About Inter

Inter is short for “interdisciplinary, a word that is becoming increasingly popular in science and higher education. A discipline is a more or less defined field within which certain methods and practices are used. Interdisciplinary students and researchers try to connect these different disciplines. They do so out of the conviction that some issues cannot be answered by a single discipline. To understand and address big issues such as climate change, globalization or digitalization, you need to first study them from a variety of perspectives.

Inter was created by the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies at the UvA and follows in the footsteps of the former interdisciplinary magazine Blind, which was founded by students at the University of Amsterdam in 2004. The huge archive of timeless articles on topics such as Gold, Color Consciousness and Energy can still be found as usual on this website.

Inter is created by students for students. The editorial board members come from a variety of different academic backgrounds and always strive for diverse articles that offer wonder, surprise, newsworthiness, depth and the occasional wink. In choosing topics, one’s own interests are followed and social and scientific developments are taken into account.

Our editors are advised by an editorial board consisting of scientists from different fields. The function of the editorial board is important for networking, quality assurance and support, which is possible thanks to the different expertise of its members.

Would you like to contribute to Inter? Then send an email to hello@intermagazine.nl. We are still looking for enthusiasts to join the editorial team, create illustrations, and help improve the website!

Our Team

Editors-in-chief

Bartosz (Jim) Skitał is an Economics student at UvA with growing interest in researching human behaviour in economic context. He is also very passionate about music and often spends his free time exploring the art and its culture, as well as improving his guitar playing and overall composition and production skills. For Inter, Jim acts as a co-editor-in-chief, as well as a writing editor.

Lina Leskovec is a third year political science student at UvA. Before moving to Amsterdam, she lived in Slovenia. Specialising in political theory, she has an interest in philosophy and its practical application. Other than that, she enjoys reading, art and chess. For Inter, Lina acts as a co-editor-in-chief, as well as a writing editor.

Media and Outreach

Yeji Hong is a second-year Media and Information Bachelor student at the University of Amsterdam. She enjoys creative activities in general, such as creating videos, digital illustration, taking photographs, and music. 

Albert Hu is a bachelor’s student in Media and Culture at the University of Amsterdam. Specialising in TV and multimedia, he is especially intrigued by viewer interactions and experiences of online content and participatory cultures. Outside of academia, he enjoys watching movies, travelling and playing the cello.

Siyan Fan is a Media and Culture Bachelor student at the University of Amsterdam and a Media and Outreach team member. Her academic interests spanned over cultural history, literary works and of course film studies. She enjoys reading, photography and tennis. 

Editorial Team

Pieter Vergouw is a qualified English and Economics teacher and holds a Master’s degree in Law. He previously worked as a student assistant at the Open University on empirical legal research and is now a lecturer for the ‘Law and Behaviour’ course at the University of Amsterdam. At Inter, Pieter writes articles on a wide range of topics, including adult education, language learning, integrity in sports, tax policy, and international law. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, playing guitar, and restoring antique typewriters.

Yanely Lopez studied Communication Science at the University of Amsterdam, with a minor in Business Psychology at Vrije Universiteit. She enjoys exploring new food places and traveling with friends. She also loves running, reading, and spending cozy nights in.

