Vol.1,No.1,2014
UniversityatAlbany(USA) UniversityofWroclawȋȌ
Gender, Power, and Feminisms in Breast Cancer Advocacy: Lessons from the United States and Poland
Ǥ ǯ ǡǡǤ ǡǦ ǡ ǡ ȋȌ Ǧ Ǥ Ǧ ǤǤ ǡ ǯ ȋȌ ǡ Ǥ Ǧ Ǥ ǣ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǧ
ǯ ǡ ǡǤ ǡ ǡ ǡ ȋȌ Ǧ Ǥ Ǧ ǤǤ Ǧ ǡ Ǧ ǯ ȋȌ ǡ Ǥ Ǧ Ǧ Ǥ 112 GAYLESULIK,EDYTAZIERKIEWICZ
Introduction
ǦǦ Ǥ ǯ ȋͳͺͷǦͳͻͳͷȌǡ ǡ ǡ Dz ǡdz Ǧ ȋǦ ǡʹͲͳͶȌǤȋͳͻͳͳͻʹʹȌǦ Ȃ ǡǡ ȂǦ ǡ Ǧ ȋǡͳͻͻͻȌǤ ǡǦ ǡ Ǧ ǡ ǦǦ ȋ ǡͳͻͷʹȌǤ Ǧ Ǧ ǯȀ Ǥ ǯȋ ȌǦ ǡǡ ǡǦ ǡ Ȃǡ ǤǦ ǡ ȋ Ȍ ǯ ͳͻ͵Ͳ Ǧ ȋǡ ʹͲͲȌǤ ʹǦǦǦǦ ǡ ǡ ǯǯǡǡ Ǥ Ǧ ǡǡ ǡ Ǥ ͳͻͷͲǡ Gender,Power,andFeminismsinBreastCancerAdvocacy 113
ǯ ȋǡ ʹͲͲͳȌǤ ǡ Ǧ ǯ ȋǡ ʹͲͳͶǡ Ǥ ͵ȌǤ ȋǤǤǡ ͳͻͲ Ȍǡ ǯ ͳͻͻǤ Ǥ Ǧ Ǥǯǡ ǯ Dz dz Ǥ ǡ ȋǡͳͻͻͶȌǤ ǯ Ǧ ȋ ǡʹͲͳʹǡǤͳͲ͵ȌǤ ǡ ȋǤ ͳͻͶͷȌ ǯ Ǥǡǯ ȋ Ǥ ǡʹͲͳʹȌǤ Ǧ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ǯǤ ȋͳͻͺ͵Ȍ ǡǡ Ïǡ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ Ǥ ǤǤ Ǧ ǡ Ǧ 114 GAYLESULIK,EDYTAZIERKIEWICZ
Ǥ Ǥ ǡ ǯ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǯ ǦǦ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ ǯ ǡ Ǧ Ǧ ȋ ͳͻͻͳȌ Dz dz Dzdzȋ ǡ ǡʹͲͳ͵ǡǤͷͶǦͷȌǤ ǡ Ǧ Ǥǡ ǡ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǡǯȋ Ȍ ǡ Ǥ ȋǤǤǦ ǡÑǡ ÏȌͳͻͻ͵ ǤǤ Ǥ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ǯǤ Ǥ ǡ ǯ Ǥ ȋǦ AmazonsȌǡ ȋ Ǧ ǤǤȌͳͻͻǤ ǯ Ǧ ǡ ͳ ǯ Gender,Power,andFeminismsinBreastCancerAdvocacy 115
Dz dzͳͻͻͺǤʹͲͳͲǡʹͲͲ ǡͳͷ ȋƬ ǡʹͲͳͶȌǤ ǡ ͳͻͺͻ ȀǦ ǯ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ ǡ ǡ ȋ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͻͻȌǤǡ Ǧ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥǡǡ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ ȋǤǤȌ ×ǡ ȋ Ƭ ǡ ʹͲͳͶȌǤ ǯ ǡ ǯ Ǥ ǡǦ ǡ ȋ Ȍǡ ȋȌ ǡ Ǥ ǤǦ Ǧ ǯǡ Ǥ
Feminist influences in the U.S. breast cancer movement
ǯǡǯǡ ͳͻͲǡ Ǧǡ ǡ 116 GAYLESULIK,EDYTAZIERKIEWICZ
