![]() ![]() Forty years later, in the mid-70s, the other defining influence on modern-day zines began as fans of punk rock music, ignored by and critical of the mainstream music press, started printing fanzines about their music and cultural scene. ![]() It was then that fans of science fiction, often through the clubs they founded, began producing what they called "fanzines" as a way of sharing science fiction stories and critical commentary and of communicating with one another. In Notes from UndergroundStephen Duncombe outlines the long history of alternative presses in the United States and how zines as a distinct medium were born in the 1930s. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Īrizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies 291 Notes from Underground: Zines and the Politics of Alternative Culture Verso Press, 1997 By Stephen Duncombe What is a zine? Zines are noncommercial, nonprofessional, smallcirculation magazines that their creators produce, publish and distribute by themselves. ![]()
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