Yan Sham-Shackleton Riot Grrrl Collection
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Yan Sham-Shackleton is a journalist, artist, and documentary filmmaker who has lived and worked in Los Angeles, Santa Cruz and New Zealand. This collection predominantly comprises zines, photographs,and ephemera she created and collected, much of it during her college years and related to feminist youth activism and theater.
Biographical Note
Yan Sham-Shackleton is a Hong Kong native, who now resides in Los Angeles. She lived in New Zealand as a child and traveled extensively through Australia, Asia, Europe and Central America, often taking photos. At 16 she and four female classmates in Hong Kong created a short theatre production called, "Guide to Female Logistics."
In 1997 she graduated from University of California, Santa Cruz with a B.A. in anthropology. There she participated in the majority of her riot grrrl inspired activities, such as "Women Ensemble Theater (WET)", co-directed a documentary on women and tattoos, and assisted in editing issues of the zine Yummi Hussi.
After graduation, she returned to Hong Kong where she worked as an editor and producer of Asian internet portals. In 2005 her blog "Glutter.org," was nominated for a free speech award by Reporters Without borders for her promotion of democracy in Hong Kong and China. She has participated in discussions on PBS and BBC, and at an Amnesty International conference. In 2008 she took a hiatus to stay home with her son. As he grows up, she is slowly developing new projects. In 2014 she became an editor on the well respected Reddit Thread documenting the Hong Kong Democratic Movement. Known as "The Umbrella Movement", students and citizens occupied the city center for 79 days.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into two series:
Series I: Material collected and produced by Sham-Shackleton.
Series II: Media
Within each series, materials are arranged alphabetically by title.
Scope and Content
The Yan Sham-Shackleton Riot Grrrl Collection comprises zines, photographs, and ephemera produced and collected by Sham-Shackleton in California, Hong Kong and New Zealand, as well as material produced and collected whilst studying at UC Santa Cruz, much of it related to feminist youth activism and theater.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open to researchers. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date (if known); Yan Sham-Shackleton Riot Grrrl Collection; MSS 396; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.
Provenance
The collection was donated to NYU's Fales Library & Special Collections by Yan Sham-Shackleton in 2014.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Access copies for some materials are available by appointment for reading room viewing and listening only. Please contact fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.
