Digital Public Scholarship by Punks, Punk Scholars, and Archivists
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Whether underground or highly visible, punk has always been about changing how we think and act and this page is an attempt to record some of the ways that legacy continues with public scholarship online.
Created by Ana Salgado
The 309 Punk Project is an artist-run non-profit organization dedicated to archiving the history of the punk scene in Pensacola, FL.
Aaron Cometbus Punk and Underground Press Collection
A digital archive featuring hundreds of scanned flyers, posters, zines, manuscripts, paste-ups, and production materials curated by Aaron Cometbus that document U.S. punk and underground press culture from the late 1970s through 2023.
The Abridged Pause blog was created and is operated by Alexander Julien—the owner, founder, and editor of Abridged Pause Recordings—with the purpose of documenting and archiving retrospective biographies, documents, and interviews associated with bands from Ontario and Quebec in the 1990s-20002 particularly.
Desobediente is a digital archive by the Museo Universitario del Chopo that documents Mexico’s underground, independent, and unofficial cultural scenes, including punk from the 1980s and 90s. Their collection includes punk ephemera, a digital zine library, photographs, and oral testimonies.
A private but publicly accessible digital archive and repository dedicated to preserving, cataloguing, and promoting fanzines produced in the state of Aguascalientes, Mexico from 1989 to the present.
A collaborative digital archive documenting Argentina’s hardcore punk and countercultural history—featuring concert flyers, zines, posters, and community‑shared materials that reflect the scene’s DIY ethos and collective memory.
Supported by The Virginia Folklife Program, this page discusses Pat Jarrett’s “Ask a Punk for the Address.”
A zine and small press library in Athens, founded in 2014 by the collective These Are A Few Of Our Favorite Things, housing around zines, related books and magazines focused on art, design, music, and independent publishing from around the world.
The Barnard Zine Library is a collection of personal and political zines focused on gender, feminism, and identity, and centers the voices of women, nonbinary people, and trans creators—especially women of color.
A DIY photocopied zine that started in 1996 and grew into a celebrated art magazine and online platform showcasing contemporary art, design, and creative culture.
An online repository curated by poet and fanzine maker Daniela Dias.
A curated collection shaped by its contributors, dedicated to supporting, showcasing, and promoting a diverse range of independent and visually distinctive publications.
Boven is Taiwan’s first library dedicated solely to zines, passionately advocating for the cultural value of printed periodicals. With a collection of over 10,000 titles focused on architecture, design, and lifestyle, it offers a rich resource for curious readers.
A curated list of international zine archives and resources. It includes links to collections from countries like Denmark, France, and Belgium, offering access to punk zines, distro lists, and archival projects across the European continent.
A legendary anarchist website with a massive digital library of materials, podcasts, and archives.
Cuir Madriz: Vísceras Disidentes
A collaborative feminist and queer zine initiative based in Madrid, created by a transfeminist collective to amplify dissident identities through downloadable self-published zines, community collaboration, and events such as music programming and gatherings.
The DC Punk Archive documents the history of the punk scene in Washington, D.C., from 1976 to the presents. Its collection includes photographs, zines, books, articles, tapes, vinyl records, live performances, oral histories, and a variety of ephemera objects.
De Kunstenbibliotheek in Ghent Zine Catalogue
Based in Belgium, De Kunstenbibliotheek in Ghent has been building a growing zine collection that highlights self-published works by artists and writers, inviting ongoing contributions from the DIY and creative community.
Echo Zines is a long-running DIY feminist and queer zine project by Nina Zina, based in Belgium, featuring self-published work on topics like activism, witchcraft, music, and self-care.
The East Bay Punk Digital Archive is a project led by Dr. Stefano Morello at The Graduate Center, CUNY. It aims to preserve, document, and make readily-available content and knowledge to the public and researchers about the San Francisco Bay Area punk scene from the 1980s and 1990s.
An archive and reference library with an online catalogue dedicated to preserving and providing access to zines from Edinburgh and beyond, while promoting zine culture and DIY practices through workshops and events.
