BEHIND THE SCENES
Who Is INTERVAL?
INTERVAL bridges the gap between academia and the public
INTERVAL is the Online Magazine of ColLAB – The Transcultural Collective, a group of aspiring researchers who aim to use the transcultural method as a mode of problem-solving to address real-world issues. We strive to bridge the gap between transcultural theory and practice, employing a two-pronged approach in order to achieve this goal.
Through INTERVAL the collective’s online magazine, we aim to integrate the transcultural model into discussions about art, politics, economy, and society beyond the confines of academia. We seek to demystify the theoretical aspects of Transcultural Studies by creating multimedia content, including calls for has#tag articles, podcasts, video essays, and more. We hold the belief in the capacity of such diverse narrative practices to promote the horizontalization of the previously hierarchical domain of knowledge production. INTERVAL aims to make research accessible, engaging, and enjoyable for a wider audience, challenging academic barriers, fostering inclusivity and providing a platform for everyone to learn and contribute. We are eager to bridge the interval between academia and wider stakeholders and to shape our community together.
Through Crossmopollinate, the collective’s design thinking initiative, we aim to bring together expertise from disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, geography, mathematics, art, and natural sciences. We wish to realise the conjunction between separated realities through new modes of critical thinking and problem-solving. Additionally, we aim to facilitate community-based workshops, research, and public art projects related to urban inhabitation, and citizenship. Our approach rests upon a mode of collaborative knowledge production.
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Julia Edelmann (left) and Muhammed Aras (right), Editors in Chief for Interval
Inah Kim (left) and Kattyayani Joag (right), Founders of Crossmopollinate, during the the "Urban Transformation and Placemaking" excursion
Our Editorial Team
Our INTERVAL team is currently comprised of three members. Each of us is assigned the role of editor and editor-in-chief in rotation for each section to ensure democracy and a co-production of knowledge. Editorial meetings are held every second week to make sure we are on track with our projects and provide our fellow audiences with up-to-date, quality content related to the world of transculturality.
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Great things emerge only through collaboration. We deeply appreciate every "bridger" who has already engaged, contributed, or connected with us, or is doing so in the future. If you are interested in writing an article, have general questions, or want to join the editorial team, feel free to fill in the form below and we will get back to you as soon as possible :)
Meet the Team
Julia Edelmann
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Julia, a 26-year-old student from Augsburg, currently in my mobility semester of the Transcultural Studies programme, spending an exchange semester in Seoul, South Korea. I am interested in everything related to pop culture, questions of gender, migration, mobility, and medical anthropology. If you would like to collaborate, please get in touch with me.
Muhammed Aras
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Contributors
Cem Çataklı, Audiovisual Director
Inah Kim, Editor
Kattyayani Joag, Editor, Author
Leonie Wagner, Editor Issue 1
Matilda Chan, Website Designer
Sakura Imakawa, Social Media Director
Suyang Shen, Audiovisual Director