Race, Space and Access --- Zine Making Workshop on Art and Decolonisation

Writing about new ways of decolonising Art History, Susan Pui San Lok aptly argues that ‘Trans- and anti-disciplinary activism, through artistic, creative, critical, poetic, curatorial and museological intervention and disruption, may take slow, quiet and solitary forms, effecting small, modest changes. Yet these are crucial to the collective work of dismantling the ruling structures, de-territorializing the political and intellectual terrain, and reinventing our relations to each other.'

So join us for a hands-on experience of decolonising Art History through a workshop on Zine Making!

The aim of this workshop is to use creative methods to make the curriculum more inclusive, thinking about ‘race, space and access' for students and practitioners belonging to, or researching on issues surrounding the Global Majority. The workshop will be a safe space to voice concerns about race and access in the discipline, and to discuss ways of mitigating these issues. We warmly invite participants from diverse disciplines, opening interdisciplinary conversations on challenging and broadening approaches to how Art History is taught and learned at University.

Programme:
The workshop will begin with a presentation on the history of Zine Making and how to make your own Zine by Ross Christie, the Learning and Engagement Manager at Libraries and Museums, University of St Andrews. Participants will have the opportunity to draw inspiration from Ross's collection of Zines and books on Zine Making.

This will be followed by a session where participants will be able to create their own Zines.

The workshop will conclude with participants reflecting on their Zine Making experience and issues of race, space, and access.

All stationery for making Zines will be provided and no previous experience of Zine Making is required.

The session is free to attend. Because of limited spaces, registration is mandatory with a first come, first serve basis. Drinks and snacks will be served during the session.

This event is being organised by JIN Chenxiao and Aqsa Ashraf, PhD students at the School of Art History, University of St Andrews.

We hope to see many of you there!