Mineke Schipper is Emeritus Professor of Intercultural Literary Studies at the University of Leiden, The Netherlands, with visiting professorships in Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso and China. She is the author of several books, including the bestsellers Never Marry a Woman with Big Feet (Eureka Prize for Non-fiction) and Naked or Covered: A History of Dressing and Undressing Around the World.