Concealed Shoes revealed
Senior Shoe Curator Rebecca Shawcross explores the significance and mysteries of the Northampton Museum’s concealed shoe collection.
Review: The Futures Archive ‘The Shoe’ (S1/E10)
For many, shoes are considered a luxury and their study… frivolous. The insights shared in The Futures Archive’s recent podcast ‘The Shoe’ highlight the often critical importance shoes play in processes of being and becoming.
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.
If the Shoe Fits, If the Dog Fetches
Professor Kath Woodward reflects on the powerful capacity of shoes to connect us with others, past and present, human and non-human.
'Walking in My Shoes'
Jenny Hockey reviews the Cuming Museum’s exhibition of historic and contemporary shoes to consider identity and the way what is worn on the feet speaks to the mobilities evoked, both literally and metaphorically.
Red peep-toes and Italian heels
Jenny Hockey reflects on her own shoe stories and the inspiration behind the 3-year ESRC-funded research project ‘If the Shoe Fits: Footwear, Identity and Transition’ at the University of Sheffield (2010-2013).
Red Shoe Stories
Personal Performance Coach and NLP Practitioner Kay Gill reflects on the capacity of red shoes to empower their wearers.
