Zine Classes and Workshops
We teach with zines, working with area and visiting middle school, high school, college, and grad school students, and once a Girl Scout troop! Contact zine librarian Jenna Freedman or fill out this form to schedule a workshop.
Summer 2025
| Class/Instructor/Host | Format | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Seizing the Means of Publication: Jenna Freedman | Class | MasterScholars |
| Witches: Wendy Schor-Haim | Class, workshop | |
| Food & Society in Global Cities: Noah Allison | Class, workshop | |
| Admissions Interns | Tour | |
| Lucy Simko & SRI team | Tour |
Spring 2025
| Class/Instructor/Host | Format | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Here/There Migrant Narratives: Duygu Ula | Workshop | Barnard FYS |
| Border Stories: Francesca Ochoa | Class and Workshop | Barnard FYS |
| Disability Zines | Workshop | Barnard Disability ERG |
| Witches: Wendy Schor-Haim | Class and Workshop | Barnard FYS |
| Feminism and the Politics of Anger: Meredith Benjamin | Class and Workshop | Barnard FYS |
| Race, Science, and Reproductive Justice: Cecelia Lie-Spahn | Class and Workshop | Barnard FYS |
| Elementary Spanish II: Almudena Marin Cobos (two sections) | Workshop | Barnard Latin American & Iberian Studies |
|
Applications in Climate and Society: Andrew J Kruczkiewicz |
Class and Workshop | Columbia Climate School |
| Growing Up Palestinian: Thea Abu El-Haj | Class | Barnard Education |
| Education, Crisis, and Futures: Amelia Herbert | Class and Workshop | Barnard Education |
| Nation, City, & Inequality: Noah Allison | Class and workshop | Barnard Urban Studies |
| Here/There Migrant Narratives: Duygu Ula | Class | Barnard FYS |
| DIY Menstrual Pads | Workshop | Zine Library, Design Center, Wellness Spot |
| Affect and Activism: Manijeh Moradian | Class | Barnard WGSS |
| Comics, Health, and Embodiment: Rachel Adams | Class and Workshop | Columbia English |
| Elementary Spanish II: Almudena Marin Cobos (two workshops) | Class | Barnard Latin American & Iberian Studies |
Fall 2024
| Class/Instructor/Host | Format | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Whatcha mean, what's a zine? BZL meets BELA ★ | Class | Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy |
| Migrant Narratives: Duygu Ula | Lab | Barnard FYS |
| Zine Making for the People: How-to and Lab Time | Program | Barnard Zine Library |
| Global Health: Amy Zhou | Class/workshop | Barnard Sociology |
| Intro to Human Rights: Glenn Mitoma | Class | Columbia Human Rights |
|
Critical Pedagogies: Fawziah Qadir |
Class | Barnard Education |
|
Feminism and the Politics of Anger: Meredith Benjamin |
Class/workshop | Barnard FYS |
| Intersectional Feminism: Manijeh Moradian | Class | Barnard WGSS |
| Elementary Spanish II: Almudena Marin-Cobos | Workshop | Barnard Latin American & Iberian Studies |
| Migrant Narratives: Duygu Ula | Class | Barnard FYS |
| Elementary Spanish II: Almudena Marin-Cobos | Class | Barnard Latin American & Iberian Studies |
| ZineCat: Like WorldCat, but not Evil | Presentation | Barnumbia Critical Collections |
| Modes of Inquiry: Sayantani DasGupta | Class |
Columbia CSER |
| Angry Zines: Jennifer Camper & ET Russian | Program | Barnard Zine Library |
Previous Years
Summer 2024
| Class/Instructor/Host | Format | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Overview and tour | Informal | Barnard Admissions |
| The Art of the Essay: Wendy Schor-Haim | Class/Workshop | Barnard English |
Spring 2024
| Class/Instructor/Host | Format | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| The Secret Life of Stuff: Camilla Sturm | Class/Workshop | Barnard First Year Seminar |
