Looking back for the future : president Harrison and the backlash of idealism in American politics

Gabriel C. Gherasim

Gabriel C. Gherasim has taught in the American Studies programme of Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, since 2009. He holds a PhD in philosophy, his main interests being in analytic philosophy, the philosophy of pragmatism, aesthetics, and political philosophy. The courses and seminars that he teaches include: History of American Political Ideas, American Political System, Contemporary American Art and American Political Discourse. He is currently working on a monograph on the analytics and pragmatics of American political doctrines and ideologies. He is a member of the Romanian Association of American Studies and editor in chief of the Romanian Journal of American Studies. Email: ggherasim@euro.ubbcluj.ro