Developing Our Madzine Pedagogy
Jill and Hel from the Madzines team reflect on using zines to teach health and social care students
Reclaiming Craft, Companionship and Connection – a guest blog by Alex Dunedin
Alex Dunedin only relatively recently became aware of zines. Through the Madzines project he discovered that, quite by accident, he had been involved in creating what could be understood by some as zines. As he learnt more about zine culture, he says he felt a part of his life restored. In this blog post he explains why.
The Creative Activity that might just Change the World: a guest blog by Tam Martin Fowles
Tam Martin Fowles, founder of Hope in the Heart, recently attended a Madzines workshop and discovered a new tool for radical change.
Zines: a Queer Method? by Frances Williams
Last October, a group of queer artists, health workers and researchers met at QUEERCIRCLE in London to discuss the idea of ‘Queering the Asylum’ using Queer methods. In this blog, Frances Williams explains how this came about and explores how zines and visual notes can capture the essence of Queer methods.
Reimagining mental health: learning from what zines do – by Jill Anderson
This is the second of two blog posts reflecting on the ‘Re-Imagining Mental Health’ event, held at the Gregson Centre, Lancaster on 22 October 2022. It speaks to Anna Stenning’s account of the day.