| Advanced Language Through Content: Lorena Garcia Barroso, session led by Nayla Delgado BC '24 | Class/Workshop | Columbia Latin and Iberian Cultures |
| Pedagogy of Play: Kameelah Rasheed | Class/Workshop | Barnard Art History |
| Witches: Wendy Schor-Haim | Class/Workshop | Barnard FYS |
| Affect & Activism: Manijeh Moradian | Class |
Barnard WGSS |
| Climate and Society: Andrew Kruczkiewicz and Clarisa Diaz | Class | Columbia Climate School |
| Zines by Artists: Branden Joseph | Class | Columbia Art History |
| Feminism and the Politics of Anger: Meredith Benjamin | Class/Workshop | Barnard FYS |
| Global Health: Amy Zhao | Class/Workshop | Barnard Sociology |
| Border Stories: Francesca Ochoa | Class/Workshop |
Barnard FYS |
| Elementary Spanish II: Almudena Marin-Cobos, session led by Nayla Delgado BC '24 | Class/workshop | Latin and Iberian Studies |
Fall 2023
| Class/Instructor/Host | Format | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Intersectional Feminisms: Sarah Ohmer | Class | Barnard WGSS |
| Zine Making with SGA: Student Government Association | Workshop | Barnard SEE |
| Black European Cultural Studies: Monica Miller | Class/workshop | Barnard Africana |
| Feminism and the Politics of Anger: Meredith Benjamin | Class/workshop | FYS |
|
Queer Times: Duygu Ula |
Workshop | FYS |
| Dance Criticism: Siobhan Burke | Class | Dance |
| Performing Publics: Shayoni Mitra | Class | FYS |
|
Elementary Spanish II: Almudena Marin-Cobos, session led by Nayla Delgado BC '24 |
Class/workshop | Latin and Iberian Studies |
| Research class: Emma Burke, session led by Claudia Acosta | Class/workshop | Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy |
|
Queer Times: Duygu Ula |
Class | FYS |
| Translation Workshop: MOTHER TONGUE | Workshop | Student Club |
| Drawing for People Who Don't Think They Can Draw: Diane Zhou | Class | Zine Library |
| Intro to Psychology: Michelle Greene | Class | Psychology |
| Zines and Deans: Non-Resident Students | Workshop | Student Life |
| Modes of Inquiry: Sayanani DasGupta | Class | Columbia CSER |
| Feminist Media Praxis: Alex Juhasz | Class | WGSS |
| Cyanotype Workshop led by Grace Li BC '24 | Workshop | Zine Library |
Summer 2023
| Class/Instructor/Host | Format | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
|
Revolutions in Text and Technology: Sue Mendelsohn |
Class/workshop | Columbia English |
| Sex, Power, God: Ali Syed | Class | Barnard Pre-College Program |
| The Perzine Is Political: Jenna Freedman | Class | Barnard Pre-College Program |
Spring 2023
| Class/Instructor/Host | Format | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Zine My Research: Gina Levitan | Workshop | Barnard Zine Library |
| Pedagogy of Hope: Natalia Ortiz | Class/Workshop | Education |
| Border Stories: Francesca Ochoa | Class/Workshop | Barnard FYS |
| Photography Zines: Cyanotype Prints: Grace Li BC '24 | Workshop | Barnard Zine Library |
| Spanish II: Almudena Marin Cobo | Class | Barnard Spanish and Latin American Cultures |
| Media Literacy, Critical Pedagogy, and BIPOC Punks: Barnard Zine Library staff | Workshop | CEP/Barnard Bold |
| Witches: Wendy Schor-Haim | Class/workshop | Barnard FYS |
| Education Foundations: Natalia Ortíz | Class | Barnard Education |
| Underground Iberia: Almudena Marin Cobo | Class | Barnard Spanish and Latin American Cultures |
| Here/There: Migrant Narratives: Duygu Oya Ula | Class | Barnard FYS (two sections) |
| Applications in Climate and Society:
Kruczkiewicz, Singh, and Diaz |
Class/Workshop | Columbia Climate School |
| Spec Tech: Collage | Workshop | Barnard DHC |
| Affect and Activism: Manijeh Moradian | Class | WGSS |
| Drawing into Print - Artist's Books: Linnéa Gad | Class | Columbia Art |
