How Long to Read American Archives

How Long Does it Take to Read American Archives?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 9 minutes to read American Archives by Shawn Michelle Smith

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

Description

Visual texts uniquely demonstrate the contested terms of American identity. In American Archives Shawn Michelle Smith offers a bold and disturbing account of how photography and the sciences of biological racialism joined forces in the nineteenth century to offer an idea of what Americans look like--or "should" look like. Her varied sources, which include the middle-class portrait, baby picture, criminal mugshot, and eugenicist record, as well as literary, scientific, and popular texts, enable her to demonstrate how new visual paradigms posed bodily appearance as an index to interior...

How long is American Archives?

American Archives by Shawn Michelle Smith is 299 pages long, and a total of 77,441 words.

This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 95% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read American Archives Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 3 minutes to read American Archives aloud.

What Reading Level is American Archives?

American Archives 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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