[Discussion] A Cultural History of Shoes (Non European Essays)

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CALL FOR ESSAYS

A Cultural History of Shoes (Non European Essays)

Peter McNeil (University of New South Wales) and Giorgio Riello (LSE &=20
V&A) have been asked by the UK-based publisher Berg to be the editors of=20
a new volume in fashion studies entitled A Cultural History of Shoes.=20
Publication is envisaged by early 2005.

OUTLINE

This collection of essays aims at providing the first academic survey of=20
the role footwear played in ancient, early modern, modern and=20
post-modern societies. The focus of the book is the historical analysis=20
of cultural attributes, social values and personal meanings of shoes.=20
The volume will include essays ranging from footwear and women in=20
ancient Greece to sweatshops and the power of big trainers=92 brands in=20
the 21st century.

Following an initial call for essays early this year, we are looking for=20
essays on non-European footwear in any period between 1500 and 2000.

Essays should be c. 5000 words in length (excluding bibliography) with a=20
maximum 500 words as Notes/References. Illustrations are welcomed=20
particularly if they are the author's own copyright.

Abstracts (200-300 words) should be sent no later than *4 May 2004* to=20
Peter McNeil via email. For informal enquiries, please contact Giorgio=20
Riello via email. Accepted articles are due for submission on 1 November=20
2004.

Giorgio Riello
Research Department
Victoria and Albert Museum
South Kensington
London
SW7 2RL
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20 7942 2590
Fax: +44 20 7942 2592
Email: g.riello@vam.ac.uk

Peter McNeil
University of New South Wales
College of Fine Arts
School of Art History and Theory
PO Box 259
Paddington NSW 2021
Sydney
Australia
Tel: + 61 2 9385 0780
Fax: + 61 2 9385 0615
Email: Peter.Mcneil@unsw.edu.au

Email: g.riello@vam.ac.uk, peter.mcneil@unsw.edu.au=20
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