| Graphic Design Is My Passion: A Zine Design Workshop led by Suze Myers BC '16 | Workshop | Barnard Zine Library |
Fall 2022
| Class/Instructor/Host | Format | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| RA Social Justice Zine Workshop & Reading: Christina Duan & Claudia Acosta | Workshop | Barnard Resident Assistant |
| Trans Awareness Week: Barnard SEE | Workshop | Barnard SEE |
| Dance Criticism: Siobhan Burke | Class/Workshop | Barnard Dance |
| Barnard Zine Library & Special Collections Tour: 2D Studio Art Students | Tour | The New School |
| Performing Publics and Political Activism: Shayoni Mitra | Class | Barnard FYS |
| Educational Foundations: Natalia Ortiz | Workshop | Barnard Education |
| Reproductive Justice Zines: Close Readings | Presentation | Zine Library |
| Barnard Zine Library & Special Collections Tour: Kris Dikeman | Tour | FIT |
| Creative Writing & Self-Publishing Zine Workshop: Sarah Hilligoss | Workshop | Barnard Creative Writing Concentration |
| Writing as Activism: Melissa Tombro | Tour | FIT |
| Modes of Inquiry: Sayantani DasGupta | Class | Columbia CSER |
| The Joy and Science of Note-Taking | Workshop | Barnard CEP |
| zines ASSEMBLE Symposium | Presentation | ZineJam, UK |
Summer 2022
| Class/Instructor/Host | Format | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Librarianship: Emily Drabinski | Class | |
| Sex, Power, God: Ali Sayed | Class/Workshop | Pre-College Program |
| Leadership in Action: Lila Livingston | Class/Workshop | Athena Center |
| Issues in Zine Cataloging: Zines & Libraries Conference | Presentation | Orbis Cascade Alliance |
| Revolutions in Text and Technology: Sue Mendelsohn | Class | Columbia University Writing |
Spring 2022
| Class/Instructor/Host | Format | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Zine-O-Thon | Workshop/Trade | Barnard Zine Library & Columbia University Libraries |
| Global Health, Politics, and Society: Amy Zhou | Class/Workshop | Barnard Sociology |
| Border Stories: Francesca Ochoa | Class/Workshop | Barnard FYS |
| Out of the Stacks and Into the Streets | Panel | Texas A&M |
| Race, Science, and Reproductive Justice: Cecelia Lie-Spahn | Class/Workshop | Barnard FYS |
| Leave Comic Sans Alone: Exploring Accessibility in Zine Making: Lilith Cooper | Workshop | Barnard Zine Library |
| The Queer of Science Zines: Erin Anthony, Claudia Acosta, and Alekhya Maram | Presentation | Barnard Zine Library |
| The Joy and Science of Effective Note-Taking with Melissa Wright | Workshop | Center for Engaged Pedagogy |
| Text Analysis with a Zine Corpus: with Filipa Calado and Miranda Johnson | Workshop | NYC DH Week |
| Zines by Artists: Branden Joseph | Class/Workshop | Columbia Art History |
| Applications in Climate and Society | Class |
Columbia Climate School |
Fall 2021
| Class/Instructor/Host | Format | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Zine Making with the Electric Zine Maker: Sabrina Sims | Workshop | Barnard Zine Library |
| First Person: A Show and Tell of Redlining and Gentrification zines from the Barnard Zine Library with Alekhya Maram, Claudia Acosta, Grace Li, Jenna Freedman, Mikako Murphy, and Nayla Delgado | Conference Presentation | Barnard Digital Humanities Center |
| Queer Classics: Cat Lambert | Class/Workshop | Columbia Classics |
| Historical Approaches to Feminist Questions: Neferti Tadiar | Class/Workshop | Barnard WGSS |
| Zine Making with Paper & Glue: Claudia Acosta | Workshop | Barnard Zine Library |
| Dance Criticism: Siobhan Burke | Class/Workshop | Barnard Dance |
| American Hardcore Punk: Kimon Keramidas | Class | NYU Experimental Humanities & Social Engagement |
| Zines in Academe: Can We Bring More Joy to the Practice of Research and Scholarship? | Keynote | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
