ENG: Zines were invented in the 20th century, in the USA, as an alternative way of disseminating information, art and culture.
Produced independently with a low cost, at a time when mass reproduction become popular, it was widely used by marginalized groups.
Fanzines are great examples of the work written by Walter Benjamin: Mechanical reproduction enabled the dissemination and mass creation of information and pieces of art.
Meanwhile, March of Utopias, written by Owsald de Andrade, introduces us to the Cannibalism Manifesto, a movement that aimed to absorb the foreign products and experiences to create something totally authentic and Brazilian in art and culture.