RAGE is a new global multidisciplinary feminist digital and print zine and platform for expressing feminist rage as a tool for creative change and action.
We are an inclusive and non-profit feminist platform for expression – one where rage can be set free with vulnerability and dignity. Our zine publishes bold and experimental feminist content (writing, art & more) primarily in English, with an emphasis on multidisciplinarity, harnessing rage as the powerful source of creativity it can be. We also host launch events, workshops, and talks seeking to provide a space for voices that are usually unheard.
The project is led by the RAGE Collective, a group of young feminist artists, creatives, writers, academics, and activists based around the world but headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.
ART EDITOR / @alvaguzzini
Alva is an artist and a book and paper conservator in training, based in Amsterdam.
She is interested in the arts and particularly intrigued by questions around the politics of memory, material realities, bodies, practices of women, and their intersections. She inherited her interest in feminism from her great grandmother and it hasn’t skipped a generation. She recently discovered that she hates neither computers nor squash – people can change.
COMMUNITY + EDUCATION EDITOR / @coreyruzi
Corey is a writer, educator, and creative consultant from the San Francisco Bay Area, based in NYC.
She believes in expression as a vehicle for individual and collective evolution, the power of having connections and conversations with people of all perspectives, and the glory of a well told story. She is proud to work with Gloria Steinem’s Foundation, the building of her arts & community collective Where’s The Human?, and assist Claudia Rankine, poet, playwright and Yale University professor and founder of the Racial Imaginary. Her first feature length poetry collection, 'still', was published in 2021 by Finishing Line Press.
VISUAL CULTURE EDITOR / @likehotwater
Ernestine is an art history student based in London.
Described as an “angry feminist” since she was 13, she is currently studying for an MA in the History of Art at The Courtauld Institute.
VISUAL IDENTITY / @juliesavery.jpeg
Julie is a multidisciplinary creator based in Berlin.
She works in the performing arts as a performer and choreographer, and digitally as a graphic and web designer. She loves to work visually and experientially, with a focus on bodies and performativity and the correlation between off- and online, or rather physical and digital.
POETRY EDITOR + SOCIAL MEDIA / @itslawrah
Laura is a Chilean and German poet & writer. After having lived in cities such as Cologne, Cádiz, and Copenhagen, she is now based in Vienna and doing an MA in Comparative Literature.
In her art and in life, she is interested in raw emotions, vulnerability, and softness. For her, women’s empowerment, self-agency, and gender equality go hand in hand with these. She finds beauty in the mundane and strives to live a creative, empowered, romantic life. More often than not, she will turn to topics such as heartbreak, existential dread, ecstatic emotions, and vast sadness, rather than rage. As she states herself, she is ‘way too soft for rage.. rage makes me cautious, it reminds me to zoom out and to wonder what lies underneath’. So this should be interesting.
SCIENCE EDITOR / @loyfeuille
Lorenza is a PhD Student in Biophotonics from Italy, based in Copenhagen.
She thinks being a feminist woman in STEM is such a weird experience – apart from the imposter syndrome and the female quotas, STEM is a place where people generally fear or are skeptical about feminism. She’s part of the DTU Feminist Forum Steering Group, where she works with innovative speakers to give inspiring talks followed by open discussions. She’s always produced her most heartfelt art out of anger, and is looking forward to discovering how others create portraits of their rage and what it sparks in them. As Science Editor she’s hoping to find new expressions of feminism and explore the Venn diagram intersection of science, rage and feminism.
POLITICS EDITOR / @mathilde.br
Mathilde works at the EU Commission on peace and security in sub-Saharan Africa and is based in Brussels.
Danish and Swiss, she grew up near Copenhagen and did her studies in London, UK. She wrote her undergraduate dissertation on female trauma and the #MeToo movement, and then focused on human rights in conflict and fragile contexts. Her professional life centres on peace and security and human rights topics, having worked both in NGOs and within EU institutions. Her discussions on feminism across cultures, genders and generations have almost always brought with them anger and frustration from all parties involved – why she’s interested in further exploring why feminism is tied to rage and how this affects wider human rights and political agendas.
FOUNDER + EDITOR-IN-CHIEF / @nadiadrazali
Nadia is an Algerian and Danish feminist activist and writer based in Copenhagen.
