{"product_id":"wear-a-mask-oxfords-pandemic-portraits-9781838463021","title":"Wear A Mask!: Oxford's Pandemic Portraits","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween early 2020 and spring 2021, Oxford - like the rest of the UK - was subject to a series of restrictions to combat the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. After initial hesitation, the government stipulated that face masks should be worn in certain contexts to reduce transmission. These masks soon became obligatory but also a matter of personal choice in terms of how they looked and what they signified.  Over a year, Oxford-based photographer Martin Stott recorded hundreds of images of masked individuals in the city, revealing the extraordinary diversity and individuality at play in a public health measure that was previously unfamiliar to most people. Politics, identity, fashion, subversion and resilience are all colourfully expressed in Stott's subjects who were photographed in a range of everyday contexts. This book presents 56 of these photographs.  Wear a Mask!, echoing Anthony Fauci's memorable plea for collective action, provides a striking visual record of how Oxford's population reacted to an unprecedented public health crisis and turned face masks into a powerful expression of identity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The Covid19 pandemic is a unique moment in British history. The variety and individual taste that these photographs demonstrate is totally fascinating. Martin Stott has located a wonderful collection of mask wearers.'--Martin Parr; 'As this striking diversity of photographs illustrate . . . masking policies have not changed who we are: they have helped reveal who we are.'--Trisha Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Care, University of Oxford","brand":"Signal Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49413144248663,"sku":"9781838463021","price":9.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781838463021.jpg?v=1730519275","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wear-a-mask-oxfords-pandemic-portraits-9781838463021","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}