WEBZINE
The Webzine committee is the online branch of The Perspective! Every year we publish many interesting articles about foreign affairs written by a group of wonderful writers. Anyone who wants to gain experience in writing or wants to use the writing skills that they already have can join the Webzine. Having an open and welcoming environment is very important to us and it means that our writers are a super diverse bunch!
Because our writers come from all over the world with different backgrounds their stories do too, and what topics they are interested in within foreign affairs varies greatly. For example, our article topics have ranged from ongoing struggles in Kashmir to covering the US-election, and from the conflicts in Syria to the history of nuclear tests on the Bahama Islands. We discuss our ideas for articles, breaking news, and upcoming events at our weekly meetings. These are always casual and fun and above all an excuse for us to have some fika together.
Our latest articles
Coming soon!
Meet Webzine
Lauren Gerber
Head of Webzine & Board Member
Hi!
My name is Lauren and I’m from Pennsylvania in the US. I did my bachelor’s in International Relations at Boston University with a minor in Mathematics so it should come as no shock that I am involved with UPF. I’m currently in my second year of my Master’s in Social Scientific Data Analysis (the perfect combination of social sciences and maths!!!) here in Lund.
I joined UPF last December because I felt like I still hadn’t found my place in Lund. Not only am I very interested in discussing foreign affairs (I love to talk about politics), I wanted a place where I could meet Swedes while also feeling comfortable. I immediately realised UPF is the perfect place for me because everyone here is extremely open to meeting new people, embracing different cultures, and sharing new perspectives! I joined the Webzine committee and applied for head of Webzine (there was an opening) not even two weeks later because I knew this is where I belonged. I’m so excited to be back for another year and hope to bring even more interesting articles this year!
In my free time I like to swim, go to concerts, listen to music, and learn languages. A big part of why I moved to Sweden is because I have family in Norway. I’ve always celebrated Norwegian traditions and thought it was cool that my grandma and mom would speak it (normally to talk behind the backs of the rest of us), but I’ve really been trying to connect more to the culture by learning the language. Swedish is close enough! My American accent is horrible but I’d love people to practise with!!
I’m very excited for this upcoming year and I hope to continue Webzine’s legacy while also further collaborating with other committees!
J
Head of Webzine
Our Trustees
Fact-checker Trustee
Sub-editor Trustee
Get involved!
The Perspective Webzine always welcomes new members so don’t hesitate to get in touch with us if you have questions, comments or ideas, or if you would like to get involved!
Our email is webzine@upflund.se