| FB-53836-08 | Research Programs: Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars | Gayle Ann Sulik, PhD | A Critical Analyis of the Pink-Ribbon Culture of Breast Cancer in the U. S. | 6/1/2008 - 5/31/2009 | $50,400.00 | Gayle | Ann | Sulik | | | | Vassar College | Poughkeepsie | NY | 12604-0001 | USA | 2007 | Sociology | Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars | Research Programs | 50400 | 0 | 50400 | 0 |
I am applying for a 12-month NEH Fellowship beginning in June 2008 to complete my book project, Under the Pink, a cultural study that critically examines the way "pink-ribbon culture" in the United States structures breast cancer support and survivorship. The book as a whole focuses on the social and cultural forces that influence identity and the meaning of survivorship for women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Additional research for chapters 6 and 7 will examine the iconography and discourse of pink-ribbon culture within mass media, breast cancer resources, promotional materials, and survivor stories/ biographies. Theorizing the intersections of gender, medicine, and culture the book examines how much of pink-ribbon culture constructs a narrowly defined and idealized model of survivorship that limits the kinds of experiences that are represented and therefore legitimized. Under the Pink is the first in-depth analysis of this new dimension of American culture. |