Identity elements
Reference code
SPEC ZINE-S553 2012
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
Shotgun seamstress
Date(s)
- 2012 (Creation)
Extent
233 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Author(s): Atoe, Osa.
Introduction by Golnar Nikpour. Contains reprints of no. 1 (2006)-6 (2011) of the zine Shotgun seamstress. Shotgun Seamstress discusses the difficulties of being a black person within dominantly white punk and queer scenes. The author and contributors give anecdotes about their experiences at punk concerts. Osa interviews local punk artists of color, and provides excerpts of her own writing about racism. The zine incorporates images and sparse typewritten sections for a dynamic effect on each of the pages. Multiple issues have been produced, each focusing on a different aspect of black punk culture (e.g. Toni Young, love, money) and how people of color interact with popular culture.