ǡ Ǧ ǡ Ǧ ǡ Ǥ Ǧ Ǥ ǡǡ Ǥ ǦǦ ǡǡǦ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ͵Ͳ ǯ ǡ ǡ Ǧ Ǧ ǡ ǡ ǯȋǡʹͲͳʹȌǤ feminist Ǧ ǡ ǡ Ǧ ȋǦ ǡ ʹͲͲͳǢ ǡ ʹͲͲͳǢ ǡ ͳͻͺǢ ǡ ͳͻͻȌǤ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǧ ǡ ǡ Ǧ ǡ Ǧ ǡ Ǧ ȋȌ ȋǡʹͲͳͲȌǤ ǯǦǦ ǡ ǤͳͻͻͲ ǡ ǡ Dzdz Ǧ Ǥ Dz dzǦ ǡǡDzdz Ǧ Ǥ ǡ Gender,Power,andFeminismsinBreastCancerAdvocacy 117
ǡ ǡǡ ǯ Ǥ Ǯ ǯ ǡ ǡ ȋ Ƭ ǡ ʹͲͳʹǢ ǡ ʹͲͲǢ ǡ ʹͲͲͶǢ ǡ ʹͲͳͶǢ ǡʹͲͲͻǢ ǡʹͲͳͲǢǡʹͲͳʹȌǤ ʹͲͲͳǡ Harper’s Magazine Dz dz Ȃ Ǧǡ ǡǡǦ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǣHowdidthe politicizedfeministstancethatgalvanizedmuchoftheearlybreast cancer movement transform into a feminized consumptionǦbased aesthetic?
The feminization of breast cancer
ǡǡǤ Ȃ ǡǡ ǡǡ Ǧ ǡǤ ȋǤǤǡ Ǯ ǯȌ Ǧ Ǥ ǡǦ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ȃ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǯ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǯǡ 118 GAYLESULIK,EDYTAZIERKIEWICZ
Ǥǡǡǡ ǡ Ǧ Ǧ ȋ ǯȌǡǦ ȋ ǯȌǡ Ǥ ǯ ǡȀǡǤ ǡ ǡ Dzǡdz Ǧ ǡȋǡʹͲͳʹǡǤ͵ͷǦͶͻȌǤ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ Dz dz ǦǦ ȋ ǡ Ȍ Ǧ ǯȋ Ǧ Ǧ ȌǤ Ǧ Ǧ ǡ Ǧ ǯǯ Ǧ Ǥ
She-roic survivorship and the masculine/feminine ethoi of U.S. cancer culture
ǡ ͶͲǦ Ǥ ǡǡ ȋ Ȍȋ ȌǤǦ Ǥ ǡ Ȁ ȋǡʹͲͳʹǡǤͺǦͳͲͲȌǤ Gender,Power,andFeminismsinBreastCancerAdvocacy 119
ȋ Ǧ STRONG Ȍ ǡ ǡȋǡʹͲͲͳǢǡʹͲͲͳȌǤ ǡ ǡ ȋ Ƭ ǡ ʹͲͲʹȌǤ ȋǡ ͳͻͺͶȌǡͳ STRONG ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǧ Ǣ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ STRONG ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ȂȂ ʹͲͳʹǡ ͳͻͻͻʹͲͲͷǤ ǡ Ǧ Ǧ Ǥ STRONG ǡ ʹͲͳʹǤ Dz dz ǡ STRONG Ǥ ǡǡ Ǧ ǯ ǣ Dz strongǡ independent forward overcome ǡ ̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴ ͳ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ȋǤǤǡȀǡȀǡȀǡ ȀǡȀǡ ȌǤǡǤ ǡǤ ǡ ǡǡǡǤ 120 GAYLESULIK,EDYTAZIERKIEWICZ
ȏȐdz ȋ ǡʹͲͳ͵ȌǤ ǡ ȋǤǤǡ Ȁǡ Ǧ Ȁǡ Ȁ ǡ ȀȌ ȀǤ Dzdz ǯ ǡ Ǥ ǡǯSaturdayNightLiveǡ ǡǡǦ Ǥ Ͷʹǡ ȋǤǤǡ ǯȌǤ ǡ ǦǡǦ ǡ Ǧ Ǥȋ ǯȌ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ ȋ Ǧ Ȁ Ȍ ȋǡʹͲͳʹǡǤͳͲͳǦͳͲȌǤidealtypeȂǡǦ ǡǡǡ Ȃ ǡ ǡ Dzdz Ǥ Ǧ ǡ ǡǡ ǤǯǡǦ Ǥ ǡǡǦ Ǥ Gender,Power,andFeminismsinBreastCancerAdvocacy 121
