Posted by Gayle Sulik, March 13th, 2014
I’ll be giving a keynote presentation on “Moving Beyond Awareness: A Changing Breast Cancer Landscape” next Tuesday (March 18, 2011) at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA. If you are in the area, please come on by! There will be a reception prior to the talk at 5:30 . . . → Read More: Mar. 18: Keynote on Moving Beyond Awareness, University of the Pacific
Posted by Gayle Sulik, February 1st, 2014
Breast cancer used to be a tragedy, something that was not okay. There was no glory, or honor, or cuteness. Now, thanks to the commercialization of the cause, the disease has been glorified, a girly version of the hero’s journey. Run the race, wear the T-shirt, buy the teddy bear. . . . → Read More: The Politics of Pink, An Interview with Gayle Sulik
Posted by Gayle Sulik, October 24th, 2013
Are you seeing pink? October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month which means pink ribbons and pink everything are showing up everywhere – NFL players sport pink accessories, there are pink cereal boxes on store shelves and pink newspapers in the mailbox. But is that pink can of soup really making . . . → Read More: Oct. 24: I’ll be on NPR Charlotte, “Breast Cancer: Awareness, Activism & Pinkwashing”
Posted by Gayle Sulik, October 11th, 2013
I’ll be talking live about #pinkwashing on @AJAMStream Friday Oct. 11 at 7:30EST. Join the conversation using #AJAMStream
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month so you’ve probably noticed more pink products on the shelves as companies promote awareness campaigns. But many businesses are accused of “pinkwashing” – plastering pink on . . . → Read More: Oct. 11: Buying Pink? I’ll be on Al Jazeera’s The Stream 7:30EST to discuss.
Posted by Gayle Sulik, October 3rd, 2013
When: Tuesday, October 17, 2013 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Where: Human Sciences Bldg. 169
Description: The Women’s Studies Program is delighted to announce we are the recipient of the Sociologist for Women in Society distinguished lecture award for the Fall 2013. Our guest scholar is Dr. Gayle Sulik, M.A., Ph.D, . . . → Read More: Oct. 17: Texas Tech University; Sulik to Speak on Moving Beyond Awareness
Posted by Gayle Sulik, September 29th, 2013
When: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Where: Center for Women’s Studies Lounge East Hall
Description: Gayle Sulik, Executive Director of Breast Cancer Consortium and author of Pink Ribbon Blues: How Breast Cancer Culture Undermines Women’s Health
Contact: Che J. Hatter
. . . → Read More: Oct. 1: Colgate University WMST Brown Bag – ReThinkPink: Moving Beyond Breast Cancer Awareness
Posted by Gayle Sulik, March 5th, 2013
ANNOUNCEMENT
An active and longstanding member of Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS), Barbara Rosenblum, died from breast cancer in 1988. SWS established a scholarship with a bequest from Dr. Rosenblum to encourage doctoral work on women’s cancers, particularly of women’s diverse experiences. If you are working on a dissertation . . . → Read More: Call for Applications – SWS Dissertation Scholarship
Posted by Gayle Sulik, February 19th, 2013
I am deeply honored to have received the 2013 Sociologists for Women in Society Distinguished Feminist Lecturer award this year. The SWS Distinguished Lectureship was founded in 1985 as a way of recognizing members whose scholarship employs a feminist perspective, and of making this feminist scholar available to campuses that . . . → Read More: Call for Proposals: Campus Visits for SWS Feminist Lecturer, Gayle Sulik
Posted by Gayle Sulik, February 10th, 2013
While many sociologists are committed to and enjoy working within academic institutions, there is an increasing interest in, and need for, scholars to “think outside of the academy” and consider working in applied settings. In part, this is fueled by an economy that makes desirable academic positions less abundant. . . . → Read More: “Thinking Outside the Academy”: Working as an Applied Sociologist
Posted by Gayle Sulik, January 24th, 2013
Summary: In this webinar two successful authors of recently published books will pull from their own experiences to offer suggestions and discuss potential barriers for turning a dissertation into a book. Some of the topics that will be addressed include: the crucial differences between the unpublished dissertation and the as-yet-unpublished . . . → Read More: Dissertation to Book Webinar – American Sociological Association
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“Pink Ribbon Blues” 
With an introduction on fundraising controversies and a color insert with images of, and reactions to, pink ribbon culture.
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