Niku Arbabi Zine collection, 1999-2007 and undated
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Summary
- Creator:
- Arbabi, Niku
- Abstract:
- Arbabi is an artist, DJ, writer, filmmaker, and zinester from Durham, NC and Austin, TX. She is the author of several craft and activist zines, including Radical South, Chicks Rock, and Polaroid-Celluloid. The collection consists of 34 zines (27 titles, produced between 1999 and 2007) collected by Arbabi. Eight of the zine titles in the collection were written or co-written by Arbabi. The majority of zines in the collection focus on either craftmaking and the do-it-yourself lifestyle or women's personal stories, including stories of abuse. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet
34 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00050
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of 34 zines (27 titles, produced between 1999 and 2007) collected by Niku Arbabi. Eight of the zine titles in the collection were written or co-written by Arbabi. Arbabi acquired several of the zines in her collection from Parcell Press, a zine distro located in Richmond, Va. Zines authored by Arbabi that were purchased directly from Parcell Press are also included in this collection. The zines in the collection focus on craftmaking and the do-it-yourself lifestyle; feminist activism; and women's personal stories, including stories of abuse. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
- Biographical / historical:
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Arbabi is an artist, DJ, writer, filmmaker, and zinester from Durham, NC and Austin, TX. She is the author of several craft and activist zines, including Radical South, Chicks Rock, and Polaroid-Celluloid.
- Acquisition information:
- The Niku Arbabi Zine Collection was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2006.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Amy McDonald
Completed January 2008
Encoded by Amy McDonald
Accession 2006-0076 is described in this finding aid.
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- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Feminism -- United States
Fan magazines
Comic books, strips, etc.
Abused women -- United States
Self-publishing
Periodicals -- Publishing -- United States
Mail art -- United States
Handicraft -- United States
Young women -- United States -- Social life and customs
Women -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Underground press publications -- United States - Names:
- Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
Arbabi, Niku, collector.
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[Identification of item], Niku Arbabi Zine Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University