A book of poetry of "poet maudit" Tristan Corbiere, first published in 1873 in Paris. It features 101 poems that was published two years before the death of the poet at the age of 29, and it went completely unnoticed at the time.

Focuses on an aspect of contemporary motherhood often hidden from view: the need for paid childcare by women returning to the workforce, and the complex bonds mothers forge with the 'shadow mothers' they hire. The author illuminates both sides of an unequal and complicated relationship.

This text examines the social meanings of music as they have been shaped not only by hearing, but also by seeing music in performance. The author is particularly interested in the relation of music to the human body, arguing that musical practices are inseperable from discourses of power.