Throughout this semester, we have each developed our own personal understanding and interpretation of social utopias. In the beginning of the semester, I struggled to form personal opinions and reactions to the readings because I had such limited exper…
Throughout this semester, we have each developed our own personal understanding and interpretation of social utopias. In the beginning of the semester, I struggled to form personal opinions and reactions to the readings because I had such limited exper…
Much of my research focuses on the “Americanization of Fourierism” and Albert Brisbane’s role in this process. This aspect of my research portrays a unique example of how a social thinker created a movement in reaction to his current circumstance…
What are the hierarchies of information in my research? Other than chronologically, how can I organize my research and its claims in a logical way?
When i first tried to form a coherent framework for my research paper I struggled to identify a governin…
One of the most interesting aspects of my research is the idea that America, or the idea of “America,” is a utopia. This assertion makes sense when you consider the fact that when the first wave of Europeans came to the New World, they did …
How did this research help me come to my final research question? Reflect on the ways the workshop shaped your topic and refined your research question?
My curiosity about the “Americanization of Fourierism” actually manifested while I read…
Fourierist Phalanx of Brook Farm
What do I find interesting about this group of people? what more do I need to know to situate this community in the problem or context of utopia?
Even though Charles Fourier diligently recorded every detail of his commu…