Tiffany Watt Smith Ordre des livres (chronologique)

Frauen sind in ihren Freundschaften entweder unzertrennliche Besties oder fiese Intrigantinnen, so wird es in Filmen und Serien zumindest suggeriert. Bedeutende, tiefe Bindungen traute man lange Zeit nur Männern zu. Diesem Zerrbild sagt die Emotionshistorikerin Tiffany Watt Smith den Kampf an. Dafür befragt sie Archive, die Literatur und immer wieder sich selbst. Aufrichtig berichtet sie von der Enttäuschung über Freundschaften, die sang- und klanglos enden, zeigt aber auch Gemeinschaften, in denen Freundinnen verlässlich und solidarisch füreinander da sind. Sie zeigt eindrücklich, wie komplex und vielgestaltig Freundschaften von Frauen schon waren, lange bevor sie bürgerliche Rechte besaßen. Dieses Buch erzählt auf unterhaltsame Weise davon, dass zwischen Aristoteles und den Spice Girls tatsächlich eine Revolution stattgefunden hat.

'[Watt Smith] treats each emotion with the expertise of a wine taster, showing how it is formed from a mixture of many other emotions' Craig Brown Mail on Sunday

Is your heart fluttering in anticipation? Is your stomach tight with nerves? Are you falling in love? Feeling a bit miffed? Are you curious (perhaps about this book)? Do you have the heebie-jeebies? Are you antsy with iktsuarpok? Or giddy with dépaysement? The Book of Human Emotions is a gleeful, thoughtful collection of 156 feelings, both rare and familiar. Each has its own story, and reveals the strange forces which shape our rich and varied internal worlds. In reading it, you'll discover feelings you never knew you had (like basorexia, the sudden urge to kiss someone), uncover the secret histories of boredom and confidence, and gain unexpected insights into why we feel the way we do.Published in partnership with the Wellcome Collection.Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library that aims to challenge how we think and feel about health. Inspired by the medical objects and curiosities collected by Henry Wellcome, it connects science, medicine, life and art. Wellcome Collection exhibitions, events and books explore a diverse range of subjects, including consciousness, forensic medicine, emotions, sexology, identity and death. Wellcome Collection is part of Wellcome, a global charitable foundation that exists to improve health for everyone by helping great ideas to thrive, funding over 14,000 researchers and projects in more than 70 countries.wellcomecollection.org

The Flavour Thesaurus for feelings: 200 bite-size entries on emotions from the universal to the utterly specific.