How Long to Read Lessons from Sarajevo

How Long Does it Take to Read Lessons from Sarajevo?

It takes the average reader to read Lessons from Sarajevo by Jim Hicks

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Description

In today's world, our television screens are filled with scenes from countless conflicts across the globe?commanding our attention and asking us to choose sides. In this insightful and wide-ranging book, Jim Hicks treats historical representation, and even history itself, as a text, asking questions such as Who is speaking?, Who is the audience?, and What are the rules for this kind of talk? He argues that we must understand how war stories are told in order to arm ourselves against them. In a democracy, we are each responsible for policy decisions taken on our behalf. So it is imperative that we gain fluency in the diverse forms of representation (journalism, photography, fiction, memoir, comics, cinema) that bring war to us. Hicks explores the limitations of the sentimental tradition in war representation and asks how the work of artists and writers can help us to move beyond the constraints of that tradition. Ranging from Walt Whitman's writings on the Civil War to the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and focusing on the innovative and creative artistic expressions arising out of the wars of the former Yugoslavia, Hicks examines how war has been perceived, described, and interpreted. He analyzes the limitations on knowledge caused by perspective and narrative position and looks closely at the distinct yet overlapping roles of victims, observers, and aggressors. In the end, he concludes, war stories today should be valued according to the extent they make it impossible for us to see these positions as assigned in advance, and immutable.

How long is Lessons from Sarajevo?

Lessons from Sarajevo by Jim Hicks is 0 pages long, and a total of 0 words.

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How Long Does it Take to Read Lessons from Sarajevo Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes to read Lessons from Sarajevo aloud.

What Reading Level is Lessons from Sarajevo?

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