Join the participants of the Reading, Writing & Compiling Zines class at the School for Poetic Computation for a public lecture series about zines that asks the following questions: What can we learn from independent publishers who work with zines? What zine formats can we experiment with? Guest lecturers Bre Upton and Mariame Kaba are invited to share their thoughts and practice with us. Come learn and unlearn an intergenerational and queer history of zines through conversation.

Lectures are scheduled for Sunday at 1pm EST on the following dates:
October 29, 2023: Bre Upton
November 5, 2023: Mariama Kaba

About the Guest Lecturers
Bre Upton is a Black and Polynesian freelance artist based in Long Beach, CA. Primarily known for her zines and paper crafts, she has created DIY-themed work for singer-songwriter Mac DeMarco, Manic Panic, and Cricut. Bre is also a copywriter and earned her B.A. degree in English, Creative Writing from CSULB in 2019.

Mariame Kaba is an organizer, educator and curator who is active in movements for racial, gender, and transformative justice.She has co-founded multiple organizations and projects over the years including, the Chicago Freedom School, Survived & Punished, Interrupting Criminalization, and Sojourners for Justice Press. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications including The Nation Magazine, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Teen Vogue, The New Inquiry and more. She runs the Prison Culture blog.

About Reading, Writing & Compiling Zines:
Reading, Writing & Compiling Zines is a class to learn about the historical ways of reading, writing, compiling, and learning, both with and without computers. Students explore various forms of printed and digital matter such as zines and posters, and how they are published as mediums for creative and political expression. Read more at: https://sfpc.study/sessions/fall-23/rwc-zines

About the School for Poetic Computation:
The School For Poetic Computation (SFPC) is an independent, experimental school that offers accessible continuing education for learners of all kinds to explore and mobilize art, code, hardware, and critical theory in service of a more just community and world. Read more at: https://sfpc.study