Scottish Graduate School for Social Sciences Summer School: Zine-making as a creative participatory approach to research

Description

This workshop introduced zine-making as creative and participatory research method. Drawing on Mindy and Lisa’s work facilitating zine-making, together we explored the power of zines in research and knowledge exchange. Zines are self-published, magazine-like booklets which have historically offered an independent platform of expression for a diversity of underrepresented and marginalised voices, and people with limited economic resources. Furthermore, the process of zine-making has itself been shown to stimulate self-awareness, creative expression, connection and collective action, serving as a pedagogical tool for empowerment and transformation. During the workshop participants were be guided by a series of prompts to make their own zine. A variety of techniques were explored, including black-out poetry, collaging, and embodied/sensory mapping. Participants gained hands-on experience of zine making as method, introducing zines as media for agency and resistance and as canvasses for self-expression through and beyond words.

Period	7 Jun 2023
Event type	Workshop
Location	EdinburghShow on map
Degree of Recognition	National