Hi.
My name is Christopher Drew. This is my current cultural output. I'm interested in small press/printing, leftist politics, freedom of information, ephemera, and zines.
Read my blog articles
Welcome Back to Kirksville Baby
Pushback: Conservative Christians in Missouri
Watch my presentation (made for Mo. Folklore Society Conference 2020)
Reading the Rainbow: The Women's Movement in Print in Southwest Missouri
Read my journal articles
Banish the Stargazers? Joan Bodger, the Missouri State Library, and the Freedom to Read Foundation
(recently nominated for the ALA's 2022 Eli M. Oboler Award for work in the field of Intellectual Freedom)
these are both behind paywalls, if you are a librarian you should support the Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy, if you want a copy of either article email me at cad6174@gmail.com
also
i help with mutual aid and solidarity efforts in the ozarks, SWMO Solidarity Network. Venmo the group @SWMO_Solidarity
we've distributed hundreds of tents, sleeping bags, coats, hand warmers, weather gear, bus tickets, and hygiene products to the unhoused in our community since Fall 2020.
our Springfield Food Not Bombs chapter distributes food as part of the solidarity network as well. Venmo us directly @Springfieldfnb
Contact me at the above email if you have questions.
additionally
Important Links:
http://maximumrocknroll.com/radio/
https://www.instagram.com/pushandpullrecords/
https://www.pacificaradioarchives.org/recording/bb3271/
https://feministperiodicals.org/