How Long to Read The Rise of the Image, the Fall of the Word

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rise of the Image, the Fall of the Word?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read The Rise of the Image, the Fall of the Word by Mitchell Stephens

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

Description

For decades educators and cultural critics have deplored the corrosive effects of electronic media on the national consciousness. The average American reads less often, writes less well. And, numbed by the frenetic image-bombardment of music videos, commercials and sound bites, we may also, it is argued, think less profoundly. But wait. Is it just possible that some good might arise from the ashes of the printed word? Most emphatically yes, argues Mitchell Stephens, who asserts that the moving image is likely to make our thoughts not more feeble but more robust. Through a fascinating overview of previous communications revolutions, Stephens demonstrates that the charges that have been leveled against television have been faced by most new media, including writing and print. Centuries elapsed before most of these new forms of communication would be used to produce works of art and intellect of sufficient stature to overcome this inevitable mistrust and nostalgia. Using examples taken from the history of photography and film, as well as MTV, experimental films, and Pepsi commercials, the author considers the kinds of work that might unleash, in time, the full power of moving images. And he argues that these works--an emerging computer-edited and -distributed "new video"--have the potential to inspire transformations in thought on a level with those inspired by the products of writing and print. Stephens sees in video's complexities, simultaneities, and juxtapositions, new ways of understanding and perhaps even surmounting the tumult and confusions of contemporary life. Sure to spark lively--even heated--debate, The Rise of the Image, the Fall of the Word belongs in the library of millennium-watchers everywhere.

How long is The Rise of the Image, the Fall of the Word?

The Rise of the Image, the Fall of the Word by Mitchell Stephens is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rise of the Image, the Fall of the Word Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read The Rise of the Image, the Fall of the Word aloud.

What Reading Level is The Rise of the Image, the Fall of the Word?

The Rise of the Image, the Fall of the Word 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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