Sally Foster
Biographic Data
| ID | 5934846 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sally Foster |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sally |
| FAMILY NAME | Foster |
| SIGNATURE | FOSTER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leeds Beckett University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4096-6275 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Spectral Authenticity and the Fate of the Stone of Destiny
This article examines authenticity debates surrounding the Stone of Destiny, a highly charged heritage object traditionally used in the coronation of Scottish and later British monarchs. Drawing on heritage scholarship, it understands authenticity as negotiated and culturally contingent and develops the concept of spectral authenticity to explain how authenticity claims persist, resurface, coexist and accumulate meanings across time. Using an int…
Migrant gardeners, health and wellbeing: Exploring complexity and ambivalence from a UK perspective
There has been increasing interest in how green spaces and gardening contribute to people’s physical, mental and social wellbeing, and this interest has increased due to COVID-19. This article explores the particular experiences of migrant gardeners and the implications for their health and wellbeing. It draws on a qualitative research project that involved conducting semi-structured interviews with participants with migration heritage in and aro…
Growing foods from home”: Food production, migrants and the changing cultural landscapes of gardens and allotments
The study arises out of research that explored how migrant identities are constructed in relation to food practices in a Northern city. Using narrative accounts and participant observation collected through a small-scale qualitative study, we examine how, in using gardens and allotments to “grow foods from home” alongside locally established fruit and vegetables, a landscape approach allows us to see how migrant gardeners are reshaping existing c…
Health promoting prisons – An impossibility for women prisoners in Africa
The health needs of women in sub-Saharan African prisons are both neglected and poorly understood. Outside South Africa, little research exists on African prison health; what is available tends to be gender-blind and concerned with disease prevention rather than with health promotion. While Vetten (2008 Vetten L (2008) ‘The imprisonment of women in Africa’ in J Sarkin (Ed) (2008) Human Rights in African Prisons, Cape Town: Human Sciences Research…
Men’s experience of cosmetic surgery: A phenomenological approach to discussion board data
An existential phenomenological approach was used to explore men’s experience of cosmetic surgery for gynecomastia, with data from an online discussion forum. The sample is described in detail, as are the ethical considerations in using such data. Strategies to maintain high ethical standards are discussed. The data gathered from online discussion forums is likened to gathering pieces of a mosaic, and some consequent difficulties and strengths fo…
Lane and Campbell, Dunadd. An early Dalriadic Capital
World Heritage Site buffer zones: Statements of fact or aspiration
The Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site, designated in 1999, is used as a case study to review ICOMOS guidance on the definition of buffer zones. ICOMOS encourages the use of extant designations. The Orkney example highlights the difficulties in marrying the specific aims and consultative requirements embedded in such extant statutory designations with the requirements of the World Heritage Site. The authors encourage extreme caution in…
Lecture Summaries
Eight lecture summaries:The discovery of a Norse horizontal mill at Orphir, OrkneyBritain and the Mediterranean in Late AntiquityScottish prehistoric 'jet' jewellery: some new workMedieval embroiderersField survey and excavation at Dunbeath, CaithnessThe post-medieval burial vault 1450-1715Post-glacial hunter/gatherers in Europe and their adaptation to changeBrochs: domestic architecture and changing social configurations in prehistoric and Early…
Excavations at Warebeth (Stromness Cemetery) Broch, Orkney
The broch well yielded organic remains including human coprolites and animal hairs, as well as animal bones, which provide direct evidence for the human diet. Two finds made in the 19th century are discussed by Sally Foster (127-8) as bronze and gold Hiberno-Saxon mounts. AR
Growing foods from home”: Food production, migrants and the changing cultural landscapes of gardens and allotments
The study arises out of research that explored how migrant identities are constructed in relation to food practices in a Northern city. Using narrative accounts and participant observation collected through a small-scale qualitative study, we examine how, in using gardens and allotments to “grow foods from home” alongside locally established fruit and vegetables, a landscape approach allows us to see how migrant gardeners are reshaping existing c…
