How Long to Read Alien Bodies

How Long Does it Take to Read Alien Bodies?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 21 minutes to read Alien Bodies by Ramsay Burt

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Alien Bodies is a fascinating examination of dance in Germany, France, and the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Ranging across ballet and modern dance, dance in the cinema and Revue, Ramsay Burt looks at the work of European, African American, and white American artists. Among the artists who feature are: * Josephine Baker * Jean Borlin * George Balanchine * Jean Cocteau * Valeska Gert * Katherine Dunham * Fernand Leger * Kurt Jooss * Doris Humphrey Concerned with how artists responded to the alienating experiences of modern life, Alien Bodies focuses on issues of: * national and 'racial' identity * the new spaces of modernity * fascists uses of mass spectacles * ritual and primitivism in modern dance * the 'New Woman' and the slender modern body

How long is Alien Bodies?

Alien Bodies by Ramsay Burt is 201 pages long, and a total of 50,451 words.

This makes it 68% the length of the average book. It also has 62% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Alien Bodies Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 35 minutes to read Alien Bodies aloud.

What Reading Level is Alien Bodies?

Alien Bodies is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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