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Gemma Blok

Full Professor

Biography

Gemma Blok is professor in the history of medicine. Her primary areas of expertise include the histories of mental health care, addiction and health-related social movements. More recently, her research has focused on personal narratives of drug and medication use, employing oral history and digital storytelling methods.

Recent publications

De pillenstrijd in de psychiatrie Gemma Blok
Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, 2025, vol. 67, p.120-123
Tourists, dealers or addicts. Gemma Blok, Lisanne Walma, Peter-Paul Bänziger
2025
Van debat naar gesprek Gemma Blok, Irene Geerts
2025
Addiction and Its Ambiguities Gemma Blok
2024, p.217-223
A map of Junkie Mokum Gemma Blok
2023, p.154-164