How Long to Read Confronting Colonial Objects

How Long Does it Take to Read Confronting Colonial Objects?

It takes the average reader 10 hours to read Confronting Colonial Objects by Carsten Stahn

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

Description

The treatment of cultural colonial objects is one of the most debated questions of our time. Calls for a new international cultural order go back to decolonization. However, for decades, the issue has been treated as a matter of comity or been reduced to a Shakespearean dilemma: to return or not to return. Confronting Colonial Objects seeks to go beyond these classic dichotomies and argues that contemporary practices are at a tipping point. The book shows that cultural takings were material to the colonial project throughout different periods and went far beyond looting. It presents micro histories and object biographies to trace recurring justifications and contestations of takings and returns while outlining the complicity of anthropology, racial science, and professional networks that enabled colonial collecting. The book demonstrates the dual role of law and cultural heritage regulation in facilitating colonial injustices and mobilizing resistance thereto. Drawing on the interplay between justice, ethics, and human rights, Stahn develops principles of relational cultural justice. He challenges the argument that takings were acceptable according to the standards of the time and outlines how future engagement requires a re-invention of knowledge systems and relations towards objects, including new forms of consent, provenance research, and partnership, and a re-thinking of the role of museums themselves. Following the life story and transformation of cultural objects, this book provides a fresh perspective on international law and colonial history that appeals to audiences across a variety of disciplines. This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.

How long is Confronting Colonial Objects?

Confronting Colonial Objects by Carsten Stahn is 593 pages long, and a total of 150,029 words.

This makes it 200% the length of the average book. It also has 183% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Confronting Colonial Objects Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 39 minutes to read Confronting Colonial Objects aloud.

What Reading Level is Confronting Colonial Objects?

Confronting Colonial Objects 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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