ǡ ǯ ǤDzǦdz ǯǦ ǡǦ ǡǡǦ ǤǦ Ǧ ǯ ǡǦ ȋ Ȍǡ ȋ Ȍǡ ȋ ȌǤ Ǧ Ǧ Ǧ ǡǦ ǡ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ Dz dzȋǡʹͲͲͶȌǡ Ǥ
Resisting the de-politicization of mainstream breast cancer campaigns
ʹͲͳʹ Dzdz Ǧ ǯǦ Ǥ Ǥ ȋDzdzȌ ǡ ǡ Ǧ ǡ ǡȋ Ȍǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ ǯǦ ǯǡ Ǥǡ Ǧ ǡǡ Ǧ 122 GAYLESULIK,EDYTAZIERKIEWICZ
ǡ Ǧ Ǯǯ Ǥ ǯ Ǧ ȋȌȂ ȋǡʹͲͳͲȌǤ ǡ Ǧ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡǦ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǧ ǡ ǯǯ ǡ ȋǡʹͲͲͲǢǡƬǡʹͲͳʹȌǤ ȋǡʹͲͲͲȌ Ǧ ǡ ǡ ȋǤǤǡ ǡ ǡ ǡȌǤ Ǧ ǡ DzǦ dz ȋƬǡ ʹͲͳʹȌǤ Ǧ ȋ Ȍ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ȋ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǧ ǡǡǡ Ȍ ȋȌ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ ǤǤ Ǥ
The Polish breast cancer movement
ǡȋͳͻͺͲ Ȍ ǯ Ǧ ǯ Ǥ Gender,Power,andFeminismsinBreastCancerAdvocacy 123
ǤǦ Ǧ Ǥ ǯ ǡ ǡ Dz Ǥdzʹ ͵ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ȋǤǤǡ ǡ ǡ ȌǤ ǡ Ǧ Ǥǡ ǡ ǤͶ ǡ ǡ Ǥǡ ǡ ¸ ȋ ×Ȍǡ ȋ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ʹͲͳͶȌǤ ǡ Ǥ
̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴ ʹǦȋʹͲͲͳȌǤ ͵DzdzǤǤ ǡ ǤȋʹͲͲȌǡ Ǥ ȋ Ȍǡ ǡǤ Ͷ ǡȂ¦¦ȋ Ǧǡ ÑǦʹͲͳʹȌǤ 124 GAYLESULIK,EDYTAZIERKIEWICZ
ʹͲ ǡstatusquo ǯ Ǧ ǦǤͷ
Lack of feminist discourse in Polish breast cancer culture
ǯ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ȂǦ suigenerisȂ Ǥ ǡ ǡǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ Ǥǡ ǡ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ȋ Ǧ ǡ ǡȌ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ȋ
̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴ ͷ ʹͲͳͶǡ Ǧ Ǧ Ǧ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ Gender,Power,andFeminismsinBreastCancerAdvocacy 125
