Elizabeth Wilson Bücher

In Eingeweide, Pillen, Feminismus fordert Elizabeth A. Wilson Feministinnen auf, ihre ablehnende Haltung gegenüber biologischen und pharmazeutischen Daten zu überdenken. Sie stellt die Frage, welches begriffliche und methodische Neuland sich die feministische Theorie erschliessen kann, indem sie sich der Biologie gegenüber weniger instinktiv ablehnend verhält. Wilson nimmt sich Forschungen zu Antidepressiva, Placebos, Übertragung, Fantasie, Essstörungen und Suizidneigungen vor, um zwei Punkte herauszuarbeiten: inwieweit pharmazeutische und biologische Daten der feministischen Theorie nutzen können und welchen unverzichtbaren Stellenwert Aggression in der feministischen Politik hat. Eingeweide, Pillen, Feminismus provoziert die feministische Theoriebildung mit der Behauptung, dass sie wirksamer wäre, wenn sie sich mit biologischen Daten auseinandersetzen und ihr eigenes aggressives Potenzial zulassen könnte.

Begegnung mit der Sphinx. Stadtleben, Chaos und Frauen von Elizabeth Wilson, Professorin an der Fakultät für Environmental and Social Studies an der University of London, fokusiert die Beziehung von Frauen und Stadt nicht von einer negativen Perspektive – die Stadt als Angstraum für Frauen -, sondern aus der Perspektive der Emanzipation. Ihre Studie bezieht sich auf Erzählungen, Film, Kunst, Geschichte und Soziologie und zeigt auf, dass für Frauen gerade städtische Räume die Möglichkeit eröffnen, ihre traditionellen Geschlechterrollen und geschlechtsspezifischen Einschränkungen, wie zum Beispiel in der Sexualität, zu überwinden.

Drawing from her own vivid reminiscences and those of ex-students, documents from the Moscow Conservatoire and extensive interviews with Rostropovich himself , Elizabeth Wilson's book sets out to define his teaching, and to recapture the atmosphere of the conservatoire and Moscow's musical life.

When "Adorned in Dreams" was first published in 1985, Angela Carter described the book as 'the best I have read on the subject, bar none'. Elizabeth Wilson traces the social and cultural history of fashion and its complex relationship to modernity. Wilson delights in the power of fashion to mark out identity or to subvert it and this brand new edition of her book follows recent developments to bring the story of fashionable dress up to date, exploring the grunge look inspired by bands like Nirvana, the 'boho chic' of the mid 90's, retro-dressing and the meanings of dress from the veil to Beck's pink-varnished toenails.

The first full biography of the fearless and brilliant Maria Yudina, a legendary pianist who was central to Russian intellectual lifeMaria Yudina was no ordinary musician. An incredibly popular pianist, she lived on the fringes of Soviet society and had close friendships with such towering figures as Boris Pasternak, Pavel Florensky, and Mikhail Bakhtin. Legend has it that she was Stalin’s favorite pianist. Yudina was at the height of her fame during WWII, broadcasting almost daily on the radio, playing concerts for the wounded and troops in hospitals and on submarines, and performing for the inhabitants of besieged Leningrad. By the last years of her life, she had been dismissed for ideological reasons from the three institutions where she taught. And yet, according to Shostakovich, Yudina remained “a special case. . . . The ocean was only knee-deep for her.” In this engaging biography, Elizabeth Wilson sets Yudina’s extraordinary life within the context of her times, where her musical career is measured against the intense intellectual and religious ferment of the postrevolutionary period and the ensuing years of Soviet repression.

In a gripping tale of trust and betrayal, characters navigate a treacherous landscape where loyalties are tested. The narrative unfolds in a chilling atmosphere, emphasizing the dangers of bringing the wrong allies into a perilous situation. As relationships are strained and hidden agendas are revealed, the stakes rise, leading to unexpected twists. This story explores themes of survival, deception, and the complexity of human connections in a world where danger lurks at every turn.