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| − | In her [[zine]], '''Figure 8''', Krissy writes about sizism, fat acceptance and The Body Revolution. The zine is based in Portland, | + | [[Image:Figure8zines.jpg|frame|Issues 1-4 of Figure 8]]In her [[zine]], '''Figure 8''', [[Krissy Durden]] writes about sizism, fat acceptance and The Body Revolution. The zine is based in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. |
| − | Issue 1 was a one pager that was made for the first ''[[Portland Zine Symposium]]'' in 2001. Issue 2 came out in 2003 in time for the first ''FatGirl | + | Issue 1 was a one pager that was made for the first ''[[Portland Zine Symposium]]'' in 2001. Issue 2 came out in 2003 in time for the first ''FatGirl Speaks'' in Portland. Issue 3 came out in 2005, issue 3.5 in 2006 and issue 4 was first published in the summer of 2007. |
| − | Issue 5 of Figure 8 is called a Rainy Day Activity book and is filled with body positive and fat equality games and activities. | + | Issue 5 of Figure 8 is called a Rainy Day Activity book and is filled with body positive and fat equality games and activities. It was published in 2009. |
| − | + | Figure 8 was featured in volume nine of the [[Zine Yearbook]], released in 2008. It is included in the West Coast Zine Collection at San Diego State University. | |
| − | + | Figure 8 was also featured in the a 2009 issue of Signs - a Journal of Women in Culture and Society published by the University of Chicago Press. The essay was written by [[Jenna Freedman]] and titled Grrrl Zines in the Library. | |
| − | + | ==External Links== | |
| − | + | * [http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6533067.html?industryid=47384 Review of ''Figure 8''] by K. R. Roberto in [[Library Journal]] | |
| − | *[http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6533067.html?industryid=47384 Review of ''Figure 8''] by K. R. Roberto in [[Library Journal]] | ||
* [http://scua.sdsu.edu/collections/zinesfindingaid.shtml West Coast Zine Collection at San Diego State University] | * [http://scua.sdsu.edu/collections/zinesfindingaid.shtml West Coast Zine Collection at San Diego State University] | ||
| − | [[Category: Zine]][[Category:Zines from the U.S.A.]] [[Category:Feminism]] [[Category:Oregon Zines]] | + | [[Category:Zine]][[Category:Zines from the U.S.A.]] [[Category:Feminism]] [[Category:Oregon Zines]] |
[[Category:2000's publications]] | [[Category:2000's publications]] | ||
[[Category:Zine Yearbook]] | [[Category:Zine Yearbook]] | ||
[[Category:West Coast Zine Collection]] | [[Category:West Coast Zine Collection]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:36, 15 March 2012
In her zine, Figure 8, Krissy Durden writes about sizism, fat acceptance and The Body Revolution. The zine is based in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
Issue 1 was a one pager that was made for the first Portland Zine Symposium in 2001. Issue 2 came out in 2003 in time for the first FatGirl Speaks in Portland. Issue 3 came out in 2005, issue 3.5 in 2006 and issue 4 was first published in the summer of 2007.
Issue 5 of Figure 8 is called a Rainy Day Activity book and is filled with body positive and fat equality games and activities. It was published in 2009.
Figure 8 was featured in volume nine of the Zine Yearbook, released in 2008. It is included in the West Coast Zine Collection at San Diego State University.
Figure 8 was also featured in the a 2009 issue of Signs - a Journal of Women in Culture and Society published by the University of Chicago Press. The essay was written by Jenna Freedman and titled Grrrl Zines in the Library.
