University of Arizona

Tucson Zines Online — Creating a Digital Archive of Tucson Zines Throughout the Years

Through zine-making workshops and digitizing Tucson Zine Fest collection, this project aims to make the zine art form more accessible to students and audiences worldwide by producing an online archive of Tucson zines to document the histories of zine-making in Tucson.

Ruben (Ben) Reynoso

Ruben (Ben) Reynoso is a senior in the W. A. Franke Honors College completing a B.S. in Information Science and a B.A. in Film and Television.

Accomplishments

  • Compiled and digitized Zines in collaboration with Groundworks and Tucson Zine Archive using Omeka (a University Archival Resource)
  • Honors College asked him to do a Zine Workshop as part of their grant through National Collegiate Honors Council entitled: “Bridging Borders: Honoring Interdisciplinary Student Talent” which includes an honorarium.