Ȍ ǯ Ǧ Ǥ ǡǦ ǯǤ ǡ ǯ ǡ Ǧ ǡ ǡǡǦ ǯǤǯ ǡǤ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ Dz dz Ǧ ȀǦ ȋ ǡ ʹͲͳͲȌǤ ǯ Dz dz Ǧ Ǧ ȀDzdz ȋǤǤǡ Ǧ Ȍȋ ǤǡʹͲͳ͵ȌǤ ʹͲͲȂ Ȃ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǯ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥǡ ǤǦ ̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴ ȋ ǤǡʹͲͳͲǢ Ǧ ǦǡʹͲͳ͵ǢĀ ǡʹͲͳ͵ȌǤ 126 GAYLESULIK,EDYTAZIERKIEWICZ
Ǧ Ǣ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡǡ ǡǡ ǡǡ Ǥ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ DzǯǤdzǦ Dz dzȋǡ Ȍ ǡǯ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǯǤǡ ȋȌ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ȀȀ Ǧ Ȃǯ ǡǦ Ǥ ǣ ȋ ȌǢ Ǧ ̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴ ǡ ǯ ǡ ǡ ȋ Ǥ ǡ ͳͻͻͻǢ ǡ ʹͲͲͳǡ ʹͲͲͺǢ ǡ ʹͲͲ͵ǢǡʹͲͲͺǢ ǡʹͲͳͳǢÑǡʹͲͳͳǢÑǡʹͲͳͳǢĂǡ ʹͲͳʹǢ Ƭ ǡʹͲͳʹȌǤ Gender,Power,andFeminismsinBreastCancerAdvocacy 127
ǦǢ ǡǦ ͺǢ Ǥ Ǧ Ǧ ȋȌ Ǥ ǯ ȋ Ȍ ǡ ǡ ȋ ǤǡʹͲͳʹȌǡ Ǧ Ǥǡ ǡǦ ǯǤ Ȁ ǯ Ǧ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ Ǧ ȋ ǤOǡʹͲͲȌǡ Ǧ Ǧ ǤǡǦ raison d’être ǡ ǡǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ
The trouble with gender: half-woman, holy mary, and the performance of womanhood as a group strategy for inspiring solidarity and benevolence
ǡ ̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴ ͺ Ƿǡǡdz Ǥ Ƿ dz Ǥ 128 GAYLESULIK,EDYTAZIERKIEWICZ
ǡ Ǧ ǡ ȋǤǤ ǡ ǡ Ȍǡ Ǥͻ ǯ ȋ Ǥ etal.ǡʹͲͳʹȌǤ Ǧ Ǧ Ǧ ǤǦ Ǧ Dz dzȋ ǤǡʹͲͲͷȌǤ DzdzȋǤǤÏ Ñ et alǤǡ ʹͲͲͶȌ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ȋͳͻͺͲȌ DzǦ dz Ȁ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ Ǧ ǣ Ǣ Ǧ Ǣ ǡ ǡ Ǣ ȋ ǡ ǡ ǯ ǡ ȌǤ Ǧ ǡ ǡ ǡ Dzdz DzǤdzͳͲ Ǧ ̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴ ͻ Ƿ ǤǤǤdz ȋǡ ʹͲͲȌǤ Ǥ ͳͲ Ƿ ǡ dz Ȃ ȋͳͻͻǡǤͳͻͶǢƬ ǡʹͲͲͳǢ Gender,Power,andFeminismsinBreastCancerAdvocacy 129
ǡ Ǧ Ǧ ǯ Ǥ ǡ Ǥͳͳ ȋǤǤǡ Ȍ Ǧǡ ǡǤ Ǧ ȋ Ȍ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ Ǥͳʹ Ǧ Dz dz Dzdz Ǧ Ǥǡ Ǥ ǡ Dzdz ǡ Dz Ǥdz ǡǡ ǡ ȋǢ
̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴̴ ǡʹͲͲȌǤǡǦ Dz ǦǤdz ͳͳǦ ǡ Ȃǡ DzdzȋȌǡǦ ȋȌ Ǥ ǡ ȋ ǤǡʹͲͳʹǡǤͳͳͲǦͳ͵ȌǤ Dzdz ȋǤǤǡǦ ȌǤǡ Ǧ ǡǦ ǤǷ dzǷ dz ǡ Ǧ ȋ Ǧ ǡ ǡʹͲͲͳǡǤͳͺȌǤ Ǥ ͳʹ Ƿ dz ȋǡʹͲͳͲȌǦ ǡ Ǧ ȋǡ ͳͻͻͻǢ ǡʹͲͳͳȌǤ 130 GAYLESULIK,EDYTAZIERKIEWICZ