Vendi Havlucu Levi is a BSc Communication Science at the University of Amsterdam. She is interested in entertainment communication and the changing human relationships with the evolving digital world. In the future, she hopes to pursue a Masters degree within this field. In her free time, she enjoys watching reality tv shows and dancing.
Norbert Borski is a first-year Master’s student in Biomedical Sciences with a specialization in Oncology at UvA. He completed his Bachelor’s in Biology in Cracow, Poland, and then traveled through South America before settling in Amsterdam. Besides spending time in the lab, he is passionate about exploring new cultures, traveling, and learning languages. In his free time, he enjoys creating art through pottery, painting, and writing, as well as appreciating art through film and theater.
Maitri is a first-year in the Sign Language Linguistics Bachelor’s. They’re currently learning Sign Language of the Netherlands and Dutch, and discovering the visible-yet-invisible world of signing. Aside from that, they spend the day with their puppy Ikko, or by city-watching.
Lucia Deon is a third-year Communication Science student at the University of Amsterdam, taking a minor in European Politics and Global Change. After a year of work experience, she plans pursue a Master in the vein of persuasive and political communication. Outside of her studies, she enjoys music, literature and exploring the city.
Magdalena Styś is a BA Linguistics student. They can usually be found reading, writing, scheming or pondering the age-old question: “Am I a person or just a bunch of James Baldwin quotes glued together?.” Find out more about them and their work at magdalenastys.com.
Molly O’Toole is an Anthropology student at the UvA, with a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Social Policy from University College Dublin, Ireland. Disillusionment with the structures of power that dominate the way we communicate and organise ourselves motivated her to pursue an ethnographic approach to research and knowledge-cultivation. As a writing editor, counter-narratives, movement of people and ideas, nation-building and belonging, diasporic cultural reproduction and imagination influence her research interests. Aside from these, the important currents in her life are experimental music, photography, yoga and spending time among those who believe another world is possible <3

Iulian Ion is a cultural and social anthropology master’s student at the UvA and he holds a political science bachelor’s degree. His main academic interests are penal policy and the methods of enforcing and subverting authority. Outside his studies he enjoys swimming, reading, and playing video games.

Weichen Zhang is a first-year master’s student in Earth Sciences at the University of Amsterdam. He really likes nature and touching some grass, maybe that’s why he chose this major. In his spare time, he enjoys a variety of activities, including cooking, listening to music, staying active, sketching, and of course, writing. He believes writing is a form of creation, through which he builds a deeper connection between the world and himself.
Erato Vaitsi is a first-year student in the Research Master International Development Studies at the University of Amsterdam. She completed her Bachelor’s in Political Science at Leiden University. Outside of her studies she enjoys contortion and language learning.

Darya Aleinikava is a third year European Politics student at UvA. Having lived in Belarus and Spain before moving to Amsterdam, she developed a strong interest in memory politics, identity, and how history shapes political narratives. She speaks five languages and loves chess, photography, and getting lost in museums.

Quality Controllers

Anna Lomidze is a Literary and Cultural Analysis student at the University of Amsterdam. She is into film, specifically horror movies and exploring the sensory aspects of cinema. Her main hobbies are going to concerts, dancing and learning new languages.

Victoria Rascon-Benito is MSc Communication Science student following the Political Communication track. With a background in International Affairs, her academic interests lie in dialogue, storytelling and the intersection between culture and politics. As a creative person, you can find Victoria elbow deep in yarn, clay, beads and everything in between.

InterCast Team

Alana van Oostrom is a master’s student in New Media and Digital Culture at the University of Amsterdam. She is interested in how digital technologies shape the way people experience and make sense of the world. Alana is part of the InterCast, where she enjoys creating engaging stories that bring interdisciplinary perspectives together.

Visual Contributors

Taylor Brunnschweiler is a third year studying European Languages and cultures at the University of Groningen. Other than languages, she enjoys cosmetology, illustration and graphic design in general.

Célia Mortureux is a second-year Communication Science Bachelor student, at the University of Amsterdam. She has a vivid passion for painting and music, always striving to learn more. She loves to play around with many mediums, like photography, digital illustration, and traditional model drawing. She can often be spotted sketching in cafes or parks on a sunny day with an overpriced oat chai latte. She is also politically engaged, particularly in ocean protection advocacy.

You can follow her works at @doodling_un

Marlon studied English Language and Culture, with an MA in Youth Literature and in International Education. She thinks Children’s books are a great combination between her love for literature and illustration. With a preference for realism, but a growing interest for more 2D styles, she likes learning to illustrate digitally/digitalize drawings, as well as making lino prints, painting, and engraving. In her free time she likes to knit and read, dance and swim, or make music with her band. You can follow her @marlongiliane.
Merel Hamminga is currently in her last year of the Master Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Amsterdam. She did her bachelor in Psychobiology, but made the step towards Psychology because she thought she didn’t want to go in the scientific direction. In the end, she is no longer sure about that and would like to combine psychology and science in a future job.In her free time, she enjoys a good book, playing tennis and nature (especially birds). But most of all, she likes drawing,crafting or being creative.

