Scope and Contents The Chilean zine collection represent a variety of independent artists and publishers. A corpus of punk literary aesthetic, these zines are often produced in black and white but are full of energetic zeal for DIY publishing. Often crude and self-published, these zines range from the vulgar to the quotidian. Some creators opt to use their zines as a platform to voice opinions that run counterpoint to the mainstream. It is no wonder that themes of death and youth rebellion run rampant in the...

Scope and Contents 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...

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Collections consists of issue 1 of SMASH zine. SMASH is a student published zine created as "an outlet for Greater Lansing art-makers."

Scope and Contents As of 2016, MSU’s collection includes fan fiction zines with stories featuring the cast of the original series (taking place during both the time period depicted in the 1966-69 television series and the time period depicted in the 1979-91 feature films) and the characters from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Series I of this collection are zines with fiction about the original Star Trek cast. The majority are K/S, or Kirk/Spock slash zines. A smaller number focus on secondary characters,...

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Fan fiction from universes other than Star Trek collection consists of fan fiction based in the universes depicted in comics, literature, science fiction, popular television series, and other popular culture arenas. The fan fiction dates from 1975 through 2011.