How Long to Read Finding Ourselves at the Movies

How Long Does it Take to Read Finding Ourselves at the Movies?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 26 minutes to read Finding Ourselves at the Movies by Paul W. Kahn

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

Description

Academic philosophy may have lost its audience, but the traditional subjects of philosophy—love, death, justice, knowledge, and faith—remain as compelling as ever. To reach a new generation, Paul W. Kahn argues philosophy must be brought to bear on contemporary discourse surrounding these primal concerns, and he shows how this can be achieved through a turn to popular film. In such well-known movies as Forrest Gump (1994), The American President (1995), The Matrix (1999), Memento (2000), The History of Violence (2005), Gran Torino (2008), The Dark Knight (2008), The Road (2009), and Avatar (2009), Kahn explores powerful archetypes and their hold on us, and he treats our present-day anxieties over justice, love, and faith as signs these traditional imaginative structures have failed. His inquiry proceeds in two parts. First, he uses film to explore the nature of action and interpretation, and narrative, not abstraction, emerges as the critical concept for understanding both. Second, he explores the narratives of politics, family, and faith as they appear in popular films. Engaging with genres as diverse as romantic comedies, slasher films, and pornography, Kahn gains access to the social imaginary, through which we create and maintain a meaningful world.

How long is Finding Ourselves at the Movies?

Finding Ourselves at the Movies by Paul W. Kahn is 258 pages long, and a total of 66,564 words.

This makes it 87% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Finding Ourselves at the Movies Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 3 minutes to read Finding Ourselves at the Movies aloud.

What Reading Level is Finding Ourselves at the Movies?

Finding Ourselves at the Movies 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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