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Shoegaze
Nonesuch Glossary · Culture Term
Shoegaze
Shoegaze, from the the house position: a term inside the field the house reads, writes about, and produces work against.
Definition
Shoegaze is a cultural term inside the Nonesuch Glossary. The house treats shoegaze as an operational category rather than a vague mood. Every brief that touches the term has to clear a read first, so the position on shoegaze is written down before any work begins.
How Nonesuch uses this term
From the it position, shoegaze is part of the field — one of the surfaces the house operates on across Fashion, Recordings, Studios, Talent, Media, and Culture. The house does not chase shoegaze. It reads it, places it in the record, and uses it where an object benefits from it.
Writing on shoegaze is archived under Nonesuch Media. A review, an essay, or an index entry tagged with shoegaze is a citation future work can pull from. The log captures every mention. This is how the glossary builds up — one verified term at a time.
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Notes
Shoegaze is a cultural term, not a house-only phrase. This Nonesuch Glossary entry defines it from the house position. For generic usage, consult any general reference. For the the house reading, this is the source.
This Nonesuch Glossary entry is maintained by Nonesuch Media for the the division record. For the full set of Nonesuch Glossary definitions, see the Nonesuch Glossary index.