IDH Victories
ZINE EXCHANGES
ZINE EXCHANGES
The IAA has often used zine-making events and zine exchanges as opportunities to facilitate dialogue around issues related to public health, mental health, and cultural politics. Zine events are a straightforward means for students and communities to playfully offer their own perspectives on issues they normally might not talk about with people they might not normally talk to.
Thank you to our partners; Hamline University; North Central University; the Institute for Digital Humanity
Zines are a dynamic way to burst the bubble of cultural divisions by facilitating cross-cultural conversations that challenge systemic inequities in a post-digital world.
Just as social media algorithms trap us in a filter bubble—reinforcing our pre-existing biases—mainstream media often overlooks marginalized voices. Zines break through these barriers, providing an accessible platform for underrepresented creators to amplify their perspectives, sparking dialogue on cultural, social, and technological inequities.
Here at the IDH, we use zines to connect with schools, community members, policymakers, and advocates, encouraging conversations on current events and issues like digital rights and systemic racism. By circulating these zines, we build bridges between communities and use art as a means to humanize one another and catalyze social change.



SAD GIRLS and HOPEFUL WOMEN
LOCAL EXHIBITION
Hamline University Open Studios
Saint Paul, MN. December 2018
Featuring young artists from across the religious and cultural divide, this zine exchange paired Evangelical and "woke" female-identifying students to find common ground on feminism, sexual harassment/violence, reproductive rights, and LGTBQIA controversies.