{"product_id":"behind-the-big-house-jodi-skipper-9781609388171","title":"Behind the Big House: Reconciling Slavery, Race, and Heritage in the U.S. South","description":"\u003cb\u003e2022 Anthropology of Tourism Interest Group Nelson Graburn Prize, winner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When residents and tourists visit sites of slavery, whose stories are told? All too often the lives of slaveowners are centered, obscuring the lives of enslaved people. \u003ci\u003eBehind the Big House \u003c\/i\u003egives readers a candid, behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to interpret the difficult history of slavery in the U.S. South. The book explores Jodi Skipper's eight-year collaboration with the Behind the Big House program, a community-based model used at local historic sites to address slavery in the collective narrative of U.S. history and culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In laying out her experiences through an autoethnographic approach, Skipper seeks to help other activist scholars of color negotiate the nuances of place, the academic public sphere, and its ambiguous systems of reward, recognition, and evaluation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jodi Skipper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1609388178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609388171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Iowa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2023","brand":"Jodi Skipper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055196565759,"sku":"9781609388171","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6cf017e2-2ecd-4cd9-ae07-2ab8311e6591.jpg?v=1685034341","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/behind-the-big-house-jodi-skipper-9781609388171","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}