Reflections on the Global Footwear Future Coalition Launch – London, 9th October 2024
Nearly a week after the launch of the Global Footwear Future Coalition at Havas Village in London's Kings Cross, founding member Alexandra Sherlock reflects on key themes and takeaways for the Footwear Research Network.
'Making Presence Felt': a project from the archive
Artist Fiona Candy investigates the spatial movement and energy of the city through material and audio exhibits centred on contact between the foot and ground, where many believe we are the most fundamentally in touch with our surroundings. Footwear captured in action- being worn.
Dressed Bodies: A Symposium - registration now open
To mark the end of the three-year research project If the Shoe Fits: Footwear, Identity and Transition, funded by the ESRC, we are hosting an interdisciplinary symposium in conjunction with the Centre for Gender Research.
Festival of the Mind - Researchers' Night
A selection of shoe stories collected at the ‘If the Shoe Fits’ exhibition, part of the Festival of the Mind, at the University of Sheffield.
Putting shoes on show
A review of the exhibition process. Exhibiting research for the ESRC-funded If the Shoe Fits research project at ICOSS, University of Sheffield, 5th December 2011 – 3rd January 2012
Northampton Shoe Museum Sneaker Speaker Symposium
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Contributors
Meet our internationally acclaimed network of contributors.
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Museums & Archives
A list of publicly available museums and archives in alphabetical order by country.
If the shoe fits:
FootweaR, Identity & Transition
The Footwear Research Network is an outcome of the ESRC-funded research project If the Shoe Fits: Footwear Identity and Transition at the University of Sheffield (2010-2013). Learn more about the project and research outputs here.
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The Footwear Research Network is an outcome of the ESRC-funded research project If the Shoe Fits: Footwear Identity and Transition at the University of Sheffield (2010-2013).
Learn more here
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Watch the ‘If the Shoe Fits’ documentary to learn more about the research project and the relationship between wearers and their shoes. Filmed and produced by Sheffield Vision.
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Learn more about the ‘If the Shoe Fits’ research team and board of advisors.
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Following the success of the original ITSF project, further funding was secured in 2015 for a follow-on project, ‘If the Shoe Fits: Enabling Patient-Centred Podiatry’.
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A number of papers and publications were produced directly from the ‘If the Shoe Fits’ research and in association with the project. Access the full list here.