Zofia Jankowska is a third year Product Design student at the Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology. In her studies she’s most interested in furniture and graphic design – creating labels and packagings. Zofia enjoys everything creative: photography, drawing her own characters, sewing clothes, making jewelery or colorful makeup.
You can find her projects at @zjankowska.design

Anya Shah is a Rotterdam based photographer who uses experimental photography to explore the nuances of everyday life and the world around us. Anya has a background in light design which transformed into her work as a photographer. Her subjects are movement, light, and nature and she takes inspiration from surrealism.

Madelene Nitzsche is a Cultural and Social Anthropology student at the University of Amsterdam with a background in communication studies, interior design, graphic design, and photography. Her experience growing up in Western and non-Western environments has influenced her interest in culture, art, urbanisation, and psychology. Opposing viewpoints, emotion, and contrast are a focus in her artistic work and it is also what drives her interest in the ethnographic approach. She is currently experimenting with multimedia artwork and poetry and perception of reality. Her vision is to integrate art and culture with ecology and community to improve societal relations and the relation to the self. You can follow her process @_.__.amber.___.

Jagoda Brzeska is a Product Design student at the Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology. I am keen on sustainable design and exploring the topic of materials science, especially plastics. My main hobbies are visiting various museums and exploring history of art. Check out my account @jagodartystycznie!

Kacper Polasik is a third-year Bachelor’s degree student in Industrial Design. He is an avid fashion lover also pursuing other creative fields such as graphic design or interior design. He is visually driven, but with a desire for creating a subtext of cultural or emotional significance in his works. With his main passion for clothing and appearance, he came to realize that the way we present ourselves or curate our surroundings builds an emotional foundation. Newer interests include learning Italian and long walks in nature.

Helena Nascimento is a Brazilian student journalist studying Communication Science at the UvA. She has always been passionate about art, which led her to becoming an illustrator for Inter.

Alumni

Below you can find the names of the former editors and contributors of Blind, the predecessor of Inter Magazine: 

Dick Bierman, Willem Frankenhuis, Mendel Giezen, Herman Philipse, Arno Verweij, Karel van Dam, Daniel Paarlberg, Professor Ed van den Heuvel, Machiel Keestra, Annemie Ploeger, Merel Schogt, Erik Rietveld, Marleen Nagtegaal, Jojanneke van der Toorn, Auke Pols, Elisa Hermanides, Bas Leerintveld, Wim Rietdijk, Johan van Benthem, Tine Wilde, Thomas Vaessens, Albert Jan Kruiter, Lotje Mertens, Igor Berezhnoy, Eric Postma, Jaap van den Herik, Ivar Hagendoorn, Henkjan Honing, Diederik den Daas, Rune Bennemeer, Marie Lindegaard, Saskia Lourens, Marcel Maussen, Tristan Mostert, Irene Conradie, Miranda van Tilburg, Ad Vingerhoets, Maarten Frankenhuis, Hanneke Posthumus, Olaf Penne,

Sanne van der Marck, Rosa Hofstee, Eva Kwakman, Stella Aalderink, Joy Leering, Nouschka Veerman, Merel Spaander, Maarten Visscher, Frodi Fransman, Rowan Koeleman, Mojdeh Feili, Nora van de Water, Boudewijn van den Berg (webmaster), Annefleur Langedijk, Esther Visser, Esmee Schouten, Hedwig Ens, Iza Korsmit, Petra van der Kooij. 

Special thanks to Will van Houten who took on the role of editor-in-chief for Blind for many years. 

This list was created using the archive of Inter, as well as with the help of Gerard van den Akker. It should be noted that this list is not finalised, and is currently being worked on!

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