Santiago Camara Wins the FSS Johannes van der Zouwen Master Thesis Award during The Talma Event 2025
The Talma Event 2025, a celebration of the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) research accomplishments, recently took place. Among the awards presented, the FSS Johannes van der Zouwen Master Thesis Award, granted to the most impressive master thesis in the social sciences. This year, the award went to Santiago Camara, a Social and Cultural Anthropology master’s student, for his thesis titled “Chemsexuality: Exploring Transgender Experiences with Drugs and Sex in Amsterdam.”
His research delved into the sensitive topic of chemsex among transgender individuals, conducted in collaboration with the Mainline Foundation. By focusing on harm reduction interventions, Santiago's work exemplifies the practical impact that social science research can have.
Santiago is a graduate of the Professional Anthropology track and is part of the first cohort of students in this program. His thesis was supervised by Ellen Bal, Giulia Sinatti, and Ingrid Bakker.
You can contact Santiago through email: camarasantiago97@gmail.com