Research Guides: Zines: Understanding Zine Culture: Counter-culture, Critique, Community

A Variety of Perspectives on Zines

American Counterculture, Glimpsed Through Zines, The New Yorker, 2024
Hua Hsu reports on the role of zines in critiquing culture
But I Love the Zine, by Truly CA
A YouTube mini-documentary by KQED featuring zines in San Francisco
Cut, Paste, Create: Exploring Zine Culture
A YouTube mini-documentary by Elicia Gregory focused on the zine community in Nottingham
Imagine a World, Evelyn Chi on Amherst College Press, 2023
A transcultural look at zines as a form of resistance
Social Media Replaced Zines. Now Zines Are Taking the Power Back, Wired, 2025
C. Brandon Ogbunu reports on the resurgence of zines
Zine Culture, University of Virginia
A historical overview of zines and their role in culture and counter-culture
Zines and the Punk Side of Publishing by Flyover Culture
A YouTube overview of the variety of zine forms and the punk influences.
Zines are Not Magazines, YouTube video
A zine creator explains her perspective on the differences
Zine Scene: Because of Her Story, by the Smithsonian
A brief YouTube overview of zines over time in the lives of girls.