How Long to Read The Lives and Legacies of a Carceral Island

How Long Does it Take to Read The Lives and Legacies of a Carceral Island?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 15 minutes to read The Lives and Legacies of a Carceral Island by Ann Curthoys

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

Description

This book is a biographical history of Rottnest Island, a small carceral island offshore from Western Australia. Rottnest is also known as Wadjemup, or "the place across the water where the spirits are", by Noongar, the Indigenous people of south-western Australia. Through a series of biographical case studies of the diverse individuals connected to the island, the book argues that their particular histories lend Rottnest Island a unique heritage in which ​Indigenous, maritime, imperial, colonial, penal, and military histories intersect with histories of leisure and recreation. Tracing the way in which Wadjemup/Rottnest Island has been continually re-imagined and re-purposed throughout its history, the text explores the island’s carceral history, which has left behind it a painful community memory. Today it is best known as a beach holiday destination, a reputation bolstered by the "quokka selfie" trend, the online posting of photographs taken with the island’s cute native marsupial. This book will appeal to academic readers with an interest in Australian history, Aboriginal history, and the history of the British Empire, especially those interested in the burgeoning scholarship on the concept of "carceral archipelagos" and island prisons.

How long is The Lives and Legacies of a Carceral Island?

The Lives and Legacies of a Carceral Island by Ann Curthoys is 189 pages long, and a total of 48,951 words.

This makes it 64% the length of the average book. It also has 60% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Lives and Legacies of a Carceral Island Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 27 minutes to read The Lives and Legacies of a Carceral Island aloud.

What Reading Level is The Lives and Legacies of a Carceral Island?

The Lives and Legacies of a Carceral Island is suitable for students ages 10 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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