All Zines are Mental Health Zines
Hamja Ahsan has been actively involved in zine subcultures since the mid 1990’s. Hel interviewed him about his reflections on zine cultures and radical mental health zines.
There and not-there: some thoughts on dissociation zines – by Tamsin Walker
Over the last few years our Madzines PhD researcher, Tamsin Walker, has been accumulating quite a collection of zines that are about, or at least touch on, dissociation. In this blog she reflects on ones that challenge common misconceptions about this experience.
Healing the Burdened Psyche, One Zine at a Time – by Tam Martin Fowles
In this guest blog, Tam Martin Fowles continues to reflect on the surprising healing qualities of her recent foray into zine-making, and highlights the power of respectful witnessing.
From Inside the Experience – by Tamsin Walker
Tamsin Walker, our Madzines PhD student, explores zines and graphic memoirs from inside the experience of psychosis and dissociation.
Messages from the Heart
Hel and Jill each reflect on the Messages from the Heart exhibition they both visited in Brixton in April 2023.