By: Zach Frazier and Spencer Keralis
Date: March 2026
This zine is the introductory entry in a journal composed entirely of zines (Volume 4 of Unbound: A Journal of Digital Scholarship). Its authors propose zines as a powerful form of public writing in a time when traditional scholarly publishing is collapsing under the weight of its own neoliberal corruption. It presents principles and ideals for micropublishing, and a call to action to scholars.
About the creators
Spencer Keralis is a scholar of the past, present, and future of the book. Their current research explores the ethics of collaboration in humanities research and critical digital pedagogy. Explore their work at https://spencerkeralis.com/
Zach Frazier is is an art director, an associate professor, and the founder and publisher of Astringent Press, which seeks to publish and distribute visual and/or literary narratives which would otherwise go unheard/unseen. Learn more at his website: https://www.zfrazier.com/
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