William Morris and Social Thought Articles on Morris's Social Thought from the Journal of William Morris Studies, 1961-2001 General Articles News from Nowhere Architecture, the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, Environmentalism, Ecology Socialiest Writings Morris as a Critic General Articles "Morris and Munthe." St. Tschudi Madsen. JWMS 1.4 (Summer 1964):34-40. "William Morris and the Two Cultures." Peter Faulkner, JWMS 2.1 (Spring 1966): 9-12. "William Morris and Incomplete Communism: A Critique of Paul Meier's Thesis." Adam Buick, JWMS 3.2 (Summer 1976): 16-32. "Morris and his Critics." Catherine Buckley, JWMS 3.4 (Winter 1978):14-19. "The Prettiness of Utopia." John Helmer, JWMS 4.1 (Winter 1979): 4-19. "Art, Socialism and the Division of Labour." Nicholas Pearson, JWMS 4.3 (Summer 1981):7-25. "Morris's View of the History of Industrialism." Alan K. Bacon, JWMS 5.1 (Summer 1982): 2-8. "William Morris and the Socialism of Robert Blatchford." Chris Waters, JWMS 5.2 (Winter 1982): 20-31. "William Morris and Young England." Carolyn Collette, JWMS 5.4 (Winter 1983-84): 5-15. "Nothing but Landscape and Sentiment." Margaret Fleming, JWMS 6.1 (Summer 1984): 4-9. "Wallpaper and Propaganda: Reflections on William Morris Today." Teresa Newman, JWMS 6.1 (Summer 1984): 10-16. "The Reformer's Year Book." JWMS 6.1 (Summer 1984): [17] [reprint from The Reformer's Year Book, 1901]. "A Revolutionary Socialist." Adam Buick, JWMS 6.1 (Summer 1984): 18-28. "William Morris and the Contemporary Socialist Press." Helen Irving, JWMS 6.2 (Winter 1984-85): 15-25. "What Can We Learn from William Morris?" Stephen Coleman, JWMS 6.3 (Summer 1985): 12-15. "Free Speech in London." JWMS 6.3 (Summer 1985): 31 [minutes of a meeting of the Metropolitan Radical Federation, 1886]. "Morris and Myth: A Romantic Heritage." Dinah Birch, JWMS 7.1 (Autumn 1986): 5-11. "Morris, Marx and Engels." A. L. Morton, JWMS 7.1 (Autumn 1986): 45-54. "What William Morris Means to Me." Robin Tanner, JWMS 7.3 (Autumn 1987): 3-17. "A Note on Morris and Imperialism." Peter Faulkner, JWMS 9.2 (Spring 1991): 22-27. "Nature and Art: Morris's Conception of Progress." Isolde Karen Herbert, JWMS 10.1 (Autumn 1992): 4-9. "Interviews with William Morris: I. From Justice, 27th January 1894: 'A Socialist Poet on Bombs and Anarchism.'" JWMS 10.3 (Autumn 1993): 2-5. "Interviews with Morris: II. From The Woman's Signal, 19th April 1894: 'A Living Wage for Women.'" [Sarah Tooley], JWMS 10.4 (Spring 1994): 5-9. "Thoughts on Education under Capitalism." William Morris, JWMS 11.1 (Autumn 1994): 3-5 [reprint from Commonweal, 30 Jun. 1888]. "The Reverse of Salem House: The Holistic Process of Education in News from Nowhere." Ady Mineo, JWMS 11.1 (Autumn 1994): 6-16. "Morris and the Study of English." Peter Faulkner, JWMS 11.1 (Autumn 1994): 26-30. "William Morris and the National Curriculum." Ann and John Kay, JWMS 11.1 (Autumn 1994): 44-58. "Commemorating William Morris: Robin Page Arnot and the Early History of the William Morris Society." Helen E. Roberts, JWMS 11.2 (Spring 1995): 33-37. "Morris's 'Working Folk and the Future of Art.'" Edmund and Ruth Frow, JWMS 11.3 (Autumn 1995): 2-5. "William Guest Goes Shopping." Ian W. Gallagher, JWMS 11.4 (Spring 1996): 3-11. "The Political Commentary of the Hammersmith Socialist Record." David Morgan, JWMS 11.4 (Spring 1996): 26-30. "Gustav Holst, William Morris and the Socialist Movement." Andrew Heywood, JWMS 11.4 (Spring 1996): 39-47. "'Compulsory Baxination': Morris and the Misogynist." Roger Aldous, JWMS 12.1 (Autumn 1996): 35-40. "Morris, Bax and Babeuf." Ian H. Birchall, JWMS 12.1 (Autumn 1996): 41-47. "The Immortal Morris." Reginald A. Beckett, JWMS 12.2 (Spring 1997): 2-4 [reprint from Labour Prophet, 1896]. "Reminiscences of William Morris." Edmund & Ruth Frow, JWMS 12.2 (Spring 1997): 5-6 [includes reminiscences of Sophie R. Sharman from Comrade, Feb. 1903]. "International Trade in News from Nowhere." Jannett Highfill, JWMS 12.2 (Spring 1997): 31-35. "William Morris, Biotech Genius: Reasons for Misprision." Norman Talbot, JWMS 12.3 (Autumn 1997): 36-38. "Murry, Marx and Morris." Peter Faulkner, JWMS 12.4 (Spring 1998): 7-14. "William Morris's Egalitarian Perfectionism." Christine Sypnowich, JWMS 13. 