European Punk and Hardcore Archive
A digital archive maintained by Visual Vitriol and the Center for Punk Arts, led by scholar David Ensminger. It features photographs, flyers, posters, and ephemera documenting punk, indie, and rock’n’roll scenes across Europe, serving as a visual companion to Ensminger’s 2011 book and broader research on punk culture.
An online Spanish project dedicated to studying and promoting zines, self-publishing, and independent presses through articles, interviews, reviews, and a directory of DIY festivals. It holds a digital zine archive all the way back to 2014.
Since 2020, the independent Fanzineteca Fabiana Menassi—based in Ilha Comprida, São Paulo and curated by Mara Zine Art—has served as a DIY archive of self-published zines, collecting and showcasing contributions online through blog posts, reviews, and videozines, while inviting creators worldwide to submit their work.
The IFanzine page on Marca de Fantasia features a collection of digital zines created through a student-led extension project at the Instituto Federal Fluminense in Brazil.
The Fanzinoteca Mutação is a digital DIY archive and blog based in Rio Grande, Brazil, dedicated to preserving and promoting alternative culture through punk, hardcore, zines, street art, and skateboarding.
A long-standing, evolving archive of fanzines from across the globe, with over two decades of history and currently undergoing digitalization. It is based in Portugal.
Flyers Hardcore Punk Argentina
An ongoing, collaborative archive of Argentina’s hardcore punk scene centered around flyers, photos, and ephemera, that document the country’s countercultural history.
A volunteer-run, nonprofit DIY community arts space in Easthampton, MA offering all-ages music, zine library, film screenings, workshops, exhibits.
A global DIY feminist zine archive and connector curated by Elke Zobl since around 2002, showcasing independent zines crafted by grrrls, ladies, queer, and trans individuals worldwide.
Hosts scans of the HeartattaCk zine, ranging from March 1994 to June 2006. The archive was created and is operated by Marek Loub.
Hitsville UK: Punk in the Faraway Towns
This site showcases Russ Bestley’s 30 years of research on punk and graphic design, offering visual materials, articles, and downloadable publications.
A digital archive of Inside Front hosted by Crimethinc.
Internet Archive Zine Collection
The Zine Archive on the Internet Archive is a digital collection that preserves and provides access to a wide variety of zines from different creators and communities.
Itchy Monkey Press is an independent publisher focused on books and writings about punk rock. The website hosts a variety of digital resources and excerpts, including Mike Dines on the creation of the Punk Scholars Network.
Kasaloka: Archivo documental punk
A self-managed, women-led collective, publishing house, and photographic archive that documents punk, anarchist, and countercultural movements across Latin America and Europe from 1990 to 2010. The archive features images captured by participants themselves, showcasing everyday life in squats and social centers, as well as protests, fairs, concerts, and political actions.
A project centered around an archive of fanzines, handmade books, and other hard-to-classify publications, aiming to promote their circulation and create a space for practice, study, and reflection. It is based in Barcelona, Spain.
France’s largest fanzine library features a collection of around 60,000 self-published fanzines and micro-editions, with a publicly accessible online catalog and digitized materials, plus workshops, exhibitions, and lending services for members.
Showcases the London College of Communication’s growing archive of zines, offering a digital catalog of self-published and independent works across themes like identity, politics, and DIY culture.
An associative fanzine library in Paris that houses over 6,300 zines—about 4,100 of which have descriptive records and most have cover images—available for public browsing and research.
A blog dedicated to archiving and preserving mainly French-language fanzines on topics like music, politics, poetry, and alternative culture.
The Letterform Archive hosts punk flyers from the 1970s and 1980s.
Library of Congress Zine Web Archive
The Library of Congress’s Zine Web Archive hosts a variety of digital snapshots of online zine archives.
Hosted by Dana Bollen and Professor Andrew Mall, this podcast explores DIY hardcore, punk, and emo scenes through interviews with musicians, fans, and industry insiders, reflecting on community and the meaning of music scenes.
