FRS 117 - American Utopianism

Institution:

Centre College

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Description:

There is a $50 field trip fee for this course (2 days in New Harmony, IN). Using the 1826 version of Edward Hicks' famous folk painting, The Peaceable Kingdom, as a starting point, the course will first consider various strains of the utopian impulse in 19th-Century America, including neighboring Shakertown and Gethsemene Abbey. Students will then investigate intentional communities of the past 100 years based on Hicks' vision of humans living in absolute harmony with nature and other animals.

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2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.centre.edu

Phone Number:

(859) 238-5200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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