How Long to Read Consuming Subjects

How Long Does it Take to Read Consuming Subjects?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 20 minutes to read Consuming Subjects by Elizabeth Kowaleski-Wallace

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

Description

Consuming Subjects is an insightful exploration of the origin of the modern idea of women as shoppers. Kowaleski-Wallace considers the origins of current ideas about women and consumerism to call into question the "natural" link between women and the commodities they buy. While previous scholars have posited the nineteenth-century department store and arcade as the crucial place for understanding the emergence of the female consumer, Kowaleski-Wallace argues that the eighteenth century yields a keener understanding by allowing us to view the foundations of contemporary cultural practices. Drawing on feminist criticism, cultural studies, and new historical ideas, she surveys eighteenth-century literary texts, material objects -such as china- and cultural events to illuminate the ways in which women are both controlled and empowered through images of consumption. Kowaleski-Wallace links the rise of shopping to the appearance of modern pronography: like pornography, shopping embodies a cultural fantasy, claiming to locate and control female "pleasure." This elegant study is an important contribution to eighteenth-century studies and will appeal to a broader audience of readers interested in feminist and cultural issues.

How long is Consuming Subjects?

Consuming Subjects by Elizabeth Kowaleski-Wallace is 200 pages long, and a total of 50,000 words.

This makes it 67% the length of the average book. It also has 61% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Consuming Subjects Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 33 minutes to read Consuming Subjects aloud.

What Reading Level is Consuming Subjects?

Consuming Subjects is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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