The Quaker movement to North America took place in the mid-seventeenth century to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Quakers were a different group from the Puritans and those distinctions caused considerable friction between the two groups. The conflict between the Puritan majority and the Quaker minority was the catalyst for the series of events that led […]
Month: January 2017
Anderson’s Imagined Communities
This was truly a fascinating read. The way Anderson defined community and outlined the development of imaginary communities was illuminating. Essentially Anderson argues that “nationalism” is a relatively modern way to define communities and is ultimately a rather arbitrary method of categorization. Though Anderson did an effective job arguing his point this is a concept […]
Introduction–Madeleine McKeon
Hi everyone! My name is Madeleine McKeon and I am a sophomore History major at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. I am also minoring in Art History and Public History. I am really excited to take this course–the growth and development of communities is something I find particularly interesting and it will be even […]
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