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[[Image:Qzap-logo.jpg|frame|Queer Zine Archive Project logo.]] | [[Image:Qzap-logo.jpg|frame|Queer Zine Archive Project logo.]] | ||
| − | + | The '''Queer Zine Archive Project''' (QZAP) is an online zine archive launched in November 2003. The project aims to preserve queer [[zine]]s and make them available to other queers, researchers, historians, [[punk]]s, and anyone else who has an interest in [[DIY]] publishing and underground queer communities. | |
The mission of the Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP) is to establish a "living history" archive of past and present queer zines and to encourage current and emerging zine publishers to continue to create. In curating such a unique aspect of culture, they value a collectivist approach that respects the diversity of experiences that fall under the heading "queer." | The mission of the Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP) is to establish a "living history" archive of past and present queer zines and to encourage current and emerging zine publishers to continue to create. In curating such a unique aspect of culture, they value a collectivist approach that respects the diversity of experiences that fall under the heading "queer." | ||
The primary function of QZAP is to provide a free on-line searchable database of the collection with links allowing users to download electronic copies of zines. By providing access to the historical canon of queer zines they hope to make them more accessible to diverse communities and reach wider audiences. | The primary function of QZAP is to provide a free on-line searchable database of the collection with links allowing users to download electronic copies of zines. By providing access to the historical canon of queer zines they hope to make them more accessible to diverse communities and reach wider audiences. | ||
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| + | QZAP was co-founded by [[Milo Miller]] and [[Christopher Wilde]]. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* [http://www.qzap.org Queer Zine Archive Project] | * [http://www.qzap.org Queer Zine Archive Project] | ||
| − | [[Category:Collective]] [[Category:Website]] [[Category:Zine Library]] [[Category:Queer]] | + | [[Category:Collective]] [[Category:Website]] [[Category:Zine Library]] [[Category:Queer]] [[Category:Archives]] [[Category:QZAP|*]] |
Latest revision as of 02:12, 15 August 2023
The Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP) is an online zine archive launched in November 2003. The project aims to preserve queer zines and make them available to other queers, researchers, historians, punks, and anyone else who has an interest in DIY publishing and underground queer communities.
The mission of the Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP) is to establish a "living history" archive of past and present queer zines and to encourage current and emerging zine publishers to continue to create. In curating such a unique aspect of culture, they value a collectivist approach that respects the diversity of experiences that fall under the heading "queer."
The primary function of QZAP is to provide a free on-line searchable database of the collection with links allowing users to download electronic copies of zines. By providing access to the historical canon of queer zines they hope to make them more accessible to diverse communities and reach wider audiences.
QZAP was co-founded by Milo Miller and Christopher Wilde.
