After reading the first four chapters of this book i can finally start to identify with what Zines are. Their is a whole culture of Zine writers. The independence and originality expressed in zines reaches farther than just words on a piece of paper, its a movement. I feel like zines are a form of expression for those who dont have a voice, for those who are oppressed by political and societal nonsense. Zines promote a form of radicalism that spark free thought. Going back to the beginning of chapter one Duncombe makes a statement that really made me think, "Their way of seeing and doing was not borrowed from a book, nor was it carefully cross referenced and cited; rather it was if you'll forgive the word, organic. It was very vernacular radicalism, an ingenious strain of utopian thought" (Duncombe 8).
Originally i thought Zines were just another way for hipsters to rebel against something political. I can't say reading this has swayed my thought process (i actually love hipsters) but i can see the free writing platform it promotes. Zines aren't just your typical academic writing, they're a way to add creativity to your writing. I think using this form of writing brings your writing to life. For example, imagine two people write the same story, one presents it as your traditional academic writing and the other presents it in Zine form. Although these writings are exactly the same, the readers can extract different feelings from both.
I can't say i fully grasped the concept of this because i consider myself your traditional short story writer, but this seems like an asset i could use to strengthen my writing. I realize its not all about the story, books aren't just sold without cover art, so i plan to use zines as my cover art.
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