and discuss isolation and homogeneity. There are
  articles and comics by American Indians, Asian
  Americans, African Americans, Filipinos, and
  Latinos.
• Material Type Book
• Location (guide) Barnard
• Call Number Zines N584e
• Status Not checked out
• Location (guide) Barnard Rare Books
• Call Number Zines N584e

Page image of Bianca Ortiz's contribution.
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Fuck You, High School

• Author Martin, Lauren Jade, 1977-
• Series Boredom sucks no. 9
• Publisher/ Date Staten Island, NY Lauren
  Martin, July 1995.
• LC Subjects Martin, Lauren Jade --Diaries.
• High school environment --United States.
• High school students --United States
  --Attitudes.
• Popularity.
• Added Entries Lyon, Emily.
• Alien, Witknee.
• Amy (Babykins)
• Material Type Book
• Location (guide) Barnard
• Call Number Zines M365b no. 9
• Status Not checked out
• Location (guide) Barnard Rare Books

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links, contact, info

• Barnard Library zine collection, email list
• This talk http//jenna.openflows.com/talks/columb
  ia/archivingwomen
• Zine Librarians Yahoo! Group
• Why Zines Matter, by Alison Piepmeier
• zines_at_barnard.edu, 212.854.4615, IM
  BarnardLibJenna (AIM, Google, Yahoo)