Unboxing '90s subculture zines | riot grrrl | queer | punk | nostalgia | cartoons

👽 From tongue-in-cheek to the unashamedly cheeky, go back to the 1980s and 1990s through the medium of wacky cartoons, satirical illustrations, holographic stickers, annotated articles, pop-culture-collage and the wonders of early desktop publishing...

🐬 Join curator Kristian Volsing as he dives into our extensive zine collection which immortalises this iconic moment in time. Watch as we turn the pages of the highly personal documents expressing passions, hobbies and identities – from the indie-rock/punk bands of the music scene such as Pavement and Bikini Kill; to London gay clubs and LGBTQ+ culture; to radical third wave feminism, witches, science fiction and – of course – mystery fish of the month.

🫡 Stick around to see Kristian dig out some risograph publications made by young people today, showing how zines👏are👏not👏dead👏 !!

00:00 What is a zine?
00:13 Where do zines originate from?
01:00 Feminist zines
03:47 Alternative music / punk / riot grrrl zines
07:34 Queer zines
08:57 Lucky dip – random zines
10:58 Contemporary risograph zines
12:49 Why are zines important in the age of social media?

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Find out more about magazines in the collection: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/annals...