This author focuses on the theme of motherhood and its complexities. Her works often delve into the psychological aspects of human relationships, particularly within a family context. Through an insightful style, she explores the emotional depth of her characters and their inner worlds. Her writing is distinguished by its honesty and its ability to capture the subtle nuances of the human experience.
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.
Elizabeth A. Wilson shakes feminist theory from its resistance to biological and pharmaceutical data and urges that now is the time for feminism to critically engage with biology. Doing so will reanimate feminist theory, strengthening its ability to address depression, affect, gender, and feminist politics.
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.
"Fascinating." Perspective “A fascinating, often funny, and eminently stylish personal memoir ... I loved it.” - Chris Breward, author of The Suit “Wide-ranging, thought-provoking and important.” - Claire Wilcox, author of Patch Work Elizabeth Wilson is a pioneer of fashion studies, yet she never intended to become an academic. Starting her literary career as a feminist activist writing for the underground press, she went on to explore tennis, 'bohemians' and of course fashion – her obsession – along with forays into fiction. Throughout, she has never seen her work as abstract or disengaged from 'real life'. In her memoir, she traces this relationship between personal experience and her writing, revisiting pivotal moments from childhood, adolescence and adult life to explore her belief that research, by its nature, is always a form of autobiography. She unfolds the garment of her life in a wide-ranging exploration of scenes from her past: her difficult relationship with her mother, fashion in the 60s and gay liberation. In this journey through time she shows how experiences are inseparable from the way we seek to explain and understand them, offering a unique and deeply personal account of her – and our – cultural world.
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.
