American Studies 430.02

American Visions of Utopia

Roger Williams University

Tuesday and Friday

2:00-3:20  GHH 206

Michael R. H. Swanson, Ph. D

Office:  GHH 215

Hours: 

Phone:  (254) 3230

Mail:  mswanson@rwu.edu

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Krotona Theosophical Society

For Tuesday, November 12

Read in America's Communal Upopias.

Theosophical Societies and their Ideal of Universal Brotherhood,  pp.  396-418

As you will see,  Theosophy continues to our day.  "Esoteric" religions and communites received a boost in popular attention in the late sixties and early seventies, With the "Dawning of the Age of Aquarius"

Internet Exercise.

There are very many Theosophical sources online, including a number of journals or magazines.    I'd like each of you to rummage around in one of the journals, find an interesting article, read it, and tell the class about it.  To avoid duplicates,  Here's a list for you to work with.

• Brown, Christina  High Country Newsletter, from April/December 1986 to June/August 1990
  

• Colburn, Danielle  Sunrise: Theosophic Perspectives, Volumes 20-56 (1970-2007),
  

• Dipietro, Jesse  The Quest Magazine, recent issues (since 1999),
  

• Esposito, Matthew  Lucifer7, from August 2003,
  

• Fitzhugh, AnthonyManas, 1949-1988 with table of contents and index,
  

• Frey, John   Sunrise: Theosophic Perspectives, Special Issues, 1975-2006,
  

• Morrill, Nicholas  Theosophical Enquirer 1998-2007,