Liz Mason is a self-publishing zine maker based in Chicago, known for titles like Caboose, Awesome Things, and The Most Unwanted Zine.
A free, Florida-based online digital library launched in May 2021, which hosts a growing collection—now over 100 zines—from marginalized artists and writers, made available with their permission to anyone, anywhere.
Showcases a curated selection of independent Brazilian publishers and creators, offering zines, comics, and cultural publications through a collaborative, barter-based distribution model.
Maximum Rock N’ Roll at The Internet Archive
The Internet Archive’s “Maximum RNR” collection provides free digital access to dozens of issues of Maximum Rocknroll, a foundational punk fanzine from San Francisco, first published in 1982, featuring music reviews, interviews, op/ed columns, scene reports, and underground culture coverage.
Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space Zine Library
A virtual zine archive based in New York City’s Lower East Side that provides public access to over a thousand self-published DIY titles, covering topics like squatting, anarchism, urban gardening, housing justice, and environmental activism.
No Dogs in Space is a history of music podcast. Season 1 explores the origins of punk rock through deep-dive, narrative episodes on foundational bands like The Stooges, The Ramones, The Damned, and The Slits.
Documents the UK-based Riot Grrrl punk band Not Right, offering access to their music, scanned zines, blog posts, photographs, and archival updates—celebrating queer feminist DIY culture even after the band became inactive in 2015.
A massive archive of interviews, podcasts, video, and band retrospectives created and maintained by Dave Norman of Zegema Beach Records.
Holds a collection of zines that are digitally available.
Persistent vision: The D.C. Punk Collections at the University of Maryland
Persistent Vision is a digital exhibition showcasing digitized materials from the University of Maryland’s DC punk collections, telling the scene’s story through participants’ voices and artifacts like fliers, zines, photos, and recordings.
An interdisciplinary research initiative documenting the history of French punk from 1976 to 2016, collaboratively gathering archives, oral histories, visual media, and local stories in an effort to preserve France’s unique punk scene.
The POC Zine Project centers and archives POC-authored zines, hosts events, and offers grants and resources to support zine creators.
Punk Archive New York City (PANYC)
PANYC is a digital project started by NYC proto-punks to preserve the city’s punk and pre-punk underground music history and culture.
A digital photo and video archive detailing punk behind The Iron Curtain.
Punk Pedagogy explores how DIY punk culture is defined by informal practices of teaching and learning. It explores topics such as archiving as well as local oral histories of punk in BC.
A digital selection of punk-run and Chicago-based zine, Punk Planet.
The Punk Scholars Network (PSN) is an international academic platform that promotes interdisciplinary research and dialogue on punk and post-punk cultures through conferences, publications, and public events. Among other things, the website hosts an archive of past events, the Punk Scholars Podcast, and information on researchers.
A scholarly series co-hosted by Jessica Schwartz and Paul Hollins, exploring punk studies through interviews with academics and practitioners and covering topics like DIY culture, punk pedagogy, and historical preservation.
A digital project dedicated to collecting, preserving, and celebrating materials that represent the lives and experiences of queer people in Indonesia.
A mobile, multidisciplinary project based in Hong Kong and Vancouver with a digitalized catalogue that curates queer printed materials, hosts workshops, and produces zines, creating spaces for queer Asian communities to connect, share stories, and explore queer visual culture across continents.
The Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP), launched in 2003, preserves and shares queer zines with communities, researchers, and anyone interested in DIY queer publishing and underground culture.
Curates a wide-ranging directory of zine‑friendly bookstores, indie‑press organizations, DIY publishing resources, and zine-making networks around the world, serving as a gateway for self-publishers and zine enthusiasts seeking guidance and platforms.
The online hub for Coventry-based DIY punk night “Revolt!” that features posts about their zine & book library, distro tables, feminist punk events, and associated activities that blend music, DIY zine culture, and community workshops.
