Zine was a digital publication from Philadelphia Printworks, active from 2013 to 2017. This archive preserves the work created during that time.

ZINE: A Digital Archive (2013–2017)

Colonization-by-Citizenship Philadelphia Printworks

Colonization by Citizenship

By Manuel Bernal United States citizenship does not make you American. United States citizen is a technical term while American is a loaded word with specific implications. The implication, of...

Colonization by Citizenship

By Manuel Bernal United States citizenship does not make you American. United States citizen is a technical term while American is a loaded word with specific implications. The implication, of...

The-Non-Traditional-Student Philadelphia Printworks

The "Non-Traditional" Student

By Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez @priscadorcas Post-Trump has me thinking a lot about why this particular election feels violent and why I feel so confused about my identity, my place...

The "Non-Traditional" Student

By Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez @priscadorcas Post-Trump has me thinking a lot about why this particular election feels violent and why I feel so confused about my identity, my place...

Mourn-Like-Beyoncé Philadelphia Printworks

Mourn Like Beyoncé

WORDS: MYLES E. JOHNSON “Everywhere I’m looking now, I’m surrounded by your embrace. Baby, I can see your halo. I pray it don’t fade away.” Beyoncé Most artists are in...

Mourn Like Beyoncé

WORDS: MYLES E. JOHNSON “Everywhere I’m looking now, I’m surrounded by your embrace. Baby, I can see your halo. I pray it don’t fade away.” Beyoncé Most artists are in...

Mourn-Like-Beyoncé Philadelphia Printworks

Mourn Like Beyoncé

By Myles E. Johnson @hausmuva “Everywhere I’m looking now, I’m surrounded by your embrace. Baby, I can see your halo. I pray it don’t fade away.” - Beyoncé Most artists...

Mourn Like Beyoncé

By Myles E. Johnson @hausmuva “Everywhere I’m looking now, I’m surrounded by your embrace. Baby, I can see your halo. I pray it don’t fade away.” - Beyoncé Most artists...

Listen-to-the-Kids-The-Revolution-and-Politics-of-Imagination Philadelphia Printworks

Listen to the Kids! The Revolution and Politics...

By Ron E. Lynch, Jr. @atlasrey Back in Aug. 2015, Kanye West got on the VMA stage and rambled on about a lot of stuff that most people don’t remember,...

Listen to the Kids! The Revolution and Politics...

By Ron E. Lynch, Jr. @atlasrey Back in Aug. 2015, Kanye West got on the VMA stage and rambled on about a lot of stuff that most people don’t remember,...

Under-the-Cherry-Moon-A-Meditation-On-Black-Male-Intimacy-and-Moonlight Philadelphia Printworks

Under the Cherry Moon: A Meditation On Black Ma...

WORDS: TRE JOHNSON I became a “faggot” in the 7th grade after my first day at Fisher Middle School. My first day at Fisher felt like being on the set...

Under the Cherry Moon: A Meditation On Black Ma...

WORDS: TRE JOHNSON I became a “faggot” in the 7th grade after my first day at Fisher Middle School. My first day at Fisher felt like being on the set...