| Visualizing Identities: Aimée Bessire | Class | Bates College FYS |
| The End of Monuments: Anayvelyse Allen-Mossman | Class | Columbia Latin & Iberian |
| Art, AIDS, Activism: Alice Reagan | Class | Barnard FYS |
| Modes of Inquiry: Sayantani DasGupta | Class | Columbia CSER |
| The Perzine Is Political: Lo'Mas Lit Club | Workshop | Word Up Bookstore |
Summer 2021
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
The Perzine Is Political: Word Up EducationClassWord Up Community Bookshop/Librería Comunitaria
Zines for the Leadership in Action: Malla Haridat and Umbreen BhattiClass/workshopAthena Center
Summer Digital Scholars: Susan Falciani MaldonadoClassMuhlenberg College
CoLab Radical Literature and Zines: Kate Drabinski BC '97WorkshopUMBC Women's Studies
Fugitive Mediums: Jerome HaferdClassBarnard Architecture
Building Biography: Caitlin M.S. Campbell (in person, no guide or slides)ClassColumbia GSAPP
Public Hellenism: Dimitrious AntoniouClassColumbia Modern Greek
Overthrow the 10-Page Paperarchy: with Ziba PerezPublic WorkshopCritical Pedagogy Symposium
Spring 2021
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
Leadership in Action (slide deck isn't public)Class/WorkshopBarnard Athena Center
Natural Rhythms: Sound, Zines, and Documenting a Journey with Listening: Nicole MishaWorkshopBarnard Zine Library
Critical Pedagogies: Jennifer RosalesClass/WorkshopBarnard Education
Feminism and the Politics of Anger: Meredith BenjaminClass/WorkshopBarnard First Year Seminar
The Structure, Technology, Empathy, and Mess of Zine Making: Claudia & JennaWorkshopBarnard Zine Library
Design and Digital Humanities: Cassandra HradilClass/workshopParsons College, New School
Studies in Feminist Activism: Kate DrabinskiClassUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County
Seventh Grade Art: Ann WeberClassHealdsburg School
Zines and Flyers: Asuka Ohsawa and Jennifer SchmidtClassTufts University, SMFA
History of Architecture and Feminism: Anooradha SiddiqiClassBarnard Architecture
Climate and Society: Brian Kahn & Andrew KruczkiewiczClassColumbia GSAS
Fall 2020
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
Printmaking and Zines: Traci TulliusClassStern School, Yeshiva University
I Made You a Zine: Zine Making (for BSAC)WorkshopBarnard Zine Library
I Made You a Zine: Zine MakingWorkshopBarnard Zine Library & Design Center
Global Health, Politics, and Society: Amy ZhouWorkshopBarnard Sociology
Zine Design Three WaysWorkshopBarnard Zine Library & IMATS
Big Problems: Making Sense of 2020 for discussion leadersWorkshop (x2)Barnard First Year Experience
From Broadsheets to Blogs:
Magazines, Art, & Public Culture taught by Lori ColeClass/WorkshopNYU, XE: Experimental Humanities & Social Engagement
Historical Approaches to Feminist Questions: Neferti TadiarWorkshopBarnard Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Anavelyse Allen-Mossman
ClassColumbia, Latin American and Iberian Cultures
Global Feminisms: Taveeshi SinghClass/WorkshopHamilton College
Art, AIDS, Activism: Alice ReaganClassBarnard First Year Seminar
Big Problems: Making Sense of 2020 for discussion leadersClass (x2)Barnard First Year Experience
Visualizing Identities: Aimée BessireClassBates College
Ocean Capewell's Talk Show Fantasy: Inside a 1996 Teen Zinester's Brain
Asynchronous activityBarnard: New Student Orientation Program
Summer 2020
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
Zines: An Introduction to Fighting the Power with a Piece of PaperClass/WorkshopBLAIS Racial Justice Summer Camp
Zine MakingWorkshopNewark Zine Fest
Young Women's Leadership InstituteClass/WorkshopBarnard Pre-College Program
Summer Pedagogy SymposiumClass/WorkshopCenter for Engaged Pedagogy
