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Not Wanting to Wear a Mask During a Pandemic

Title (Dublin Core)

Not Wanting to Wear a Mask During a Pandemic

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Description (Dublin Core)

HIST30060: Making History
From 22nd July 2020, it became compulsory in Victoria for everyone to wear a properly-fitted face mask when out in public. This was indeed commonsense for a lot of people, many in the streets already starting to wear face coverings before the official ruling came into place. But just because it’s commonsense does not mean it is at all easy or comfortable or that it will not be the cause of what is now known as ‘mascne’. At first, the adrenaline rush of it all meant that wearing a mask felt kind of cool, and made everyone look like a spy, or at least made you feel like one. And it was quite entertaining to see people taking it all the way with their creative face coverings. But after a while, it was kind of annoying to put on a mask to take out your rubbish, made afternoon walks a bit more sweaty on the face (and noisy with the sound of your own muffled breath from being puffed, also caused by the reduction in exercise during quarantine). But with all the minor inconveniences of wearing a mask during a pandemic, you are mostly thankful it’s compulsory in your city, especially when someone on the bus coughs.

Date (Dublin Core)

July 22, 2020

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HIST30060

Partner (Dublin Core)

University of Melbourne

Type (Dublin Core)

Photograph and Text Story

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Government Local
English Social Distance
English Public Space
English Transportation

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

mask
face covering
mandate
regulation
Victoria

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

masks
face covering
Victoria
global

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

HIST 30060 University of Melbourne Syllabus

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

11/08/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

02/16/2021

Item sets

Covid 19
Australian Collection

This item was submitted on November 8, 2020 by [anonymous user] using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://www.covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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