Masks as a symbol of protest

The aim of this activity is to highlight the role of masks as something deeply embedded in political, social and economic contexts. The example given here is the tennis player Naomi Osaka, who wore a variety of different masks during her tennis matches at the US Open 2020 tennis competition, the biggest tennis event in America.

This is the fourth activity in a series of resources designed around masks. See the others below:

1. Examining masks using slow looking
2. Masks within performance
3. Masks as a means of self expression
4. Masks as a means of protection

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