How Long to Read Cold Breezes and Idiot Winds

How Long Does it Take to Read Cold Breezes and Idiot Winds?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 13 minutes to read Cold Breezes and Idiot Winds by Valerie Scatamburlo d'Annibale

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

Description

After 9/11, rightists capitalized on an atmosphere of fear and confusion to resuscitate the “culture wars” of the 1990s and once again targeted the academy. Using tactics reminiscent of the McCarthy era, religious firebrands, militant neoconservatives, and free market fundamentalists engaged in a concerted effort to silence voices critical of the ‘war on terror’ and liken legitimate dissent to treason. Brandishing a discourse of “patriotic correctness” (PC) that was informed by American ‘exceptionalism,’ Christian nationalism, anti-intellectualism, and virulent anti-liberalism, this coalition portrayed the professoriate as a dangerous cabal seeking the demise of ‘Western civilization.’ In Cold Breezes and Idiot Winds, Scatamburlo-D’Annibale explains why the most recent assault on academe must be understood in relation to the right’s broader offensive against liberalism. For decades, conservatives have worked diligently to construct a network of foundations, think tanks, and campus organizations dedicated to demonizing progressive thought, the legacy of the New Deal era, and the democratic social reforms of the 1960s. The author provides a detailed examination of this ideological infrastructure and how it advanced the agenda of PC post-9/11. She explores how the campaign for PC was aided and abetted by a right-wing media apparatus, how it continues to threaten academic freedom on campuses, and how it is currently infecting the larger body politic and contributing to the increased toxicity of the nation’s public dialogue. While purveyors of PC often invoke “culture war” rhetoric, Scatamburlo-D’Annibale adroitly reveals that their ultimate aim is to protect corporate power from any form of democratic accountability.

How long is Cold Breezes and Idiot Winds?

Cold Breezes and Idiot Winds by Valerie Scatamburlo d'Annibale is 247 pages long, and a total of 63,479 words.

This makes it 83% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Cold Breezes and Idiot Winds Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 46 minutes to read Cold Breezes and Idiot Winds aloud.

What Reading Level is Cold Breezes and Idiot Winds?

Cold Breezes and Idiot Winds is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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