Some Reflections on the History of Masked Societies in East Asia

Hyun, Jaehwan; Setoguchi, Akihisa; Brazelton, Mary Augusta

doi:10.1080/18752160.2021.2015125

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“…While the use of surgical facemasks in urban cultures of Asia was often taken as an example (e.g. Hyun et al, 2022 ; Lupton et al, 2021 , p. 10), the use and handling of masks in public seemed to be a novelty in European and Anglo-American regions (e.g. Schönweitz et al, 2022 ).…”

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Facemasks, material and metaphors: An analysis of socio-material dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic

Böhrer¹,

Döbler

Tarkkala

2023

The Sociological Review

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In 2020, not only did the Sars-Cov-2 virus become a global pandemic, but public life also changed in the wake of various infection control measures. Increased use of masks was one of the first clearly visible changes. With the masks came stories about masks. Who wore them, where people should wear them, and why? It quickly became clear, however, that stories about ‘the facemask’ also have a metaphorical content, negotiating not only problems of the pandemic as a social crisis, but also other social issues amalgamated through the use of masks and the surrounding narratives. Thus, masks not only prevented infection, but also fed and materialised the public imaginary of the pandemic and its challenges. From this perspective, we explore three exemplary cases from Germany and Finland in 2020 in which the mask played different roles as a socio-material phenomenon, linking theoretical perspectives on materiality and metaphors. Additionally, the analysis presents illustrations done by a visual artist. These illustrations capture the key content of the analysis in the form of drawings.

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Section: Theoretical Background: Materiality and Metaphorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Facemasks, material and metaphors: An analysis of socio-material dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic

Böhrer¹,

Döbler

Tarkkala

2023

The Sociological Review

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COVID-19 Immunopolitics, Pandemic Governance and the Communication of Scientific Knowledge

Davis

2024

Communicating COVID-19

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The Effect of Face Mask Wear on the Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Microbiome

Ozkan,

Majzoub,

Khan

et al. 2024

Eye &Amp; Contact Lens: Science &Amp; Clinical Practice

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Objectives: As face mask wear can result in the redirection of nasal and oral exhalation toward the ocular region, this study investigated the impact of face mask wear on the conjunctiva, eyelid margin, and contact lens (CL) surface microbiome. Methods: In this prospective, cross-over study, experienced CL wearers (N=20) were randomized to wear a face mask for 6 hr/day (minimum) for a week or no mask for a week. The conjunctiva, eyelid, and CLs were then sampled. After a 1-week washout period, participants were crossed over into the alternate treatment for 1 week and sampling was repeated. Sampling was bilateral and randomly assigned to be processed for culturing or 16S ribosomal(r) RNA gene sequencing. Results: Culturing showed no effect of mask wear on the average number of bacterial colonies isolated on the conjunctiva, eyelid, or CL, but there was increased isolation of Staphylococcus capitis on CL samples with mask wear (P=0.040). Culture-independent sequencing found differences in the taxonomic complexity and bacterial composition between the three sites (P<0.001), but there was no effect of bacterial diversity within and between sites. Mask wear did not impact dry eye or CL discomfort, but increased ocular surface staining was reported (P=0.035). Conclusions: Mask wear did not substantially alter the microbiome of the conjunctiva, eyelid margin, or CL surfaces in uncompromised healthy eyes.

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Some Reflections on the History of Masked Societies in East Asia

Cited by 3 publications

References 6 publications

Facemasks, material and metaphors: An analysis of socio-material dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic

Facemasks, material and metaphors: An analysis of socio-material dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 Immunopolitics, Pandemic Governance and the Communication of Scientific Knowledge

The Effect of Face Mask Wear on the Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Microbiome

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