Spring 2020
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
Zine unit - Sara Yukimoto-Saltman's 9th & 10th graders (unpublished slideshow)Zoom Class (3x)Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy
Zine unit - Sara Yukimoto-Saltman's 9th & 10th graders (unpublished slideshow)Zoom Workshop (3x)Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy
Zines for Fun, Fighting the Power, and Self-Documentation with Vanessa Thill BC '13Zoom WorkshopBarnard Library
Writing as Activism: Melissa TombroClassFIT
Zine Culture: Anya KurennayaClassParsons, the New School
Climate and Society: Brian Kahn & Andrew KruczkiewiczClass/workshopColumbia Earth Institute
Carrie Klein & Michelle George's 5th gradesClass/workshopBlue School
Barbara Mann (no guide)Zoom ClassJewish Theological Seminary
Ginn NorrisClass/workshopTrinity School
Feminism and the Politics of Anger: Meredith BenjaminZoom Class/workshopFirst Year Seminar
Race, Science, and Reproductive Justice: Cecelia Lie-SpahnZoom Class/workshopFirst Year Seminar
Hannah GivertzClass/workshopYoung Women's Leadership School of East Harlem
Activism and Affect: Manijeh Moradian (unpublished slideshow)Class with the ArchivesBarnard WGSS
Fall 2019
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
Alternative Media and Literature: Kelley KreitzClassPace University, English
Photography I: Rola KhayyatClass/workshopColumbia
Witches: Wendy Schor-HaimClass/workshopFirst Year Seminar
Integrative Studio I: Fake: Sophia MokClassParsons School of Design
Zine Elective with 7th & 8th Graders: Hannah GivertzClass/workshopYoung Women's Leadership School of East Harlem
Women and Leadership (two sections): Sylvie HonigWorkshopAthena Center
Design Futures: Fred TangClassBarnard (Architecture)
Design Futures: Virginia BlackClassBarnard (Architecture)
Modes of Inquiry: Sayantani DasGuptaClassColumbia
Summer 2019
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
Critical Reading: Erika LukertClass/WorkshopColumbia University Summer Immersion
Graphic Novels: Van Ahn Tran (taught by Jade Levine)Class/WorkshopTeachers College, Social Studies
Spring 2019
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
Social Justice theme: Misra WalkerClass/WorkshopGirls Inc. in the Young Women's Leadership School
Social Justice Project Time: Kyle LukoffClass/WorkshopCorlears School
Social Justice and Inclusion: Lauren PercyClassSulzberger & Reid Halls
Witches: Wendy Schor-HaimClass/WorkshopFirst Year Seminar
Race, Science, and Reproductive Justice: Cecelia Lie-SpahnClass/WorkshopFirst Year Seminar
Feminism and the Politics of Anger: Meredith BenjaminClassFirst Year Seminar
Inventing Childhood: Donna PaparellaClass/WorkshopFirst Year Seminar
Writing as Activism: Melissa TombroClassFIT
Feminist Cultural Studies: Kate EichhornClassEugene Lang College
Graphic Novel: Barbara MannClass/WorkshopJewish Theological Seminary
Library Ambassadors: Laura WinnickClass/WorkshopBlue School
Honors English: Toni PrestiClass/WorkshopMarvelwood School
Affect and Activism: Manijeh MoradianClassWGSS
Book Arts: Mylo MendezClassParsons
People, Power, Protest: Marnie BradyClassFirst Year Seminar
Photo Seminar: Katherine HubbardClassColumbia School of the Arts
Fall 2018
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
Sociology of Gender: Marnie BradyWorkshopBarnard Sociology
Back at BarnardWorkshopBarnard Residence Life
Modes of Inquiry: Sayantani DasGuptaClassColumbia CSER
Summer 2018
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
Zine Overview & History: Laura Winnick's classWorkshopBooklyn
Zine-Making as Feminist PracticeWorkshopYWLI, Barnard PCP
Human Rights ZinesWorkshopOhio State University
Zine Matters: Erica Cardwell's classWorkshopBarnard PCP
