The anarcho-feminist zine "Bloody Mary" and the influence of the Internet: The problem with the hierarchy of the collective creative process

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The anarcho-feminist zine "Bloody Mary" and the influence of the Internet: The problem with the hierarchy of the collective creative process Mahulena Kopecká I n the era of digital communication, zines as physical artifacts connect authors and readers and create a closer communication channel than social media and e-mails. However, this was not the original shape of the zine -its form, role and purpose was transformed with the expansion of the Internet. This is the case of Czech punk feminist zine Bloody Mary published between 2000 and 2010, in an age when the computer was becoming a common communication and working tool. This article 2 is based on my postgraduate thesis examining the changes of Bloody Mary in connection with the use of the Internet. The article seeks to summarize the answers to the question of how this alternative medium may have changed under the influence of a new technology and to what extent the Internet influenced the form, content and the reader's perception of the zine.The appearance of zines has transformed with changes in technology used during their production and with the topics they have dealt with. Zines are independent media; the creator publishes them by him or herself, independently, without

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