How Long to Read Images of Sex Work in Early Twentieth-Century America

How Long Does it Take to Read Images of Sex Work in Early Twentieth-Century America?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 32 minutes to read Images of Sex Work in Early Twentieth-Century America by Mollie LeVeque

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

Description

Storyville was the infamous red-light district of New Orleans. It was a world where normative social values didn't apply and was shrouded in mystery and myth until the photographs of E.J. Bellocq were rediscovered. Bellocq's depictions of Storyville's sex workers have typically been treated as tragic, ominous and emblematic of New Orleans' singularity. Yet, such interpretations have projected gendered stereotypes of frailty and victimhood onto the women they portrayed. In Images of Sex Work, Mollie LeVeque interrogates these glib readings and argues that sex work was a routine aspect of life in a modern city. She supports this theory by examining a range of cultural forms such as crime fiction, illustrations and paintings from contemporary urban centres like Paris, London and New York. In doing so, she advances the new argument that Bellocq humanised his subjects, de-sensationalised sex work and gave these women the dignity they were all too often denied.

How long is Images of Sex Work in Early Twentieth-Century America?

Images of Sex Work in Early Twentieth-Century America by Mollie LeVeque is 271 pages long, and a total of 68,021 words.

This makes it 91% the length of the average book. It also has 83% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Images of Sex Work in Early Twentieth-Century America Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 11 minutes to read Images of Sex Work in Early Twentieth-Century America aloud.

What Reading Level is Images of Sex Work in Early Twentieth-Century America?

Images of Sex Work in Early Twentieth-Century America 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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