How Long to Read Being Property Once Myself

How Long Does it Take to Read Being Property Once Myself?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 49 minutes to read Being Property Once Myself by Joshua Bennett

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

Description

A prize-winning poet argues that blackness acts as the caesura between human and nonhuman, man and animal. Throughout US history, black people have been configured as sociolegal nonpersons, a subgenre of the human. Being Property Once Myself delves into the literary imagination and ethical concerns that have emerged from this experience. Each chapter tracks a specific animal figure—the rat, the cock, the mule, the dog, and the shark—in the works of black authors such as Richard Wright, Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston, Jesmyn Ward, and Robert Hayden. The plantation, the wilderness, the...

How long is Being Property Once Myself?

Being Property Once Myself by Joshua Bennett is 225 pages long, and a total of 57,375 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Being Property Once Myself Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 13 minutes to read Being Property Once Myself aloud.

What Reading Level is Being Property Once Myself?

Being Property Once Myself 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.

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