School of Social and Political Science

Description

Join Coin-Operated Press in this 2-hour workshop that will focus on using zine-making as a method to collect information as part of the University of Edinburgh’s Festival of Creative Methods.

What is a zine? A zine is a booklet-style artwork that you make yourself, and give away, swap, or sell for the cost of printing. They are perfect for sharing information, art, writing, and anything else that you can fit on a piece of paper!

Zines are an easy, and cost-effective tool to share information in a dynamic and engaging format.

In this workshop, we will discuss how zines can be used as a creative approach that can be incorporated into research collecting and dissemination. We will have examples of zines on hand that have been used to document and engage readers in research, and you will be creating your own zine page (or multiple pages) to go into a larger collective zine that further discusses this topic. You will have an opportunity to think about your own research projects and how you might use a zine to present your collected information.

We will provide all of the materials you will need to create your zine pages, but please feel free to bring some of your own collage materials from home - this may include: magazine pages, coloured paper, stickers, pretty packaging, ribbons, washi tape, trash paper, etc. as well as any materials that may reflect the theme of this session and your own research.

Coffee, tea and cakes will be provided!

Due to the room and the nature of the workshop, we have limited capacity. If you are no longer able to attend, please let us know so that we can offer your place to someone else. We will be using a Waiting List where necessary to manage anyone that wasn't able to reserve a spot.