{"product_id":"9798765102404","title":"Mask","description":"Author: Pearl, Sharrona\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9798765102404\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 27 Jun 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 160\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the theater mask and masquerade to the masked criminal and the rise of facial recognition software, masks have long performed as an instrument for the protection and concealment of identity.\u003cbr\u003e Even as they conceal and protect, masks     as faces     are an extension of the self. At the same time, they are a part of material culture- what are masks made of? What traces do they leave behind? Acknowledging that that mask-wearing has become increasingly weaponized and politicized, Sharrona Pearl looks at the politics of the mask, exploring how identity itself is read on this object.\u003cbr\u003eBy exploring who we do (and do not) seek to protect through different forms of masking, Sharrona Pearl's\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003elong history of masks helps us to better understand what it is we value. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509048361118,"sku":"UBD-9798765102404","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9798765102404.jpg?v=1780640467","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9798765102404","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}