Health promoting prisons – An impossibility for women prisoners in Africa
The health needs of women in sub-Saharan African prisons are both neglected and poorly understood. Outside South Africa, little research exists on African prison health; what is available tends to be gender-blind and concerned with disease prevention rather than with health promotion. While Vetten (2008 Vetten L (2008) ‘The imprisonment of women in Africa’ in J Sarkin (Ed) (2008) Human Rights in African Prisons, Cape Town: Human Sciences Research…
Excavations at Warebeth (Stromness Cemetery) Broch, Orkney
The broch well yielded organic remains including human coprolites and animal hairs, as well as animal bones, which provide direct evidence for the human diet. Two finds made in the 19th century are discussed by Sally Foster (127-8) as bronze and gold Hiberno-Saxon mounts. AR
Lecture Summaries
Eight lecture summaries:The discovery of a Norse horizontal mill at Orphir, OrkneyBritain and the Mediterranean in Late AntiquityScottish prehistoric 'jet' jewellery: some new workMedieval embroiderersField survey and excavation at Dunbeath, CaithnessThe post-medieval burial vault 1450-1715Post-glacial hunter/gatherers in Europe and their adaptation to changeBrochs: domestic architecture and changing social configurations in prehistoric and Early…
World Heritage Site buffer zones: Statements of fact or aspiration
The Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site, designated in 1999, is used as a case study to review ICOMOS guidance on the definition of buffer zones. ICOMOS encourages the use of extant designations. The Orkney example highlights the difficulties in marrying the specific aims and consultative requirements embedded in such extant statutory designations with the requirements of the World Heritage Site. The authors encourage extreme caution in…
Lane and Campbell, Dunadd. An early Dalriadic Capital
Men’s experience of cosmetic surgery: A phenomenological approach to discussion board data
An existential phenomenological approach was used to explore men’s experience of cosmetic surgery for gynecomastia, with data from an online discussion forum. The sample is described in detail, as are the ethical considerations in using such data. Strategies to maintain high ethical standards are discussed. The data gathered from online discussion forums is likened to gathering pieces of a mosaic, and some consequent difficulties and strengths fo…
Health promoting prisons – An impossibility for women prisoners in Africa
The health needs of women in sub-Saharan African prisons are both neglected and poorly understood. Outside South Africa, little research exists on African prison health; what is available tends to be gender-blind and concerned with disease prevention rather than with health promotion. While Vetten (2008 Vetten L (2008) ‘The imprisonment of women in Africa’ in J Sarkin (Ed) (2008) Human Rights in African Prisons, Cape Town: Human Sciences Research…
Growing foods from home”: Food production, migrants and the changing cultural landscapes of gardens and allotments
The study arises out of research that explored how migrant identities are constructed in relation to food practices in a Northern city. Using narrative accounts and participant observation collected through a small-scale qualitative study, we examine how, in using gardens and allotments to “grow foods from home” alongside locally established fruit and vegetables, a landscape approach allows us to see how migrant gardeners are reshaping existing c…
Migrant gardeners, health and wellbeing: Exploring complexity and ambivalence from a UK perspective
There has been increasing interest in how green spaces and gardening contribute to people’s physical, mental and social wellbeing, and this interest has increased due to COVID-19. This article explores the particular experiences of migrant gardeners and the implications for their health and wellbeing. It draws on a qualitative research project that involved conducting semi-structured interviews with participants with migration heritage in and aro…
Spectral Authenticity and the Fate of the Stone of Destiny
This article examines authenticity debates surrounding the Stone of Destiny, a highly charged heritage object traditionally used in the coronation of Scottish and later British monarchs. Drawing on heritage scholarship, it understands authenticity as negotiated and culturally contingent and develops the concept of spectral authenticity to explain how authenticity claims persist, resurface, coexist and accumulate meanings across time. Using an int…
Archaeology (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · History (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Excavation (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works)