Collected Item: “Barbie in a Mask”
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Barbie in a Mask
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
Photograph
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, so much has changed for our children. They have faced school closures, altered family dynamics, the loss of extracurricular activities and nationwide protests. The reality of this new unprecedented world is impacting how children are playing. This photograph was shared with me by a friend who was observing her daughter quietly playing in their backyard. She went over to check on her daughter and noticed that she had placed a mask on her Barbie. The mom sent me the photo along with a text that read "Cute and clever but heartbreaking at the same time." This simple photograph shows how much our children are absorbing and adapting as they navigate life during a pandemic. How will this pandemic change the ways in which our children play? What will play look like for them as the pandemic progresses? What impact will these changes have on their overall social and emotional development? How resilient are our children?
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
#HST580, #ASU, #personalvoices, #children, #sanfranciscobayarea
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
Lauren Ghio
Give this story a date.
2020-05-29