Participation Type
Workshop
Session Title
Sassafras Workshop Presents: Zine Party!
Session Abstract or Summary
A zine (based on the word “magazine”) is a self published book, primarily made on a home printer. This format is often used to spread social justice messages, but can also be used for creative expression and community building. More than for individual expression, zines can be used as a way to express our collective voice. In this workshop, each participant will create a page for a collaborative zine called “Our Appalachia,” describing what Appalachia looks like to them, and the future they want to build. We will print and stitch the zines together to give to each contributor. Participants can opt-in to be included in a digital version of the zine, which we will share with the ASA community. Bringing this process to the ASA Conference will open a wider regional dialogue and engage a diverse group of people, literally stitching their voices together to create a collaborative work. Most importantly, we hope to give others a platform to tell their stories and see themselves as part of a collective Appalachian voice.
Presentation #1 Title
Sassafras Workshop Presents: Zine Party!
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
A zine (based on the word “magazine”) is a self published book, primarily made on a home printer. This format is often used to spread social justice messages, but can also be used for creative expression and community building. More than for individual expression, zines can be used as a way to express our collective voice. In this workshop, each participant will create a page for a collaborative zine called “Our Appalachia,” describing what Appalachia looks like to them, and the future they want to build. We will print and stitch the zines together to give to each contributor. Participants can opt-in to be included in a digital version of the zine, which we will share with the ASA community. Bringing this process to the ASA Conference will open a wider regional dialogue and engage a diverse group of people, literally stitching their voices together to create a collaborative work. Most importantly, we hope to give others a platform to tell their stories and see themselves as part of a collective Appalachian voice.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #1
Brittany is co-owner of Sassafras Workshop and Assistant Director of the Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, WV. Brittany received her M.A. in Appalachian Studies from Appalachian State University in 2014. Her thesis, “Exploring ‘Nostalgia for the Future’: A History of the Augusta Heritage Center in Elkins, West Virginia,” traces the history and impact of the hands-on folk arts education programs offered at the Center. Through her work at Augusta and Sassafras, Brittany promotes experiential learning in a variety of traditional and contemporary artforms.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #2
Emily Prentice is the co-owner of Sassafras Workshop, located in her hometown of Elkins, WV. She’s an artist and events organizer who is most interested in building community through acts of creation. Emily runs Zine Party Press, a small zine making group that has monthly meetups in Elkins and in Thomas, WV.
Conference Subthemes
Diversity and Inclusion
Sassafras Workshop Presents: Zine Party!
A zine (based on the word “magazine”) is a self published book, primarily made on a home printer. This format is often used to spread social justice messages, but can also be used for creative expression and community building. More than for individual expression, zines can be used as a way to express our collective voice. In this workshop, each participant will create a page for a collaborative zine called “Our Appalachia,” describing what Appalachia looks like to them, and the future they want to build. We will print and stitch the zines together to give to each contributor. Participants can opt-in to be included in a digital version of the zine, which we will share with the ASA community. Bringing this process to the ASA Conference will open a wider regional dialogue and engage a diverse group of people, literally stitching their voices together to create a collaborative work. Most importantly, we hope to give others a platform to tell their stories and see themselves as part of a collective Appalachian voice.
