How Long to Read Theory of the Gimmick

How Long Does it Take to Read Theory of the Gimmick?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 8 minutes to read Theory of the Gimmick by Sianne Ngai

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

Description

A provocative theory of the gimmick as an aesthetic category steeped in the anxieties of capitalism. Repulsive and yet strangely attractive, the gimmick is a form that can be found virtually everywhere in capitalism. It comes in many guises: a musical hook, a financial strategy, a striptease, a novel of ideas. Above all, acclaimed theorist Sianne Ngai argues, the gimmick strikes us both as working too little (a labor-saving trick) and as working too hard (a strained effort to get our attention). Focusing on this connection to work, Ngai draws a line from gimmicks to political economy. When we call something a gimmick, we are registering uncertainties about value bound to labor and time—misgivings that indicate broader anxieties about the measurement of wealth in capitalism. With wit and critical precision, Ngai explores the extravagantly impoverished gimmick across a range of examples: the fiction of Thomas Mann, Helen DeWitt, and Henry James; photographs by Torbjørn Rødland; the video art of Stan Douglas; the theoretical writings of Stanley Cavell and Theodor Adorno. Despite its status as cheap and compromised, the gimmick emerges as a surprisingly powerful tool in this formidable contribution to aesthetic theory.

How long is Theory of the Gimmick?

Theory of the Gimmick by Sianne Ngai is 417 pages long, and a total of 107,169 words.

This makes it 141% the length of the average book. It also has 131% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Theory of the Gimmick Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 45 minutes to read Theory of the Gimmick aloud.

What Reading Level is Theory of the Gimmick?

Theory of the Gimmick is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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