On 17 November 2023, Natalia Lozano Arévalo will defend her thesis the politics of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for cervical cancer prevention and its potential to cause harm.
- PhD student
- Date
- Friday 17 Nov 2023, 16:00 - 18:00
- Type
- PhD defence
- Spoken Language
- English
- Room
- Aula B and livestream
- Location
- International Institute of Social Studies
Drawing on the experiences of girls and young women who fell ill after receiving the HPV vaccine Gardasil in El Carmen de Bolívar, Colombia, the study delves into the intersection between HPV vaccination and the body politics of development.
Using a variety of research methods she shows how individual and collective harm is part of the reality of Gardasil and emphasises the importance of a critical, reflective, and humble approach towards vaccination.
Download the abstracts
Watch Natalia's defence live
Doctoral Board
Chair
Doctoral dissertation supervisor
Professor Wendy Harcourt
Professor Inge Hutter
Full Doctoral Committee
Profesor Bernice Hausman, Pennsylvania State University
Professor Emerita Geneviève Rail, Concordia University
Professor Amade M’charek, University of Amsterdam
Professor Arul Chib, ISS
Dr Roy Huijsmans, ISS
- More information
The ceremony will begin promptly at 16:00 hrs in the ISS auditorium (Aula B) of the ISS, Kortenaerkade 12, The Hague. The doors will be closed after the start of the Public Defence, but will be briefly opened after the candidate’s introduction to allow latecomers to enter.
Children under 7 years old are not allowed in the Aula during the first part of the ceremony.
The ceremony will be followed by a reception in the Atrium of the ISS.
Professors are invited to join the academic procession.
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- ISS PhD programme