ä ÑǡʹͲͳʹȌǤǯ ǡ ȋȌǤ Ǧ Ǧǡ ǡ ǡ ȋ ǢʹͲͲȌǤ ȋǦ ǡ ǡ Ȍ Ǥ ǡ ǯ ǡ Ǧ ǡ ȋǡ ʹͲͳͲȌǤ ǡ ȋ ȌǢ Ǥ ǡ ǡǤ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǥǡ Ǧ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǥǡ ǡ ǡ ǯ ǡ Ǧ ǡ Ǥ
Women’s health, feminism, and epistemologies of ignorance
Ǧ Gender,Power,andFeminismsinBreastCancerAdvocacy 131
Ǥ ǡ ȋǯ Ȍ Ǥ ȂDz ǡDz ǯǡǥdz ǡǮ ǯǡǥǯȂ Ǥ ǯ Ǥ ǡ ǡǡ Ǧ ȀȀ Ǥ Ǧ ȋ Ȍ ǯDz ǡdz ǡ ǡ ȋǡʹͲͲȌǤǦ ǣ ͳǤ ǡ ʹǤ ͵Ǥ ͶǤ ͷǤ Ǥ Ǥ
1.KnowingThatWeDoNotKnow,ButNotCaringToKnow ǤǤ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡǡ Ǧ ǡ ǡ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ ȋ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǧ ǡ ǡ ǡǡ Ȍ ͵Ͳ ȋ Ƭ ǡ ͳͻͻͷǢ ǡ ʹͲͲͷȌǤ Ǧ ǡ Ǥ ǤǤ ǡ Ǧ ǡ ǡǦ 132 GAYLESULIK,EDYTAZIERKIEWICZ
Ǧ Ǥ Ǧ ǤǤ ǡ ǡ ͳͻͲ ͳͻͲ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ȋ ǡͳͻͻȌ Dz dz ȋǡͳͻͻͻǢ ǡʹͲͲͳȌǤ ǡ ǡǡǡǤ ǡDzdzǤǤ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ Ȁ ǤBeinganinformedmedicalconsumerisnotalwayssomething peoplewanttodoorfeelcapableofdoing.thesocialobligationtobe informedpressureseventhesepeopletofindaway togetenoughinforǦ mationtofeelthattheyhavemadethebestchoicesforthemselves. ǡ Ǧ ǤǦ ȋȌ Ǥǡ Ǥ Ǥ ȋȌ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡǦ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ ǡǡǡǡ Ǥ ȋ Ǧ Ȍ ǡ ǡǤ ǡ Gender,Power,andFeminismsinBreastCancerAdvocacy 133
Ǥ Ǧ ȋǤǤǡ Ȍ Ǥ ǡǦ Ǥ Ǧ ǯ ȋ ǡʹͲͳͲȌǤ
2.WeDoNotEvenKnowThatWeDoNotKnow ǡ ȋǡƬǡʹͲͳ͵ȌǤ ǡ Ȁ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǯ Ǧ Ǥ Ǧ ȋǤǤǡȌ Ȁ Ǥ enough ǡ ǡǦ ȋ Ƭ Ǧǡ ʹͲͲͺȌǤ ǡ ǡ ǡǯǦ ǯ Ǧ ǦǤ ǯ ǡǡ Ǧ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ȋǡʹͲͲͻȌǤ 134 GAYLESULIK,EDYTAZIERKIEWICZ
ǡǡǡ ǡǦ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡǦ ǡǦ Ǧ ȋ Ƭ Ǧǡ ʹͲͲͺǢ Ƭ Ǧ ǡ ʹͲͲͷȌǤ ǡ ǦǦ Ǧ ǦǤǡ ǯ Ǧ ǡ Ǥ Ǧ Dz dz ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡȋ ǦǦǦ ȌǡǡǦ Ǥ
