This article raises questions about the role of footwear within contemporary processes of identity formation and presents ongoing research into perceptions, experiences and memories of shoes among men and women in the North of England. In a series of linked theoretical discussions it argues that...

How do emotions move and how do emotions move us? How are feelings and recognitions distributed socio-materially? Based on a multi- site ethnographic study of a 'romantic' correspondance system, this article explores the themes of love, privacy, identity and public displays. Informed by...