Shoe Obsessed: Power, Identity, and the Manufacturing of Desire
Ruth Ketterer Harris Lecture 2023
Event Details
Date
Friday, February 10, 2023
Time
3 p.m.
Location
2235, Nancy Nicholas Hall
Description
Fashion is anything but frivolous. This talk will explore the economic and social implications of footwear and how mass production, market fragmentation and the commodification of identities has made Western culture “shoe obsessed.”
The 2023 Harris Lecture is presented by Elizabeth Semmelhack, Director and Senior Curator of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, Canada. With a collection of over 15,000 objects, the Bata Shoe Museum celebrates the style, development, and function of footwear.
The 2023 Harris Lecture is presented by Elizabeth Semmelhack, Director and Senior Curator of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, Canada. With a collection of over 15,000 objects, the Bata Shoe Museum celebrates the style, development, and function of footwear.
Cost
Free
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