She previously spent years living abroad in Cambridge, UK and NYC, US, where she, besides studying and working, was deeply involved in feminist activism and zine-making, and wrote about and advocated for inclusive sexuality and LGBTQ+ rights. She is currently a Project Coordinator at UN Women, and an Advisor on Diversity, Inclusion, and Youth for a global conference. In her free time, she directs content and knowledge for the platform Sexualia, volunteers for LGBTQ+ events, and writes about feminism, sexuality, mixed-race identity, psychoanalysis, trauma, and their intersections. She loves synchronicities, wearing the colour green, & reading sexy books in public.
GENDER + LGBTQIA+ EDITOR / @rozdavjon
Rosa is a non-binary Brit, originally from London and currently based in Norwich, UK.
They recently completed an MA in Gender, Media & Culture from Goldsmiths College (UoL), and their work seeks to explore the intersections between structural violence, affect and disablement. They enjoy playing football, cooking (but never following a recipe), losing at badminton to their partner and chilling at the pub. They are incredibly excited to be a part of the RAGE Collective and hold space for all the bad-tempered queers out there hoping to share their fury, stories, secrets, injustices, and gender feels.
PSYCHOLOGY EDITOR / @roselilaalund
Roselil is a therapist based both in Copenhagen, Denmark and in San Diego, California.
She works with existential phenomenology as a therapist, exploring themes such as how do I want to live my life? What is important for me in my life? For the last five years she’s also been working with sexology and sex education. She runs the art and sexuality platform, Sexualia, which seeks to expand our understanding of sexuality and ‘un-box’ the world. For her, rage and anger are exciting emotions, a natural part of life, and she would like to explore the spectrum of human emotions more and to normalize feeling what we need to feel and create room to express this. According to her, there is a great vulnerability in showing and sharing one’s feelings – this is a strength.
GENERAL EDITOR / @leziezelin
Zélie is an English and French teacher based in Canada.
She is mad – especially right now, and is interested in the fluctuation of anger as we grow, and how we give permission and prohibition to rage when it’s associated with womanhood. She’s also questioning and keen to explore how pedagogy is compatible with rage.
What provokes your feminist rage?
RAGE Zine is a global multidisciplinary digital and print zine exploring the theme of feminist rage.
We are looking for submissions of all kinds of writing and art about feminist rage or showcasing feminist rage. Multidisciplinarity is a core value for us, so we are looking for pieces covering a range of topics and disciplines, including politics, literature, art, gender, LGBTQIA+ rights, global health, science, education, psychology, sexuality, visual culture and more. We also publish a range of forms, including but not limited to articles, poems, photography, painting, collage, film stills and digital art.
We particularly encourage submissions to go beyond the obvious scope of theme and are particularly keen on experimental, bold and fresh feminist content.
We are primarily looking for finalized submissions, but very much enjoy co-creating and editing text pieces and helping you shape submissions, so do not hesitate to get in touch if you have an idea and would like some feedback or support creating your piece. We also reach out to select creators for commissioned pieces.
Language:
English is preferred, but we occasionally accept submissions in other languages, if you are happy for the piece to be accompanied by an English translation. Our team can help with translations from French, German, Spanish, Danish, Italian and more.
Information (please include all of the below in your email with your piece(s):
Title of your work(s):
Year (if relevant):
Description of work(s), including materials if relevant:
Artist name:
Pronouns:
Short bio (2-3 sentences):
Socials and/or website (if relevant):
Countries of origin and residence:
Format:
Text: Word or Google Docs
Visuals: TIFF & 300 dpi
Artwork File Name:
Artist-Name_Artwork-Title
Send your submissions to submit@ragezine.com
The Power of Feminist Rage — Interactive Panel
1 November 2024 at Talk Town
Ungdommens Demokratihus, Copenhagen
Make Your Own Feminist RAGE Zine — Workshop
October 2024 at Kulturnatten, Union, Copenhagen
Feminist RAGE Room — Workshop
September 2024, Fabrik, NYC
How to Channel Your Feminist Rage Into Creativity for Change — Workshop
September 2024 at Debut Fest, HUSET, Copenhagen
RAGE Zine Vol. 1 Launch Party
June 2024, Råhuset, Copenhagen
