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oapen-20.500.12657-569672022-06-21T03:04:11Z Lannistumaton Suodenjoki, Sami Salmi-Niklander, Kirsti Seppälä, Mikko-Olavi Salmesvuori, Päivi Rajavuori, Anna Lumi Maria Pollari, Mikko Finnish Americans utopian socialism authors and journalists biographical history Matti Kurikka migration bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History bic Book Industry Communication::D Literature & literary studies bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general::GPS Research methods: general Matti Kurikka (1863–1915) is a multi-dimensional and controversial character in Finnish history. He was a playwright, a journalist, a socialist, and a theosophist, as well as a speaker for sexual emancipation and women's rights. Kurikka was born in Ingria, and his activities spanned not only Finland, but also Australia and North America, in both of which he led utopian communities. This biographical study explores Kurikka as a literary and political figure and a builder of utopias, whose life opens fascinating views on the societal and cultural currents of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The book critically re-evaluates earlier research on Kurikka and highlights forgotten phases of his life by using new source materials found in three continents. The sources include digitized newspapers and periodicals, Kurikka's plays and non-fictional books, oral history, and political cartoons. 2022-06-20T19:09:59Z 2022-06-20T19:09:59Z 2022 book ONIX_20220620_9789518584493_77 0355-1768 9789518584493 9789518584479 9789518584486 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/56967 fin Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran Toimituksia seri application/pdf n/a 9789518584493.pdf https://oa.finlit.fi/site/books/e/10.21435/skst.1481/ Finnish Literature Society Finnish Literature Society 10.21435/skst.1481 Matti Kurikka (1863–1915) is a multi-dimensional and controversial character in Finnish history. He was a playwright, a journalist, a socialist, and a theosophist, as well as a speaker for sexual emancipation and women's rights. Kurikka was born in Ingria, and his activities spanned not only Finland, but also Australia and North America, in both of which he led utopian communities. This biographical study explores Kurikka as a literary and political figure and a builder of utopias, whose life opens fascinating views on the societal and cultural currents of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The book critically re-evaluates earlier research on Kurikka and highlights forgotten phases of his life by using new source materials found in three continents. The sources include digitized newspapers and periodicals, Kurikka's plays and non-fictional books, oral history, and political cartoons. 10.21435/skst.1481 17f113ca-9f5f-43fc-9e77-0fc96d5e93b2 9789518584493 9789518584479 9789518584486 Finnish Literature Society 17 294 Helsinki open access
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Matti Kurikka (1863–1915) is a multi-dimensional and controversial character in Finnish history. He was a playwright, a journalist, a socialist, and a theosophist, as well as a speaker for sexual emancipation and women's rights. Kurikka was born in Ingria, and his activities spanned not only Finland, but also Australia and North America, in both of which he led utopian communities. This biographical study explores Kurikka as a literary and political figure and a builder of utopias, whose life opens fascinating views on the societal and cultural currents of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The book critically re-evaluates earlier research on Kurikka and highlights forgotten phases of his life by using new source materials found in three continents. The sources include digitized newspapers and periodicals, Kurikka's plays and non-fictional books, oral history, and political cartoons.
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