Pisco, CatarinaPinto, Ana Lúcia JesusMadureira, Marta2021-10-042021-10-042020Pisco, Catarina; Pinto, Ana Lúcia Jesus; Madureira, Marta (2021) - Fanzine as an artifact of expression and authorship: feminine sexuality and self-discovery. In CONFIA – 8th International Conference in Illustration and Animation. p. 656-664. ISBN 978-989-54939-0-6978-989-54939-0-6http://hdl.handle.net/10198/23961Fanzines are artifacts with a D.I.Y (do it yourself ) nature created by an individual or a group of creators with unlimited freedom during the process of its making and for this reason, it is possible unveil the authors due to their formal expression and chosen thematic. Since fanzines permit unlimited liberty to the authors they serve as an instrument of self-discovery to explore how they want to express themselves, be it through comics, illustration, photography, clipping, writing, poetry, or a mix between media. This paper, connected with a master’s work project, aims to explore and understand the contribution of fanzines to the exploration of the author within the context of feminine sexuality and self-discovery.engFanzineSexualitySelf-discoveryExpressionFeminineIllustrationconference paper