2 (Spring 1999): 12-20. "'The Down-Trodden Radical': William Morris's Pre-Socialist Ideology." Nicholas Salmon, JWMS 13.3 (Autumn 1999): 26-43. "The Moral Marxism of William Morris." Dennis Bartels, JWMS 13.4 (Spring 2000): 10-15. "Ruskin and Morris." Peter Faulkner, JWMS 14.1 (Autumn 2000): 6-17. "Laxey Mill: Ruskin's Parallel to Merton Abbey." David Faldet, JWMS 14.1 (Autumn 2000): 37-43. "Ruskin and the British Empire." Peter Faulkner, JWMS 14.1 (Autumn 2000): 54-66. "Was William Morris a 'Natural Luddite?'" Dennis Bartels, JWMS 14.2 (Spring 2001): 43-46. "Why William Morris Left His Joyous Gard." Rob Allen, JWMS 14.3 (Winter 2001): 21-30. "An 'Impossibilist' Socialist? William Morris and the Politics of Socialist Revolution versus Social Reform." Colin Skelly, JWMS 15.2 (Summer 2003): 35-51. News from Nowhere "News from Nowhere-Arcadia or Utopia?" Roger C. Lewis, JWMS 7.2 (Spring 1987): 15-25. "Twentieth Century Perception in News from Nowhere." Brian Spittles, JWMS 7.4 (Spring 1988): 19-24. "News from Somewhere: The Relevance of William Morris's Thought in 1990." Helen A. Timo, JWMS 8.4 (Spring 1990): 3-5. "Design and Technology in Nowhere." Roger Coleman, JWMS 9.2 (Spring 1991): 28-39. "William Morris and the Division of Labour. The Idea of Work in News from Nowhere." Christopher Shaw, JWMS 9.3 (Autumn 1991):19-30. "The Road to Nowhere: Morris, Utopia, and Global Climate Change." Dennis Bartels, JWMS 12.3 (Autumn 1997): 39-47. "William Morris: Back to the Land, Pessimism and Utopia." John Payne, JWMS 13.4 (Spring 2000): 48-56. "From Pastoral Arcadia to Stable-State Mini-Cities: Morris's News from Nowhere and Callenbach's Ecotopia." Martin Delveaux, JWMS 14.1 (Autumn 2000): 75-81.   Architecture, the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, Environmentalism, Ecology "Architects and Masons." Richard S. Smith, JWMS 5.4 (Winter 1983-84): 60-66. "Struggle for the Vision Fair: Morris and Ecology." Paddy O'Sullivan, JWMS 8.4 (Spring 1990): 5-9. "A Lesson in International Relations: Morris and the SPAB." Frank C. Sharp, JWMS 10.2 (Spring 1993): 9-15. "William Morris and Iceland's Hydrogen Economy." Dennis Bartels, JWMS 15.3 (Winter 2003): 34-35.   Socialist Writings (excluding News from Nowhere): Dialogues, Dramas, Fables and Romances "Mr. Olaf Entertains; Or, William Morris's Forgotten Dialogues." Nicholas Salmon, JWMS 9.4 (Spring 1992): 15-24. "A Reassessment of A Dream of John Ball." Nicholas Salmon, JWMS 14.2 (Spring 2001): 29-38. "The Communist Poet-Laureate: William Morris's Chants for Socialists." Nicholas Salmon, JWMS 14.3 (Winter 2001): 31-40. "'The Battered Looking and Middle-aged Barn-cock'; Or 'An Old Fable Retold.'" Nicholas Salmon, JWMS 14.3 (Winter 2001): 49-51.   Morris as a Critic "William Morris the Socialist Reviewer." Nicholas Salmon, JWMS 13.4 (Spring 2000): 57-63. Other Sides of William Morris For a list of additional articles about other aspects of William Morris, please see our other portals: LIFE: Learn who William Morris was, what he did, where he lived, who he knew, and why he's still relevant today.--> ART: Morris's visual designs, including book design, calligraphy, furniture, decorative arts, paintings, drawings, stained glass, tapestries, textiles, and wallpapers. WRITING: Morris's literary output, including poetry and fiction. HOME · LIFE · ART · WRITING · SOCIAL THOUGHT NEWS/EVENTS · JOIN · THE SOCIETY · CONTACT US LAST UPDATE 31 AUGUST 2008 · PLEASE REPORT BROKEN LINKS TO WEBMASTER @ MORRISSOCIETY.ORG