Spring 2018
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
Seizing the Means of PublicationWorkshopSyracuse University
Feminist Futures: Alex Pittman's classFirst Year SeminarBarnard College
People, Power, and Protest: Marnie Brady's classFirst Year SeminarBarnard College
Artist as WriterFine ArtsParsons
Fall 2017
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
Art/ZinesCooke SchoolHigh School
Zine MakingGirl Scout Troop 3484Middle School
NYC Zine CultureNew SchoolCollege
Zine MakingSociology of GenderBarnard College
Summer 2017
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
Manifesto ZinesBarnard YWLIHigh school
Human Rights ZinesColumbia UniversityCollege
Summoning the ArchiveNYU ConferenceScholars
Feminist Art and Space in New YorkBarnard PCPHigh School
Spring 2017
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
PhotobookSVACollege
PhotographyColumbia UniversityCollege
Women and ArtSt. Joseph's College
Summer 2019
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
Critical Reading: Erika LukertClass/WorkshopColumbia University Summer Immersion
Graphic Novels: Van Ahn Tran (taught by Jade Levine)Class/WorkshopTeachers College, Social Studies
Spring 2019
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
Social Justice theme: Misra WalkerClass/WorkshopGirls Inc. in the Young Women's Leadership School
Social Justice Project Time: Kyle LukoffClass/WorkshopCorlears School
Social Justice and Inclusion: Lauren PercyClassSulzberger & Reid Halls
Witches: Wendy Schor-HaimClass/WorkshopFirst Year Seminar
Race, Science, and Reproductive Justice: Cecelia Lie-SpahnClass/WorkshopFirst Year Seminar
Feminism and the Politics of Anger: Meredith BenjaminClassFirst Year Seminar
Inventing Childhood: Donna PaparellaClass/WorkshopFirst Year Seminar
Writing as Activism: Melissa TombroClassFIT
Feminist Cultural Studies: Kate EichhornClassEugene Lang College
Graphic Novel: Barbara MannClass/WorkshopJewish Theological Seminary
Library Ambassadors: Laura WinnickClass/WorkshopBlue School
Honors English: Toni PrestiClass/WorkshopMarvelwood School
Affect and Activism: Manijeh MoradianClassWGSS
Book Arts: Mylo MendezClassParsons
People, Power, Protest: Marnie BradyClassFirst Year Seminar
Photo Seminar: Katherine HubbardClassColumbia School of the Arts
Fall 2018
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
Sociology of Gender: Marnie BradyWorkshopBarnard Sociology
Back at BarnardWorkshopBarnard Residence Life
Modes of Inquiry: Sayantani DasGuptaClassColumbia CSER
Summer 2018
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
Zine Overview & History: Laura Winnick's classWorkshopBooklyn
Zine-Making as Feminist PracticeWorkshopYWLI, Barnard PCP
Human Rights ZinesWorkshopOhio State University
Zine Matters: Erica Cardwell's classWorkshopBarnard PCP
Spring 2018
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
Seizing the Means of PublicationWorkshopSyracuse University
Feminist Futures: Alex Pittman's classFirst Year SeminarBarnard College
People, Power, and Protest: Marnie Brady's classFirst Year SeminarBarnard College
Artist as WriterFine ArtsParsons
Fall 2017
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
Art/ZinesCooke SchoolHigh School
Zine MakingGirl Scout Troop 3484Middle School
NYC Zine CultureNew SchoolCollege
Zine MakingSociology of GenderBarnard College
Summer 2017
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
Manifesto ZinesBarnard YWLIHigh school
Human Rights ZinesColumbia UniversityCollege
Summoning the ArchiveNYU ConferenceScholars
Feminist Art and Space in New YorkBarnard PCPHigh School
Spring 2017
Class/InstructorFormatAffiliation
PhotobookSVACollege
PhotographyColumbia UniversityCollege
Women and ArtSt. Joseph's College