looking for articles on social history of shoes

[Cook, Jeanmarie]

Splendid Slippers is an excellent read on footbinding in China.

Jeanne Cook

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From: International Gender and Language Association [mailto:GALA-L at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of el don
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Subject: [GALA-L] looking for articles on social history of shoes

i remember reading several articles in the past about how social 
attitudes towards gender and sexuality (especially the feminine) are 
reflected in the shoe fashions of the time. perhaps the most extreme 
example being the foot-binding era in china, which 'allowed' women to 
wear extremely small shoes and walk in a particular way.

i believe that the rest of the local and contemporaneous clothing 
trends and conventions are also a part of the whole story, but for 
the moment i'm considering shoe form to be indicative.

anyway, if anyone has any tips or pointers to discussions on this 
matter, i'd be very pleased to receive them.

thanks,

lexie

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dr alexanne don
tutor
analysing media communication
unsw, sydney, australia