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
A transcultural look at zines
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.