Soupbone Collective

Zine 1: Identities


ā€œBut more and more we can see that the question is not whether we are ā€˜individuals.ā€™ We can't help but be, this has been proved, case by case. We are not drones or robots and never will be. The question, then, is whether being an ā€˜individualā€™ makes a difference anymore. That it can matter at all. And if not, whether we in fact care.ā€ ā€”Chang-Rae Lee, On Such A Full Sea

How does one define identity? What does it mean to be an individual? And, as Lee asks: to what extent does being an ā€˜individualā€™ matter or make a difference? In Soupboneā€™s inaugural zine, we explore these questions through essays, poems, interviews, and visual work, while also examining topics of collective and cultural identities from distances near and far.

Published April 2020 | Edited by Phoebe Pan


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