Sage Pantony

Make a Zine Project

I recently ran an interactive “Make a Zine” project on Bluesky. For this project, I wanted to empower people to stop passively doomscrolling on social media and instead actively create zines as physical media that they can hold in their hands. I wanted to show people that their voices matter and they can have anContinue reading “Make a Zine Project”

We Do Not Have to Become One With Their Machine

I grew up immersed in technology, and until recently, I quite liked that. Mine was the first generation to grow up on the internet, use social media, and own smartphones. As a child, I played games on the family desktop in the computer room with dial-up internet. I remember watching webpages slowly load on myContinue reading “We Do Not Have to Become One With Their Machine”

On Social Media, You Are the Product. Can That Change?

Lewis (2010) wrote, “If you are not paying for it, you’re not the customer; you’re the product being sold” (para. 3). This is the case for social media. Major corporations do not altruistically provide us with social media to help us connect. Rather, they do so to make money off of our attention and data.Continue reading “On Social Media, You Are the Product. Can That Change?”

The Educational Power of Zines: A Zine 101 Workshop With an Overview on Zines in Education and Research

I’m very excited to announce that I will be facilitating a free, in-person zine workshop this fall! The Educational Power of Zines: A Zine 101 Workshop With an Overview on Zines in Education and Research Date & Time: Friday, October 3, 2025 | 2:00-4:00 PM Location: Ethnography Lab, EV Building, 10.625, Concordia University, 1515 RueContinue reading “The Educational Power of Zines: A Zine 101 Workshop With an Overview on Zines in Education and Research”

Community, Empowerment, Social Change, and Zines: Wasted Ink Zine Distro

I am very excited to announce the release of a new zine! Community, Empowerment, Social Change, and Zines: Wasted Ink Zine Distro Wasted Ink Zine Distro (WIZD) is a community hub for zines, education, and social activism. WIZD is an organization that uses zines to connect individuals to a community that empowers them to makeContinue reading “Community, Empowerment, Social Change, and Zines: Wasted Ink Zine Distro”