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WarpLand: A Journal of Black Literature and Ideas

Location

9501 S. King Dr.
60628 Chicago
United States
41° 43' 18.6024" N, 87° 36' 50.9292" W
US
Catalog Number: 
Journal, Lansana, Quraysh Ali
Date: 
2007
Volume: 
13
Issue: 
1
Abstract: 
"The core of this volume is a multidisciplinary retrospective on the state of Black Literature and Black people in the post-Katrina era. Hurricane Katrina is not just an (un)natural disaster, but a Holocaust, a reckoning, a metaphor for the Black condition in America. Though the winds ebb and waters recede, the effects of Hurricane Katrina reverberate beyond any gulf, far beyond that ravaged crescent of land Wynton Marsalis calls 'the soul of America.' Wrapped in these reflections is a wealth of work examining attendent issues of race, class, community, kinship, history, art, literature, war, love, and loss."
Language: 
English
Notes: 
Abstract taken from Introduction by Sandra Jackson Opoku, responding to "Why is the Warpland?"
ISSN/ISBN: 
9780979482403

The Top Sheet

Catalog Number: 
Newspaper The Top Sheet
Date: 
Friday, May 18, 2012
Edition: 
Chicago - Damen Blue Line Edition
Volume: 
2
Issue: 
2
Abstract: 
"The Top Sheet is a new daily print newspaper with summaries of news and other important information of the day. One thousand copies are printed and distributed at transportation centers in and around Chicago. The Top Sheet is brought to you by the team behind The Printed Blog."
Language: 
English
Notes: 
Abstract taken from Top Sheet website
Format: 
Series Title: 
Publisher: 
Item Donor: 
Patrick Carr

The Archive

Catalog Number: 
Zine, The Archive
Date: 
2011*
Volume: 
3
Issue: 
1
Abstract: 
The Archive is a zine put out by The Green lantern Gallery and Press that contains various articles and pieces of news.
Language: 
English.
Notes: 
*Date based on an educated guess
Format: 
Series Title: 

Media Reader

Catalog Number: 
Newspaper, Media Reader
Date: 
2001
Issue: 
4
Abstract: 
"Providing independent journalism for independent thinkers."
Language: 
English
Notes: 
Abstract from front cover.
Format: 
Publisher: 
Website: 

Stop Smiling Issue 36: The Expatriate Issue

Catalog Number: 
Magazine, Stop Smiling Issue 36: The Expatriate Issue
Date: 
2008
Issue: 
36
Abstract: 
Abstract: Stop Smiling Magazine bills itself as "the magazine for high minded lowlifes." This issue focuses on expatriates.
Language: 
English.
Format: 
Series Title: 
Publisher: 

Why I Quit

Catalog Number: 
Zine, Why I Quit
Date: 
Summer 2011
Abstract: 
Why I quit is an explanation of why one Chicago schoolteacher decided to leave the education system. It contains a detailed account of her problems with the education system, and some of her proposed solutions.
Language: 
English.
Format: 
Publisher: 
Contributors: 

Miklat Miklat

Catalog Number: 
Zine, Miklat Miklat
Date: 
2011
Abstract: 
Miklat Miklat is a zine about "transformative justice." The main topic is the prison system, but it is wide ranging in its focus, and contains many stories about different aspects of social justice.
Language: 
English.
Notes: 
There is a duplicate copy.
Format: 

Polvo

Catalog Number: 
Newspaper, Polvo
Date: 
Spring 2005
Abstract: 
Newspaper distributed and contributed to by artists and other volunteers, highlighting art movements in urban communities throughout the United States, Australia, South Africa, and Mexico.
Language: 
English
Format: 
Series Title: 
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Punk Planet: You Call This a Choice

Catalog Number: 
Magazine, Punk Planet: You Call This a Choice
Date: 
November/December 2000
Issue: 
40
Abstract: 
"Punk Planet was a 16,000 print run punk zine, based in Chicago, Illinois, that focused most of its energy on looking at punk subculture rather than punk as simply another genre of music to which teenagers listen. In addition to covering music, Punk Planet also covered visual arts and a wide variety of progressive issues — including media criticism, feminism, and labor issues."
Language: 
English
Notes: 
Abstract taken from Wikipedia entry on Punk Planet.
Format: 
Series Title: 

Handshake issue 2

Catalog Number: 
Magazine, Handshake issue 2
Date: 
2011
Issue: 
2
Abstract: 
The Handshake is a thrice annual magazine covering art, fiction, non fiction, interviews and photography. Their cover reads "Celebrity means nothing. Small talk is boring. Extend your hand."
Language: 
English.
Format: 
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Website: 

handshakemag.com
unitedgraphicsinc.com

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