Rozsika Parker
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Rozsika Parker was psychotherapist, art historian and writer and a feminist.
and spent her early years in Oxford
, studying at the Wychwood School.
Between the years 1966-1969 she studied for a degree in the history of European art at the Courtauld Institute in London. in 1972 she joined the feminist magazine Spare Rib
.
In the 80s she had two children with the Jungian analyst Andrew Samuels
, a boy and a girl.
She died in 2010, aged 64 of cancer.
About
Parker was born in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and spent her early years in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, studying at the Wychwood School.
Between the years 1966-1969 she studied for a degree in the history of European art at the Courtauld Institute in London. in 1972 she joined the feminist magazine Spare Rib
Spare Rib
Spare Rib was a second-wave feminist magazine in the United Kingdom that emerged out of the counter culture of the late 1960s as a consequence of meetings involving, amongst others, Rosie Boycott and Marsha Rowe.-Description:...
.
In the 80s she had two children with the Jungian analyst Andrew Samuels
Andrew Samuels
Andrew Samuels is known internationally as an influential commentator on political and social themes from the standpoint of 'therapy thinking'. He has worked with politicians, political organizations, activist groups and members of the public in Europe, US, Brazil, Israel, Japan, Russia and South...
, a boy and a girl.
She died in 2010, aged 64 of cancer.
Books
- The Subversive Stitch: Embroidery and the Making of the Feminine
- The Anxious Gardener
- Framing Feminism: Art and the Women's Movement 1970-1985
- Mother Love, Mother Hate: The Power of Maternal Ambivalence
- The Subversive Stitch: Embroidery and the Making of the Feminine
- Old Mistresses: Women, Art and Ideology, with Griselda PollockGriselda PollockGriselda Pollock is a prominent art historian and cultural analyst, and a world-renowned scholar of international, post-colonial feminist studies in the visual arts. She is best known for her theoretical and methodological innovation, combined with deeply engaged readings of historical and...
External links
- Ruthie Petrie, Rozsika Parker obituary, 21 November 2010
- Melissa Benn, Deep maternal alienation, The Guardian, 28 October 2006
- In Memoriam: Rozsika Parker, Feminist Art Historian and activist