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.

Authorized by du Pre's husband, Daniel Barenboim, this is the fullest account yet of the life of the brilliant cellist, struck down in her prime by multiple sclerosis.

Shostakovich: A Life Remembered is a unique study of the great composer Dmitri Shostakovich, based on reminiscences from his contemporaries: family members, friends, fellow musicians and other prominent figures of the time.

Traces the social and cultural history of fashion and its complex relationship to modernity. This work explores 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. schovat popis

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.

Tennis's gladiatorial beauty, its stylish duelling and fashionable court-wear make it a romantic's dream. Ever since young men and women first came together to play on vicarage lawns, this most Victorian of games has always had a peculiarly passionate undercurrent - love even makes it into the scoring system. And passion in other forms - the rivalry of Federer and Nadal, and John McEnroe's legendary angry outbursts. Beyond the romance, tennis has always been a barometer of the times. French star Suzanne Lenglen was a celebrity trailblazer, Jimmy Connors channelled punk, and Henman Hill is unrecognisable from the days when the All England Club ostracised working-class Fred Perry - and the great English tennis champion who is now more famous as a leisure clothing brand than a sportsman. Love Game is the must-have companion for tennis fans during Wimbledon 2015. It tells the story of tennis' journey from upper-middle-class hobby to global TV spectacle, taking in the innovators and trendsetters, the great players, heroes and iconoclasts, and the politics, class wars and culture clashes of what could rightfully be called the 'beautiful game'.