3.TheyDoNotWantUsToKnow Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǧ ǡ ǡ ǡ ȋetalǤǡʹͲͲͺǢǦ ǡƬ ǡʹͲͲ͵ǢǡʹͲͳ͵ȌǤǡ Ǧ ǡ Ǥ ͳͻͺʹͲͲͲǡ ͶͲ ʹ ͵ͻ Ͳ Ǥ ǡ ȋ Ȍ ǡ Ǧ Gender,Power,andFeminismsinBreastCancerAdvocacy 135
ȋǡ ʹͲͳͲǢ ǡʹͲͳʹȌǤ ǡǦǦ Ǧ ǡȋǤǤǡ Ǧ ǯȌȋǤǤǡ ȌȋƬ ʹͲͲͷȌǤ ǡ ǡ Dzdz ȋǤǤǡǡ Ǣ ǡ Ǣ ǡ Ȍ ȋ ǡ ʹͲͲǢ ǡ ʹͲͲ͵Ǣ ǡͳͻͻȌǤ ǦǦ ǡ Dz dzȋǤǤǡ Ȍ ȋǡ ǡ ͳͻͻͻȌǤ Ǧ ǯ Ǧ ȋ etalǤǡ ʹͲͲȌǤ ǡ Dz dz ǯ ǤǦ ǡ ȋǡʹͲͳ͵ȌǤ
4.WillfulIgnorance ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ Ǧ Ǥǡǡ ǦǦ Ǧ ǦȋetalǤǡʹͲͳ͵ȌǤ 136 GAYLESULIK,EDYTAZIERKIEWICZ
Ǧ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǤDz ǡ ǡ Ǥdz ȋ Ǥ ʹͲͳ͵Ȍǡ ǡ ʹǡʹͲͳͶǤǯ ǡ ȋͳȌ Ǧ ǡ ȋʹȌ ǡȋ͵Ȍ Ǧ ǡȋͶȌǦ Ȃ ǯ Ȃ ȋǦƬ òǡʹͲͳͶȌǤ ǯ Dz dz Ǥ ǯ Ǧ Ǥ Ǧ Ǧ ǡ Ǥ ǡǦ ǡǤ
Ǥ Ǧ Ǥǡǡ Ǥ
ǫ ǡ Ǥ Gender,Power,andFeminismsinBreastCancerAdvocacy 137
5.IgnoranceProducedByTheConstructionOfEpistemicallyDisǦ advantagedIdentities Ǧ Ȁ Ǥǯ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǧ ȋ ƬǡͳͻͺͻǢƬ ǡʹͲͲͲǢǡ ʹͲͲʹȌǤǡ ǡ ǡǯ ǯ Ǥ Ǧǡ ǡ Our Bodies, Our Selves ȋͳͻ͵Ȍǡ ǯ Ǧ ǡ ǯ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ ǡ ǡ ȋƬ Ǧ ǦǡʹͲͲͺȌǤ ǯ ǤǤ ͳͻͺͲȋǡʹͲͳʹȌǤ survivor Ǧ Ǥ ǯ ǡ Ǧ ǯǦ ǡ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ ǯ Ǧ ͳͻͻͷǡ ǯǦ Ǥ Twój Styl ǡ ǯDz 138 GAYLESULIK,EDYTAZIERKIEWICZ
dz ͳǤǯǦ Ǧ ǯǡ Ǥ Ǧ ǡ Ǥ Ǧ ǯ ǤǦ ȋǤǤǡ Ȍ ǯ Ǧ Ȃ ǯǡ Ǧ Ȃ Ǧ ȋǤǤǡ ǦȌǤ ǡ Ǧ ǯ Ǧ Ǥ ǡ Ǥ
6.LovingIgnorance ǯ ǡ ǤǦ ǡ ǡǡ ǡǦ ǡǡǦȂ Ǧ ȂǤ Ǧ ǡ Ǥ ǡ Dz dz Dz dzDz Ǥdz ǡǡǡ ǫǤ ǡǡ Ǥ ǡǡ ǤǡǡǦ bodyofevidence Ǥ ǡ Ǧ ǡ ǡǯǡǤ Gender,Power,andFeminismsinBreastCancerAdvocacy 139
ǡ ǡǤ ǡ ǡ ȋǡʹͲͳͲȌǤ ǡ ǡ ǡ ǡ Ǧ ȋǡͳͻͻͲȌǤǤǤ Ǧ Ǥ ȋ Ȍ ǯ Ǧ Ǧ ȋǡʹͲͳͲǡǤͻͻȌǤ Ǧ ǡ Ǧ Ǥ
Conclusion
ǤǤǦ ǡǡ ǡǡ ǡ ǤǦ ȋ Ȍ ǯ Ǧ ǯ Ǥ ǡ Ǧ ǤǤ Ȁ ǡǡ Ǥ Ȁ Ǧ Ǥ 140 GAYLESULIK,EDYTAZIERKIEWICZ
Ǧ Ǥǡ ȋȌǦ Ǥ
Acknowledgments
ǡǡǯ Ǧ ǣ ǯ ǡ Pink Ribbon Blues: How Breast Cancer Culture Undermines Women’s Healthǡ ȋʹͲͳͳȌǦ ȋʹͲͳʹȌǢ ǡ ǯ Rozmowy o raku piersi. Trzy poziomy konstruowania znaczeÑ choroby ȋʹͲͳͲȌǤ
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