Social Movements & Protests: Essays, Research Topics

Essays and Research Topics on big Social Movements & Protests.

Well-researched research work on big social movements around the world:

Social movements are groupings of individuals or organizations to protest certain political or social issues.

• Women’s Right to Vote
• Civil Rights Movement
• LGBT Rights Movement
• Internal Resistance Against Apartheid
• The Environmental Movement

21st-century social movements

• Black Lives Matter
• End SARS‎
• MeToo
• Fourth-wave Feminism
• Extinction Rebellion
• Arab Spring
• Kashmir Liberation movement
• Anti CAA NRC protests

WRITING TIPS:

• 1. Write in your voice and tone. Even though it is an informational text, write it in a persuasive style.
• 2. Use creative headlines. Cite or add quotes to information that you are adding directly from another source. Do not copy paste. Make sure your voice/opinion does not get lost in the information.
• 3. Some questions to get you started:
  a. The basic information: What? Where? Who? When? How? Why?
  b. What is the immediate context in which the protest began?
  c. Is there a larger history to the movement? Delve into it.
  d. Who are the main activists, if any? What are the demands of the people?
  e. If the movement has ended, was it successful or crushed? If it is going on, what does its future look like?
  f. What values/themes has the movement brought forth in our present discussions?
  g. What is your perspective or learning from the research?
  

This assignment can be used as an opportunity to know about a movement you have been curious about and to improve your own writing.