ROUNDTABLE

Theme of the Roundtable: What value do printed zines and DIY publications offer in a digital age?

Saturday 10 August 2024 from 10:55 - 13:00 @Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts held in conjunction with the exhibition lo-fi street cred: artists' zines, DIY and alternative publications.

Panel Participants:

• Rangoato Hlasane, Eva-Rose Lundon & Nokukhanya Sibanda (Wits University)
• Neil Badenhorst, Musa Malobola & Ditshegofatso Maoto (University of Johannesburg)
• Nina Torr, Maaike Bakker, Philisiwe Memela & Callum Sutherland (Open Window, Pretoria)
• Minenkulu Ngoyi (Alphabet Zoo, Johannesburg)
• Moderator: David Paton (JGCBA and UJ)

Programme:

• 10:55 - 11:00: Welcome by David Paton
• 11:00 - 11:50: Each institution presents for 10 minutes on the 'what, why and how' of their teaching / workshopping of zines and alternative publications
• 11:50 - 12:15: Moderator engages with discussants on the connections and divergence between their approaches
• 12:15 - 12:30: Break and opportunity to view the exhibition
• 12:30 - 12:50: Moderator engages discussants on Roundtable theme
• 12:50 - 13:00: Questions from the audience
• 13:00: Close

VIDEO

Part 1 Introductions

Part 2 Teaching and Learning through zines

Part 3 Physical vs Digital forms

Participants

Roundtable participants from Alphabet Zoo, Open Window, Wits University & University of Johannesburg	Minenkulu Ngoyi - Alphabet Zoo & Prof. David Paton - JGCBA & University of Johannesburg	Maaike Bakker - Open Window
Callum Sutherland - Open Window	Philisiwe Memela - Open Window	Nina Torr - Open Window
Eva-Rose Lundon (l) - Dr. Rangoato Hlasane (c) - Nokukhanya Sibanda (r) - Wits University	Nokukhanya Sibanda - Wits University	Ditshegofatso Maoto - University of Johannesburg
Neil Badenhorst - University of Johannesburg	Musa Malobola - University of Johannesburg	Prof. David Paton - JGCBA & University of Johannesburg
View of the Roundtable audience