Teal Triggs Lecture

Teal Triggs, the author of the book 'Fanzines' came in to talk to us. She was really great in giving us an understanding of the history behind zines.

Her lecture was entitled 'FanZines-a DIY Revolution?'

Lecture Highlights

- Frederick Wortham commented in 1973 that Zines were "a special form of communication."

- Stephen Duncombe commented in 1997 that Zines were "little publications filled with rantings of high weirdness and exploding with chaotic design."

A zine is a way of testing out your ideas rather than having constraints by publishers - it allows for an individual voice!

Teal showed us some really lovely examples of Fanzines throughout the talk, here are a few examples:

• NEW WORLDS FAN-ZINE 1939 - cover by Harry Turner

•   SPACE TIMES ZINE 1950s

•  THE SUBURBAN PRESS



The fanzine phenomenon was really popular throughout the 1970's Punk era. Suburban Press created by Jamie Reid was a radical political punk zine of the time. The ransom-note look he used with the Sex Pistols graphics came from this magazine which some may say defines the punk DIY look.



•  SNIFFIN' GLUE





One of the most acclaimed and influential Punk zines 'Sniffin Glue' was produced by Mark Perry. The publication reflected the DIY aspect of Punk with the headlines being written in black marker pen and layout having no real order



It was really great getting to understand the history of Zines and how they have developed through the years. I thought it was a recent phenomena but apparently Zines have been around for ever!

Abbie xxx