Zines for Research Exchange: A Conversation

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https://doi.org/10.17742/IMAGE29733

Abstract

In this piece Anne Pasek and Aksel Biørn-Hansen interview each other on their respective experiments in zine-based experimental research exchange: DIY Methods, an annual conference-by-postal-mail, and Liminal Excavations, a zine-based intervention at ICT4S (Information and Communication Studies for Sustainability) 2024. They reflect on practical lessons they’ve learned in facilitating alternative publishing for academic research as well as some of the ways print helps make the environmental, cultural, and emotional character of scholarly norms both easier to analyze and contest.

Author Biographies

Anne Pasek, Trent University

Anne Pasek is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier II) of Media, Culture and the Environment at Trent University. Her research explores low-carbon research methods, the cultural politics of climate change, and the paradoxes of digital decarbonization.

Aksel Biørn-Hansen, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Aksel Biørn-Hansen is a designer and researcher living in Norway. He holds a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction and Sustainability from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. In his research, Aksel investigates how to hospice unsustainable practices and support the birth of more sustainable futures through participatory design and futures methodology. A particular topic of interest is academic flying and the exploration of alternative publishing formats to unsettle traditional academic practices and expression.

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Published

2025-12-24

How to Cite

Pasek, A., & Biørn-Hansen, A. (2025). Zines for Research Exchange: A Conversation. Imaginations: Journal of Cross-Cultural Image Studies, 16(1), 179–198. https://doi.org/10.17742/IMAGE29733

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2025): Sustainable Publishing

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Dialogues

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