Interrupting Criminalization co-founder Mariame Kaba will be giving a guest lecture as part of the School for Poetic Computation’s Reading, Writing & Compiling Zines class public lecture series about zines that asks the following questions: What can we learn from independent publishers who work with zines? What zine formats can we experiment with?

You are invited to come learn and unlearn an intergenerational and queer history of zines through conversation. 

About Mariame Kaba

Mariame Kaba is an organizer, educator and curator who is active in movements for racial, gender, and transformative justice.She has co-founded multiple organizations and projects over the years including, the Chicago Freedom School, Survived & Punished, Interrupting Criminalization, and Sojourners for Justice Press. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications including The Nation Magazine, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Teen Vogue, The New Inquiry and more. She runs the Prison Culture blog.

About Reading, Writing & Compiling Zines:

Reading, Writing & Compiling Zines is a class to learn about the historical ways of reading, writing, compiling, and learning, both with and without computers. Students explore various forms of printed and digital matter such as zines and posters, and how they are published as mediums for creative and political expression. Read more at: https://sfpc.study/sessions/fall-23/rwc-zines

About the School for Poetic Computation:

The School For Poetic Computation (SFPC) is an independent, experimental school that offers accessible continuing education for learners of all kinds to explore and mobilize art, code, hardware, and critical theory in service of a more just community and world. Read more at: https://sfpc.study