{"product_id":"the-debt-project-99-portraits-across-america-hardcover","title":"The Debt Project: 99 Portraits Across America - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrittany M. Powell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAstra Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFEATURED IN THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e: The Faces of Americans Living in Debt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Dorothea Lange\/Paul Taylor Prize in Documentary.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatured on \u003ci\u003ePolitico\u003c\/i\u003e, in the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post, USA Today, Business Insider, Refinery29\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFast Company\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the popular online photo series and now published in print for the first time, \u003ci\u003eThe Debt Project\u003c\/i\u003e collects 99 portraits of debt across the United States, featuring people of all different backgrounds and stories, to recontextualize an often stigmatized experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2013, Brittany Powell made the difficult decision to file for bankruptcy for her photography business. In the years following the 2008 economic collapse, she found herself in a significant amount of debt, a position many Americans across the country still share, a common yet isolating and private experience often steeped in shame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer personal experience, bolstered by the We Are the 99% slogan that came out of the Occupy movement, brought her to start The Debt Project, an exploration of the role debt and finance plays in our personal identity and social structure. This book presents an intimate look into 99 different lives: each shares an arrestingly honest portrait in the person's home, surrounded by all their belongings, accompanied by a handwritten note of the amount of debt that person is in and the story behind the numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Debt Project\u003c\/i\u003e, with a foreword by writer and filmmaker Astra Taylor plus resources at the back of the book to support people in debt, examines the social and personal hold financial debt has on us and invites others into a private world, while at the same empowering people to share their stories and overcome the shame they may feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 10.3 x 12.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759978381600,"sku":"9781513264332","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/21a1dcd16aa0c3c020154e2b7cd05a5c.webp?v=1780167845","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-debt-project-99-portraits-across-america-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}