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Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America by Saidiya Hartman

Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America audiobook runs 14 hours unabridged, narrated by Janina Edwards (about 9.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

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30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Janina Edwards

Janina Edwards narrates 359 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,955 hours in all.

All Janina Edwards audiobooks, measured

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About this listen

Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America is an audiobook by Saidiya Hartman: a 14-hour unabridged recording, read by Janina Edwards, released January 16, 2024, on the Social Science and The Americas shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14 hrs
Narrated by
Janina Edwards
Released
January 16, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, The Americas, World
ISBN
9781696612197

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America audiobook?

Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America runs 14 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.3 hours.

Is the Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America audiobook free?

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Who narrates Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America?

Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America is narrated by Janina Edwards.

Is Scenes of Subjection: Terror, Slavery, and Self-Making in Nineteenth-Century America worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.3 hours, saving 4.7 hours.