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"At long last, somebody's got it right. Duncombe does the essential work of cultural analysis that neither the national weeklies with their demographic fantasies, nor the czars of cultural studies with their determination to locate dissent in daytime television, can never bring themselves to perform." - Tom Frank, The Baffler "Notes from Underground is an impressive book, illuminating the possibilities and limits of democratic communication in a world where colossal media trusts make small-scale media activity both difficult and invisible. In its subject matter and its original conception, Duncombe's pioneering study engages some of the elemental issues of our time." - Stuart Ewen --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Much history and theory about the world of zines is uncovered in this first comprehensive study of zine publishing. From their origins in early 20th century science fiction cults, to their more proximate roots in 60s counter-culture, and their rapid proliferation in the wake of punk rock. Paying full due to the political importance of zines as a vital network of popular culture, Stephen Duncombe acknowledges the shortcomings of zines' utopian and escapist outlook in achieving fundamental social change. Packed with extracts and illustrations, Notes From Underground provides a useful overview of the contemporary underground in all its splendor and misery.

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Microcosm Publishing (July 15, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1934620378
ISBN-13: 978-1934620373
Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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derground culture, zine world, zine writers, zine producers, other zines, zine scene, commercial culture industry, punk zines, many zines, zines offer, zine culture, own zine

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Stephen Duncombe, Factsheet Five, United States, Mike Gunderloy, New York Times, San Francisco, Missy Lavalee, New York City, Dishwasher Pete, Los Angeles, Seth Friedman, Dan Werle, Beer Frame, Christine Boarts, Don Fitch, Star Trek, Scott Cunningham, Arielle Greenberg, Planet Boy, Brady Bunch, Rosa Parks, Kill The Poor, Business Week, Karl Marx, Tim Yohannan

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best book about zines yet written., January 26, 1999

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This review is from: Notes from Underground: Zines and the Politics of Alternative Culture (Haymarket Series) (Paperback)

This is a sobering, inspiring book. Duncombe shows us the boundless potential of zines and zine culture. At the same time he diagnoses the failure of zines to reach out and become relevant to people outside our little "underground". All the effort and enthusiasm that we pour into zines is a small revolution, but if we all joined forces and poured that effort into a movement, we could truly change the system rather than just complaining and waging futile rebellion against it. This book should be required for any would-be revolutionaries, punks, zine creators, and thinking human beings.

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4.0 out of 5 stars he doesn't dumb it down, January 21, 1999

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Disagreeing with a recent online review, this book is valuable for its sociological scholarly analysis. Essentially every other book currently existing on the topic of zines is nothing more than a very limited and stilted collection of samples from zines every zinester worth their salt has already heard of ad nauseum. While Duncombe is a little heavy on the utopic and overly optimistic naivete in regards to the ability of alternative media subcultures to change the dominant mainstream as we know it, it was very refreshing to read a book about zines that didn't seem to feel the necessity to "dumb it down" for the zine kids, many of whom are exceptionally bright. This is certainly worth checking out if you do a zine and are into thinking, instead of regurgitating the same old, same old, as far too many zines do.

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5.0 out of 5 stars You've got to make something your self after read it., October 9, 1998

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This certainly is one of the best works about Zines. Steve layout a bunch of topics which are rather unknown into zine's scene. The big ammount of quotes reflects his comitment and background to perform this book. I still amazed of the number of quotes and interviews, which provides a wide vision of zine culture spreaded in USA. Still I feel a bit disapointed because of Steve just suggests the Zine scene in other countries. I'd like he wrote more about. Though his work is bloody comprehensive and interesting for those into Zines world.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Introduction to the World of Zines
This book is a must-read for all art students and should also prove helpful to students of journalism and other fields. Read more

Published on June 11, 2007 by Jokie X Wilson

5.0 out of 5 stars A poltical approach towards the underground scene
underground culture born out of opposition to the mainstream media of the comsumer culture and the alienation caused by the whole capitalist culture is analysed in Duncombe's book... Read more

Published on January 24, 2000 by Elif Ozgen

1.0 out of 5 stars enough with the academic analysis already
blah blah blah what is up with this. zines are rad and shut up with the sociopolitcoeconomico crap. who would want to read this when they could be reading something real?

Published on April 13, 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, but actual zines are better.
An interesting overview of various zines, but there seemed to be something lacking from it... I'm not exactly sure what. Read more

Published on December 31, 1998 by (rose) discombubul8d@hotmail.com

5.0 out of 5 stars DIY...take a walk with Duncombe - it's worth it.
I was happy to read that DIY communication is surviving amist the clutches of Big Business!

Having no idea what a "zine" was - in itself either tells you that I am... Read more

Published on June 5, 1998

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