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BOGOTA ZOMBIE

 Item — Box: 1, Item: 12a

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Often associated with the underground music and counter-cultures, zines have become the format of choice for a number of independent artists and writers who seek an affordable and easily distributable means of self-expression. Zines are incredibly flexible, straddling both high and low-brow culture; lending itself to one or the other or both simultaneously. Clara-Iris Ramos' oversized "De lo que no se puede hablar hay que callar" uses supermarket receipts to reproduce one of Wittgenstein's most iconic passages from his early work with linguistics. Mosquita Muerta (of which volumes 1 and 2 are included in this collection) is an anonymously authored zine that illustrates the un-glamorous life—and death—of a housefly. Benkoz is a multi-volume, modern version of the life of Benkos Bioho—a runaway slave who was executed for walking into Cartagena—which imagines his re-birth in the modern day. This collection also includes a number of leftist tracts which passionately describe the projects of South American anti-capitalists.

Dates

  • Creation: 2000 - 2015

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.

Extent

From the Collection: .8 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Bibliography

BOGOTA ZOMBIE. Se levantan los muertos el 9 de abril. Bogota: Laguna Libros, 2013. 2nd ed. ISBN: 9758-958-8812-11-3. Five 12.5x16.5 in. pages, looseleaf. Very good. (168016) $25.00. Front pages of five different newspapers, designed to appear from 10 April 1948 decribing an outbreak that caused the dead to reanimate into zzombies.

Repository Details

Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository

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