Category Archives: Article

Why zines are important to me – also in quarantine times

Posted on May 3, 2020 by

Zines have a central role in my life. Ever since I first heard about (fan)zines in a Courtney Love biography that mentionned zines in the context of riot grrrl, my interest was awoken. I then found more books about zines … Continue reading →

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Support your local (or less local) zinester

Posted on November 29, 2019 by

Do you value feminist alternative print media? Do you think zines should live forever? Read on… 🙂 Support is the key in the zine community! ♥ Zines are a labour of love. They are meant to be non-profit. Zines should … Continue reading →

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Why I don’t have an online shop but you can still order my zines online (and please do)

Posted on April 30, 2019 by

I was recently considering that opening an online shop such as on Etsy, Storenvy, or Bigcartel might get me more outreach and more sales. Because of course I’d like my zines to be found by people who might be interested … Continue reading →

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Craftivism article – ScumGrrrls

Posted on June 27, 2018 by

I wrote this article in 2011 for Scumgrrrls magazine #18. So quite a long time ago… I might phrase some things differently nowadays but I think this can still be an interesting text to read and discuss. The article is … Continue reading →

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Sleater-Kinney concert memories

Posted on January 31, 2018 by

I didn’t know anyone who liked or even knew Sleater-Kinney when I went to see them for the very first time in Amsterdam in 2000. It was the year of sexual violence at the renewed Woodstock festivals as well as … Continue reading →

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Article about feminist zines as activism in DiGeSt journal

Posted on January 12, 2018 by

Some cool news: My second research article was published a little while ago in the new issue of the journal for gender studies and diversity DiGeSt (published by the Leuven University Press). The article focuses on the ways zines can … Continue reading →

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Book review: The Archival Turn in Feminism

Posted on December 29, 2017 by

The Archival Turn in Feminism: Outrage in Order – Kate Eichhorn How could I not have picked up this book from the anarchist bookshop Fort Van Sjakoo in Amsterdam? It’s about several of my biggest passions: archives, libraries, zines, riot grrrl, … Continue reading →

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Looking for: local zine scene reports?

Posted on August 9, 2017 by

I’m really curious about local zine scenes anywhere in the world, what they are like, which kind of zines are written, who is writing them, how are those zines distributed, what is the response, are there zine fests / workshops / … Continue reading →

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Article – Zelfgemaakte alternatieve media als activisme: de rol van zines in feminisme

Posted on June 21, 2017 by

The feminist blog De Tweede Sekse blog published my article about the role of zines as feminist activism [in Dutch] Read the article here

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Ladyfest Maastricht 2017 – looking back

Posted on June 12, 2017 by

At Ladyfest Brussels in 2016 I met Madda. We both participated in the animation film workshop and were both not so fluent in French, so we formed a team to make a little stop motion film together. Madda felt so inspired … Continue reading →

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