What exactly does sociology entail? Sociology is a broad field that covers many topics, including culture, mass media, and social movements. A helpful handout prepares scholars for typical writing found in college-level sociology...

Political unrest in Thailand took a bloody turn as protesters dumped gallons of blood into their prime minister's compound as a protest against the class system and corruption. Additional details are included in the web article.Resource...

This article discusses the beginning of the protests in Syria during which the masses called for democratic reforms and the release of political prisoners. Links to related articles are featured. (March 15, 2011)

An online museum exhibition organized around nine themes related to women, power and politics. Learn how women around the world have, and are claiming, a place at the political table, what forces have tried to keep them away, and where...

From the radicalism of the Romantic poets to the violent suppression of protests, the 18th and 19th centuries were peppered with incidents of political upheaval. Read how power and politics feature centrally in some of the period's great...

Revolutions calling for political reform spread throughout North Africa and the Middle East in 2011. Here is a report on early protests in Syria, Bahrain and Yemen. Many protests turned violent in the wake of suppression. (March 2011)

A sure sign that manufacturing was moving from the home to the factory was the organization of skilled workers to protest wage reductions and working conditions. Read about the tension between these skilled workers and their employers as...

Lesson plan tackles the turbulent events in Egypt and other Middle East countries by asking students to examine political cartoons and understand how social and traditional media served as a tool for the nonviolent protests. February, 2011

Video clip of news story that considers the role of social media in the spring 2011 political protests in Egypt and other Arab nations. [4:15]

An in-depth view of Pat Oliphant's career in editorial cartooning. There are many good images of political satire about issues from the 1960s to the 1990s.

An excellent collection of artifacts that highlight the aims and aspirations of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Members of the IWW, known as Wobblies, played a unique role in the American labor movement. Artifacts include...

A great biographical site on the caricaturist and cartoonist Arthur Szyk (1894-1951 CE). There are nice images of religious, war, political and personal caricatures.

Access a database of leaflets, illustrations, posters, and newspapers that were distributed on the University of Washington campus during the 1960s and 1970s. Items in the collection reflect the social and political activities of the...

From the PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer a lesson that has students examine the role of Syria in Middle Eastern politics and its relations with the U.S up until 2008. Provides step by step instructions and access to required materials.

Companion Web site to the PBS series. Provides an overview of the pivotal events, culture, and politics of the Sixties. Links to lesson plans and related material for a more in-depth study.

Companion site to PBS series on the Sixties. Highlights content on politics and the newsmakers of the era. Students will learn about protest group, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and its offshoot, Weathermen and link to related...

Section overview on the Counterculture and anti-war movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s and its impact on a new social and political order.

Daily news from Kyrgyzstan reported by Radio Free Europe. Extensive archives where articles remain for three years. Includes a search feature. Also includes links to other information about Kyrgyzstan, such as ongoing protests regarding...

Online companion to a PBS documentary that tells the story of America during the 1960s includes a timeline of newsworthy events from the decade and a series of thematic vignettes that addresses the war in Vietnam, sixties pop culture,...

This Library of Congress exhibition overview shows a representative example of cartoons and caricatures from the late 18th century to present time.

Homepage of the national magazine for peace and social justice, THE PROGRESSIVE. Read recent news regarding social justice here.

A brief overview of the protest movements in the 1960s and 1970s.

An overview of the British presence in India, 1600-1947, from university professor Vinay Lal. Includes links to related topics, such as the British East India Company, and to biographical details of many key figures from this period in...

Articles that examine the goals of black literature. It primarily focuses on the advent of the New Negro Movement and critics assertion that black writing should abandon its explicit social and political purposes in favor of more...