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Grassroots media in Europe (468)

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Asparkía (Journal)

Location

Castelló de la Plana
Spain
39° 59' 9.8448" N, 0° 2' 9.6864" W

Info:
annual journal of the Feminist Research Institute of the University of Castellón; every issue focusses on a specific topic (art and litterature, identity, violence, migration and postcolonial perspectives etc.) but also publishes news about gender and feminist studies, book reviews, portraits, creative writings and illustrations. All articles and contributions can get downloaded as pdf-files! Since 1998 the IF - Instituto de Investigación Feminista y de Género is also publishing another annual Journal: Dossiers Feministes

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Dossiers Feministes (Journal)

Location

Castelló de la Plana
Spain
39° 59' 9.8448" N, 0° 2' 9.6864" W

Info:
annual journal of the Feminist Research Institute of the University of Castellón; the journal compiles the papers presented at various conferences, organized annually by the Feminist Research Seminar. Emphasis on culture, literature, feminist theory etc. up to issue 12/2009 all published texts can get downloaded as pdfs! Since 1992 the IF - Instituto de Investigación Feminista y de Género is also publishing another annual Journal: Asparkía

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cuntstunt (zine)

Location

Vienna
Austria
48° 12' 29.4264" N, 16° 22' 25.7484" E

Info:
Viennese zine; two issues have been published so far, issue #1 can get dowloaded; emphasis on arts/illustration, riot grrrl culture, popular culture, body & body politics, sexuality, etc.

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Clitocore zine (2005 - 2008?)

Location

Barcelona
Spain
41° 23' 16.5012" N, 2° 10' 11.7084" E

Info:
Spanish feminist hardcore punk zine edited by Elena and Michelle; emphasis on women in punk and hardcore scene, music, popular culture, but also publishing articles about feminism(s), migration/antiracism, equality, feminist activism/news, festival/concert reviews, animal rights, violence, etc. Clitocore zine also ran/runs a distro; 5 issues have been published, #2, #3 and #5 also in an English version; the latest issue was published in 2008

Statement:
EL FANZINE:

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Clio - Die Zeitschrift für Frauengesundheit (Magazine)

Location

Berlin
Germany
52° 31' 24.258" N, 13° 24' 41.04" E

Info:
Clio is a German feminist Women's Health magazine published twice a year by the feminist Women's Health Center in Berlin dealing with women's health, body politics, women's sexuality etc. from a feminist point of view

Statement:
clio - Die Zeitschrift für Frauengesundheit - beinhaltet feministische Einschätzungen zu gesundheitspolitischen und frauengesundheitsspezifischen Themen sowie umfassende Informationen zu Erkrankungen und ihren unterschiedlichen Behandlungsmöglichkeiten.

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Clio - Histoire, Femmes et Sociétés (Journal)

Location

Toulouse
France
43° 36' 16.7472" N, 1° 26' 39.1524" E

Info:
biannual French academic journal with an emphasis on gender research, women's history, etc. every issue focusses on a specific topic; issues older than three years can be read online

Statement:
CLIO, Histoire, Femmes et Sociétés, revue semestrielle francophone, ouvre ses colonnes à celles et ceux qui mènent des recherches en histoire des femmes et du genre (toutes sociétés et toutes périodes).

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xcute'n'pastex (Blog)

Location

Warsaw
Poland
52° 13' 46.8336" N, 21° 0' 44.0244" E

Info:
Polish blog (partly written in English) with a strong emphasis on feminist/queer/punk/alternative comix; the publisher Bordeauxx (aka Asia Bordowa) draws herself but also presents other comics; she also publishes news on workshops, festivals, events, etc.; emphasis on abortion/menstruation/body politics, anti-sexism, riot grrl/punk, comix/art/pop culture etc.; lot of links to other comix blogs/websites!!!

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chaosXgrrlz zine (2005? - 2007?)

Location

Warsaw
Poland
52° 13' 46.8336" N, 21° 0' 44.0244" E

Info:
Polish riot grrrl zine: "chaoXgrrlz is a xgrrrlx zine for boys and girls, promoting femminist issues in hc/punk as well as good music, personal/politics and positive initiatives." 5 issues (?) have been published the 4th issue was published in English, all the other in Polish. The zine is made by Asia Bordowa (with external contributors) who also runs/ran together with three others the Revenge of the Nerds distro, and under the pseudonym Bordeauxxxx runs the xcute'n'pastex blog
it's hard to figure out when this zine was founded and if it still exists

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Zine Fest Gent - DIY media & feminist activism

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When?
October 15th – 16th 2011

Where?
in DOK Kantine: htp://www.dokgent.be
address: crossing of Koopvaardijlaan and Afrikalaan, in Gent (Belgium)

Programme:

Saturday at 12:00: workshops about
- zines and alternative media
- writing fiction and articles
- designing feminist posters
Sunday at 13:00: making a zine together (or make your own zine)
Ongoing: a few tables with zines, exhibition of feminist posters

Info:

Zine Fest Gent is a gathering for alternative media, creativity and activism. It's organised by FEL en ECHO.

See you there!

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Event
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Zine
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Do-It-Yourself
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bleck (1998 - 2003?)

Location

Tungelsta
Sweden
59° 6' 25.8588" N, 18° 2' 40.452" E

Info:
Swedish femzine founded 1998; in 2000 bleck became more magazine-like, but the last number was published in summer 2003 (still existing?); emphasis on popular culture, literature, sexuality/porn, feminist/queer theory, violence etc.

Statement:
bleck startades 1998. De åtta första numren kopierades och häftades. Dessa nummer är sedan länge slut - du kan inte beställa dem. Sedan nr 1/1999 trycks tidskriften. Nya nummer ges ut med ojämna mellanrum. bleck samarbetar inte med något förlag. Inte ens med Ordfront som det ibland påstås.

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