Today, we’re reading Olivia Laing’s “Riot Grrrl: When Teen Sisters Were Doing it for Themselves” from The Guardian. As you discuss in your small groups, please consider the following questions: 

• What does the cultural context of the early 1990s tell us about riot grrl zine culture? 
• How does the spirit of DIY-culture inform feminism? 
• Check out Laing’s collection, “The Art and Politics of Riot Grrrl – in Pictures.” What do these examples tell you about riot grrl zine culture? 
• What can you take from this reading and collection to inform your own zine?