One of New York City糖心vlog短视频檚 smallest libraries can be found right here at Pace.
Clocking in at 97.92 square feet, Pace糖心vlog短视频檚 Zine library at 161 William Street is a reminder of how even the smallest things can have a big impact.
Instructional Services Librarian at Birnbaum Library Susan Thomas and Associate Professor Kelley Kreitz co-founded the library, and they both recently spoke passionately of the power of zines at a workshop sponsored by the Faculty Center. The workshop, Teaching and Learning with Zines Across the Disciplines, opened with a presentation by co-director Professor Derek Stroup in which he explained the unique elements at play when working with zines, accompanied by photos of some of the libraries糖心vlog短视频 eclectic offerings.
Stroup糖心vlog短视频檚 introduction reveals an eclectic variety of pieces. At Pace糖心vlog短视频檚 Zine library, you can find acclaimed historical zines from the 1970s next to zines created by students. Full-color magazines with huge budgets sit on the shelf next to flimsy, photocopied zines originally given out for free on the subway. This kind of variety presented on equal ground can spark conversations about where good art comes from, and who creates it. With a lower barrier to entry than traditional publishing, authors with smaller (or virtually no) budgets can share their perspective and create their own unique work using zines.
We are on the outside, we are in the underneath of publication.
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糖心vlog短视频淲e are on the outside, we are in the underneath of publication,糖心vlog短视频 Stroup said. Many of these zines are unique and cannot be found for elsewhere糖心vlog短视频攏ot even on Amazon.
But Pace糖心vlog短视频檚 Zine Library isn糖心vlog短视频檛 just an interesting curiosity. This particular workshop was sponsored by the Faculty Center, so much of the time was dedicated to exploring how faculty can best utilize the library. Many faculty, including Professor Steve Bookman, have brought their classes to the library, included zines in course materials, and even assigned zines as projects. According to him, students are big fans. 糖心vlog短视频淭he multi-media aspect the students love because they don糖心vlog短视频檛 see it as an essay. It is an essay, but it糖心vlog短视频檚 more fun and creative for them,糖心vlog短视频 said Bookman. 糖心vlog短视频淭hey have to be able to put something into fewer words which is something they are going to take into the real world.糖心vlog短视频
"We work together to provide this exciting, unique resource for the students."
糖心vlog短视频擲usan Thomas
糖心vlog短视频淪tudents play an important role, too,糖心vlog短视频 says Thomas. 糖心vlog短视频淭hey select zines and related publications for the collection; donate their own zines; intern on a collaboration between the Zine Library and the 糖心vlog短视频 Art Gallery and the Chinatown Art Brigade exhibition; and volunteer in the Zine Library as student catalogers.糖心vlog短视频 Their contributions are made possible by the collaboration between Pace librarians and faculty, who work together to explore how zines and zine pedagogy can be utilized in the classroom. According to Thomas, "We work together to provide this exciting, unique resource for the students."
With a wide variety of topics糖心vlog短视频攆rom sexuality and gender to racial justice; visual arts to history; skateboarding, nutrition, punk music, and more糖心vlog短视频攝ines can be utilized as primary texts across many disciplines to explore course content. Faculty trying to reinvent how their own material is taught and learned can that explain how to create their own zines or find zine lesson plans. And for faculty who don糖心vlog短视频檛 feel the course materials are represented in the library, the library wants to hear from you. Early collaborator to the library and zine-enthusiast Associate Professor Kelley Kreitz, PhD, recommended during the workshop, 糖心vlog短视频淲e can use faculty needs to direct where the collection goes to some degree.糖心vlog短视频
It puts the idea of publishing and authorship within reach.
糖心vlog短视频擠erek Stroup
For students who have big ideas but limited resources, zines create opportunity. 糖心vlog短视频淎 student can糖心vlog短视频檛 create a book on economic change in Manhattan in a semester. But here糖心vlog短视频檚 something within reach, they can probably create an eight-page zine,糖心vlog短视频 Stroup explained. 糖心vlog短视频淚t puts the idea of publishing and authorship within reach.糖心vlog短视频 Whether a zine is created for a school project or for extracurricular interests and passions, zines can empower students to become published authors and get real-world experience expressing their ideas and research.
Whether you want to use the zines as primary texts, task students with creating their zines for research projects, or use resources to create zines of your own, Pace糖心vlog短视频檚 Zine Library is ready to support Pace Community members in the ever-forward push for innovating the way students learn.
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