How Long to Read Dissent as a Fiction in the American Imagination; Or "Bartleby, the Scrivener: a Story of [Occupy!] Wall Street"

How Long Does it Take to Read Dissent as a Fiction in the American Imagination; Or "Bartleby, the Scrivener: a Story of [Occupy!] Wall Street"?

It takes the average reader and 42 minutes to read Dissent as a Fiction in the American Imagination; Or "Bartleby, the Scrivener: a Story of [Occupy!] Wall Street" by Krystina Marie Engleman

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Description

The media uses "Bartleby, the Scrivener" as an ominous allegory to dismiss protests like Occupy! Wall Street as "passive" and "idle" resistance. The "Bartleby" critical industry's authority endorses this simplistic interpretation, which in the media not only exacerbates American skepticism towards democratic protest; it distracts from larger questions about a Wall Street-serving political order that privileges private property over people. This essay uses Jean-Luc Nancy's theoretical differentiation of myth from literature, first to expose how media uses literary analogy to mythologize national histories with protestors as villains, then secondly to demonstrate how literature's interpretative nature invites populist disruption of authoritarian narratives to reclaim political representation and subjectivity---as social-media protest movements uniquely have. This essay reimagines an entire "Bartleby" critical heritage by challenging its unanimous verdict of Bartleby's "passive resistance," instead revealing subjectivities made possible outside of capitalism as imagined both in "Bartleby" and social-media movements like Occupy! Wall Street.

How long is Dissent as a Fiction in the American Imagination; Or "Bartleby, the Scrivener: a Story of [Occupy!] Wall Street"?

Dissent as a Fiction in the American Imagination; Or "Bartleby, the Scrivener: a Story of [Occupy!] Wall Street" by Krystina Marie Engleman is 42 pages long, and a total of 10,584 words.

This makes it 14% the length of the average book. It also has 13% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dissent as a Fiction in the American Imagination; Or "Bartleby, the Scrivener: a Story of [Occupy!] Wall Street" Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 57 minutes to read Dissent as a Fiction in the American Imagination; Or "Bartleby, the Scrivener: a Story of [Occupy!] Wall Street" aloud.

What Reading Level is Dissent as a Fiction in the American Imagination; Or "Bartleby, the Scrivener: a Story of [Occupy!] Wall Street"?

Dissent as a Fiction in the American Imagination; Or "Bartleby, the Scrivener: a Story of [Occupy!] Wall Street" is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

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