It takes the average reader 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Hooked: Drug War Films in Britain, Canada, and the U.S. by Susan C. Boyd
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Drug prohibition emerged at the same time as the discovery of film, and their histories intersect in interesting ways. This book examines the ideological assumptions embedded in the narrative and imagery of one hundred fictional drug films produced in Britain, Canada, and the U.S. from 1912 to 2006, including Broken Blossoms, Reefer Madness, The Trip, Superfly, Withnail and I, Traffik, Traffic, Layer Cake, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Trailer Park Boys, and more. Boyd focuses on past and contemporary illegal drug discourse about users, traffickers, drug treatment, and the intersection...
Hooked: Drug War Films in Britain, Canada, and the U.S. by Susan C. Boyd is 262 pages long, and a total of 66,024 words.
This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours to read Hooked: Drug War Films in Britain, Canada, and the U.S. aloud.
Hooked: Drug War Films in Britain, Canada, and the U.S. is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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