In this activity, you are going to create a zine about some aspect of human-centered teaching and learning that you’ve read about so far that speaks to you.
What’s a zine?
A zine is an independently published “little magazine” that usually features quotes, poems, visual/ graphic art, collages, doodles, and other forms of expression on a particular topic. Historically, zines have been used as vehicles for community-building, dissent, and expression by under-represented groups such as Black artists during the Harlem Renaissance, feminist artists during the riot grrrl movement, and trans and queer artists RIGHT NOW!
How to Make a Zine
For the purpose of this activity, you are going to make a baby zine out of one page of printer paper. Here’s a step-by-step. Once you have your booklet ready, you get to fill the pages how you’d like. Choose a message about learning that you’d like to convey, then get creative! You can take important quotes from one of the readings below that spoke to you, you can write short poems or reflections, you can doodle, make mini-collages, print out photographs, whatever floats your boat! Use our printer, art supplies, and have fun. Make sure to title your zine and attribute work to the right authors!
If you want some examples, check these collections out:
Our Readings So Far:
- A Pedagogy of Kindness, Denial
- Who’s Teaching the Teachers?, Alsop
- Basic Principles of Critical Pedagogy. Aliakbari and Faraji
- Pedagogy as Protest: Reimagining the Center, Zeller
- It’s Hard to Study if You’re Hungry, Goldrick-Rab
- Chronic Illness is a Real Part of College Life, Burtis, Cheney, DeRosa, Hounsell, Smith