Communal Studies Association, 2010 New Harmony, Indiana ...

“Enter Like A Lover – thoughts on race, class, universities, and communities”Bob Hansman, Washington University in St. Louis―Build relationships, then build structures.‖ For the past few years, a course in Community Building has lookedto new ways to develop a sustainable relationship between the student architecture community at a prestigiousprivate university, Washington University in St. Louis, and their neighbor up the street, the Wellston Loop areaaround Martin Luther King Drive, one of St. Louis‘ poorest and most ravaged urban communities. Crossingborders of race and class, the course looks to ways not just to bring students and residents together, but toultimately break down those distinctions altogether in the quest for a shared presence and place and purpose,transforming relationships as well as structures, and, in the process, trying to create at least one small, modestversion of Martin Luther King‘s ―Beloved Community.‖Bob Hansman received his BFA (Drawing and Painting, English Literature, Religious Studies) in 1970.Highlights of his college years were meeting Coretta Scott King and Bobby Kennedy and getting beaten up bythe Ku Klux Klan, and ever since then he has been making up his life as it goes based on the lessons helearned then. Now an Associate Professor in the College of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis,since 1994 he has also directed—with a former student and now adopted son-- City Faces, a year-round art andmentoring program for youth in St. Louis public housing.“Methods of Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Intentional Communities”Andrea Rose Fondaw, Washington University in St. LouisConflict is an inevitable part of every co-living experience, but in the context of intentional communities and ecovillages,it has the ability to establish deep inter-personal connections, building a sense of fellowship thatstrengthens the community as a whole. Intentional communities handle friction and conflict with a varied arrayof methods and philosophies, many of which span the divide between individual and community. In Andrea‘sresearch paper, she explores both historic and contemporary methods for resolving conflict in intentionalcommunities, while examining how these practices can facilitate powerful interpersonal relationships within thecommunity. Ranging from secular to religious groups, she draws examples from a diverse selection ofcommunities around the world, resulting in a study of the different approaches to one of the most basic and yetmost challenging aspects of communal living.Annie-Rose is a sophomore at Washington University in St. Louis majoring in anthropology with a minor in arthistory. A Merle Kling Honors Undergraduate Fellow, Annie-Rose is interested in studying other examples ofcommunity, particularly refugee camp communities in India, which she hopes to visit as part of her Fellowsthesis work next summer. In addition to her academic pursuits, Annie-Rose also works as a writer for ElevenMagazine in St. Louis, and will be completing an internship with their journalism division this summerSession 3-CHouse of David and Conflict Resolution(Gymnasium)“House of David/City of David colonies located in Benton Harbor, Michigan”Kevin Clutter, Independent HistorianBoth communities have distinctive architecture, and they built their environments to fit their social and religiousneeds as well as a way to reflect their faith. Additionally, Kevin will expound how their faith and beliefs were a13