RILM Archive of Popular Music Magazines
A subscription service provided by Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale that hosts a vast archive of digitized zines with a primary focus on punk publications.
Salford Zine Library is a distinctive archive of self-published works located at Salford University’s Clifford Whitworth Library, dedicated to preserving global zines and promoting DIY culture through workshops, exhibitions, and events.
The Sandy Hereld Memorial Digitized Media Fanzine Collection
Curated by Sandy Hereld, a prominent figure in slash fandom, this digital archive hosts media fanzines, letterzines, and club newsletters spanning from the late 1960s to 2013.
Send Back My Stamps! Metal history through fanzines
A digital archive dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of metal fanzines from the 1980s and 1990s.
Created by Penelope Houston—former singer of the San Francisco based punk-rock band Avengers—the SF Punk Archive was created with the purpose of archiving and documenting the history of the San Francisco punk scene from 1975 to the 1990s.
An independent Chicago-based micro-library with an online catalogue of science-themed zines.
Soundscapes is a bi-weekly podcast created by historian Ryan Donovan Purcell that explores how New York City has shaped—and been shaped by—its musical history, including punk, through conversations with artists, industry professionals, and scholars.
Spooner’s No Fun is the official site of James Spooner, showcasing his work as a punk historian, graphic novelist, filmmaker, and tattoo artist, including his books, the Afro-Punk documentary, and his vegan tattoo studio.
Stephen B. Armstrong’s website showcases his work as a film and music historian—especially punk-related—including his books (like I Want You Around about the Ramones and Rock ’n’ Roll High School), interviews, and speaking events.
Based in Manila, this small distro and digital archive collects, shares, and spreads independently produced zines and print media from the Philippines and other parts of the world.
The Book of Zines: Readings from the Fringe
This well-maintained and detailed site features a wide array of references, interviews, articles, and links that explore the history, culture, and ongoing practices of zines and e-zines, making it a valuable resource for researchers and DIY media enthusiasts.
The Corroseum – Metal Fanzine Archive
A Swedish digital collection dedicated to preserving and sharing 1980s underground heavy metal fanzines.
An online collection featuring mini-comics, fanzines, small press comics, new wave comix, and similar materials.
Hosts digitalized mini-zines created by researchers, students, artists, and enthusiasts to inspire curiosity and share scientific knowledge about nature.
The Women’s Studies, Feminist Zine Archive – Chapman University
A digital collection showcasing student-created zines that explore diverse feminist topics, including reproductive justice, intersectionality, media representation, and gender-based violence.
Tomorrow is Too Late: Toronto Punk and Hardcore in the 80s
The out of print book TOHC: Tomorrow Is Too Late documents Toronto’s 1980s hardcore punk scene through photos, flyers, and firsthand accounts. This dedicated Facebook page shares related content.
A volunteer-run physical library––with a digital catalogue––in Toronto, operated by a collective of zine readers, makers, and librarians, dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing public access to zines.
A pop-up DIY archive with a digital presence based in Drogheda, Ireland. It is open to collaboration and community access by request.
University of Miami: Zine Collection
A Zine collection that forms part of the The University of Miami Libraries Digital Collections.
A Portuguese-based digital fanzine library, featuring and cataloguing a wide range of self-published works—mainly from Portugal—across poetry, illustration, comics, and text, with detailed entries for each issue dating from the 1990s to the present.
World Punk Atlas: A Map of DIY Punk Spaces
Created by scholar Zack Furness, the World Punk Atlas is a collective DIY project created with the purpose of documenting and locating venues from around the world, both from the past and present, that have held punk and hardcore shows.
Collects, catalogs, and amplifies zines at the intersections of culture, technology, and social justice.
Zineopolis – University of Portsmouth
Founded in 2007 by University of Portsmouth Illustration students and curated by Dr. Jackie Batey, is an archive focused on visually rich zines (Art-zines) and comics, housing donated and acquired works within the university’s Illustration BA program.
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