Why should you be interested in Brook Farm, and why should you really care about learning about the community and its weekly newspaper? My specific research focused on Brook Farm’s publication, The Harbinger. After studying it for a little whil…
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 …
The question “why should anyone care about my research?” is perfectly fair. It’s not like I’ve learned or uncovered anything groundbreaking that will redefine the way we understand the world and humanity. However, that’s n…
When I started researching more about the Fourierest publications, I decided to settle on a specific one. Although they had a few circulating at the time, The Harbinger was a newspaper specific to Brook Farm. Starting the newspaper was an idea initia…
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…
It would be perfectly logical to assume that one should start with a clear question and then proceed by researching that question. However, going through the process of simply starting with a topic and then researching without a clear question already …
I find the Fourierest Phalanxes very interesting because the plan was so well detailed even up to the exact amount of members that should be admitted. Fourier’s original ideas were well thought out and focused a lot on a special “divine soc…
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…