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This is Not a Zine!

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Workshop in the Viewing Room, Michael Bowles. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

Join us for a gallery tour and talk on the historical context of zines and zine-making.

We’ll begin in Gallery 3, with a 20-minute guided tour of ‘Zines Forever!’ focused on the origins of zines and impact of small press publishing outside of mainstream media. To get there, go up the stairs or take the lift to level 1.

Following the tour, researchers Finn Manders and Clara Searle will deliver a talk in the Viewing Room, exploring how zine-like qualities can be seen in other works within our collection. They’ll be showcasing materials from our special collections and discussing early modern to 20th-century materials, paper practices, and the political nature of zines.

You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussions with our researchers and library team during the material showcase.

If you require a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter, please use the form on Eventbrite to send us an access request when you book your ticket.

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If this event is fully booked, you may still be able to attend. We will operate a waiting list, which opens 30 minutes before this event starts. Arrive early, and we’ll give you a numbered ticket. If there are any unfilled places just before the start time, we will invite you to enter in order of ticket number.

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About your contributors

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Julia Nurse

(she/her)
Host

Julia Nurse is a collections research specialist at Wellcome Collection with a background in Art History and Museum Studies. She has a particular interest in the medieval and early modern periods, especially the interaction of medicine, science and art within print culture.

Solange LaRose

(she/her)
Guide

Solange is a Visitor Experience & Engagement Facilitator, creating exciting, engaging and thought-provoking experiences for visitors to the Wellcome Collection. Solange has a professional background in the higher education sector and has supported students at all stages of their learning. Solange has a particular interest in archaeology and ancient material culture 

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Finn Manders

(she/her)
Speaker

Finn is in the second year of her PhD at Wellcome and UCL. She works on Health & The Body in Early Modern Commonplace Books, and is interested in early modern manuscripts, gender and health more broadly. 

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Clara Searle

Speaker

Clara Searle (she/her) is a Gibraltarian Guyanese doctoral researcher and creative practitioner. Based in London, her doctoral thesis explores storytelling the relationships women of colour in Britain hold with books. With research interests in intersectional identity, material culture and storytelling, Clara’s practice focuses on zine making and illustration.  

Elfed Selman

Elfed Selman

(he/him)
Facilitator

Elfed is a Library Engagement Facilitator at Wellcome Collection. With a background in outreach evaluation in the heritage sector, Elfed is fascinated by the sensory experiences places of heritage have to offer and how each sense can inspire a re-interpretation of collections. He is especially interested in oral history and the insight it gives into people's personalities and experiences.  

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Caroline Butten

(she/her)
Facilitator

 Caroline is a Library Experience & Engagement Facilitator helping visitors to discover the amazing resources within the Wellcome Collection. With a background in early modern culture and the history of books, she is passionate about information literacy, accessibility and empowering people of all backgrounds and interests through knowledge.