Student Zines

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  1. Beyond Pink and Blue: A Zine Celebrating Trans Childhood

  Eli Butler

  From the author:

  Trans childhood has long been infantilized, positioning trans children as passive and powerless beings in need of adult (and governmental) supervision and political intervention – an infantilization which is grounded in cisnormative and heteronormative beliefs about childhood innocence and purity.

  Trans children are often seen as disruptive to the social order, and their existence is met with fear, hostility, and punishment. Against this backdrop, trans childhood has become a site of resistance, a space where trans children can challenge and subvert normative understandings of gender and sexuality.

  As a former trans child turned trans adult, I created this zine to explore my own complicated journey of becoming, but also to theorize the place of trans childhood in current discourse(s) and reflect on how my academic career has allowed me to discuss liberation alongside my trans-cestors.

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  Religious Queer Trans-Nationalism: A Zine and Theory

  Eli Butler

  From the author:

  The relationship between religion and its institutions, sexuality, and gender is both historically and personally complex, and the intricacy and discourse between these constructs disproportionally affects religious queer and transgender communities.

  The "Divine Transgender" concept, embraced by a growing community of proudly religious trans and gender non-conforming people, views bodies that identify with these categories as enlightened to break down restrictive gender binaries and undergo a spiritual self-realization process in the form of transition, becoming closer to God during the journey. This zine aims to creatively and imaginatively manage these relationships and educate about the ways religions have affirmed and embraced queer identities historically.

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  I've Registered to Vote... Now What?

  Gabriel Giberson, Jasmine Cintron Soto, Lauren Shelton, and Hayley Piazza

  This zine was created by students from the Center for Community Action and Research to support voter outreach during the 2024 presidential election.

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  Fatphobia Against Black Women: let’s talk about it

  Lily Lockwood

  This zine was created for the course WS 297Z: Black Sexualities and Creative Resistance, taught by Prof. Elodie Silberstein.
  

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  School Shooters Are Men: let’s talk about it

  Lily Lockwood

  This zine was created for the course WS 268: Men and Masculinities, taught by Prof. Roxanna Azari.
  

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  ACT UP: Storm the NIH

  Helena Reichenvater

  Details the 1990 NIH Action by AIDS activist group ACT UP.

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  Wilmington Insurrection: Race Riots

  George Davis

  This hand-drawn zine discusses the race riots in Wilmington, NC in 1898.

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  How can Black-Dalit feminist solidarity create social justice and transformation?

  G. Annunziata

  Hi friends! My name is G and I'm a college freshman earning my B.S.in Behavioral Neuroscience and a minor in Psychology. The topic ofmy zine is about the solidarity of Black-Dalit feminists and the impact they have on the social justice movement. We are going to explore the similarities in oppression and activism between the Dalit liberation and the Black Lives Matter Movement. I hope my zine is either educational and/or informational. Thanks for reading! :)

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  Black- Dalit Feminist Vision

  Sydonie Bell

  This zine will typically focus on the intersections that exist between Black and Dalit feminism. It will take a trauma- informed lens to understand how transformation may occur in these spheres to get justice for those affected.

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  The Kosovo War: On Religion and Representation

  George Davis

  This zine was created for Prof. Bookman's ENG 201 class in the fall of 2022.

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  White Saviorism zine

  Bree Finnegan

  I am interested in the topic of dominant caste, Savarna, saviorism toward Dalit women and White saviorism towards Black women.

  I am going to explain what saviorism looks like for Black women and then what saviorism looks like for Dalit women. I will then compare the two and show the similarities between them. I am also going to provide the reasons why saviorism is bad and how to detect it.

  I want you, readers, to understand that these two communities may seem very different, because one is about race and one is about caste, but they are actually very similar when you learn about them.

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  Stop Asian Hate zine

  Alexandria Glover

  This zine is a way to advocate for the Asian community. The graphic nature is purposeful as the hate crimes committed against Asians are atrocious themselves and should not be censored. This zine is supposed to make people feel uncomfortable because it needs to be seen and remembered. A bit of discomfort is nothing compared to the anxiety and fear Asians have in the U.S., especially since the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2. If enough people are horrified enough to advocate for change, then this zine has fulfilled its purpose.

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  Black Leadership zine

  Aleem A., Hunter Richard, and Gabriella C.

  Leadership takes forms in different ways where the art o languages whispers subjectivity.

  This zine project takes various definitions of leadership and presents it through a different lens of a political United States.

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  Black Narratives zine

  Mariana Aboumrad, Elisa Jiménez Calisti, and Vanessa Keeley

  The articles will analyze different dimensions about thecultural, social and economic policies that revolvearound the American Black community.

  It will shed light on the obstacles African Americans must face in a society builtupon systemic racism, consciously or unconsciously determined to not allow them to forget their Blackness.

  The line between black and white yet stark in a minority Anglo society. First, we will examine the recent phenomenon of Black Excellence, where the case of John Lewis will be presented followed by an analysis on the 'hunch' of Black exceptionalism.

  Second, it will examine the three dimensions no person can escape and how they affect Black communities: Social, economic and political.

  And finally, the perpetuation of racism through white culture appropriation will be illustrated throughout two phenomenons: blackface and black fishing.

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  Social Media Politics Zine

  Emma Beach, Mahagani Campbell, Nate Crystal, and Brianna Sanchez

  This magazine forefronts the intersection of social media, politics and race. Over the course of you reading this magazine you will learn about the different aspects of these intersections and as well as some people who are worth checking out. If you want to know about different Black owned businesses, people who are involved in promoting different issues such as the climate crisis, BLM, indigenous rights, reproductive justice and more, this magazine will help inform you. Be on the lookout for some creator spotlights and advertisements. We hope you enjoy the magazine and learn something new.

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  Black and Bold zine

  Ramsey Bennani, Mariela Mariano, Britaney McKinney, and Natalia Muro

  Two years into the pandemic caused by COVID-19, an unprecedented health crisis that has caught us al l off guard, we look back at how the world has changed since then and in what direction we are moving now.

  The purpose of our magazine in the fol lowing pages is to delve into the social, political and economic dimensions of the coronavirus crisis, with special emphasis on the effects this devastating pandemic has had on the African-American community in the United States.

  The future will depend on how we react to this event. Solidarity, leadership and generosity as an effective antidote in these difficult times.