How Long to Read Film and Video Censorship in Modern Britain

How Long Does it Take to Read Film and Video Censorship in Modern Britain?

It takes the average reader 4 hours to read Film and Video Censorship in Modern Britain by Julian Petley

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

Description

How does film and video censorship operate in Britain? Why does it exist? And is it too strict? Starting in 1979, the birth of the domestic video industry - and the first year of the Thatcher government - this critical study explains how the censorship of films both in cinemas and on video and DVD has developed in Britain. As well as presenting a detailed analysis of the workings of the British Board of Film Classification, Petley casts his gaze well beyond the BBFC to analyse the forces which the Board has to take into account when classifying and censoring. These range from laws such as the Video Recordings Act and Obscene Publications Act, and how these are enforced by the police and Crown Prosecution Service and interpreted by the courts, to government policy on matters such as pornography. In discussing a climate heavily coloured by 30 years of lurid 'video nasty' stories propagated by a press which is at once censorious and sensationalist and which has played a key role in bringing about and legitimating one of the strictest systems of film and video/DVD censorship in Europe, this book is notable for the breadth of its contextual analysis, its critical stance and its suggestions for reform of the present system.

How long is Film and Video Censorship in Modern Britain?

Film and Video Censorship in Modern Britain by Julian Petley is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Film and Video Censorship in Modern Britain Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read Film and Video Censorship in Modern Britain aloud.

What Reading Level is Film and Video Censorship in Modern Britain?

Film and Video Censorship in Modern Britain 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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