How Long to Read Black Resonance

How Long Does it Take to Read Black Resonance?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read Black Resonance by Emily J. Lordi

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

Description

Ever since Bessie Smith’s powerful voice conspired with the “race records” industry to make her a star in the 1920s, African American writers have memorialized the sounds and theorized the politics of black women’s singing. In Black Resonance, Emily J. Lordi analyzes writings by Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Gayl Jones, and Nikki Giovanni that engage such iconic singers as Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Mahalia Jackson, and Aretha Franklin. Focusing on two generations of artists from the 1920s to the 1970s, Black Resonance reveals a musical-literary tradition in which singers...

How long is Black Resonance?

Black Resonance by Emily J. Lordi is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Black Resonance Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read Black Resonance aloud.

What Reading Level is Black Resonance?

Black Resonance 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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