Research Guides
HSTRY 498: The Global History of Human Rights: Research Topics 1 & 2
Topic 1: Boycotts
Pick a particular boycott that was prompted by human rights concerns and explore its successes and failures. Possible examples would include the British abolitionist boycott of sugar, Mahatma Gandhi’s boycott of British textiles, or the American and European boycott of Nestlé.
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Secondary Source Examples
Primary Source: Newspapers & Magazines
- 17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers This link opens in a new window
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- Times of London 1785-2014
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Primary Source: Other
- Eighteenth Century Collections Online This link opens in a new window
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- House of Commons Parliamentary Papers This link opens in a new window
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- Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive This link opens in a new window
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Topic 2: Humanitarian Organization
Pick a specific humanitarian aid organization (such as Doctors Without Borders or Amnesty International) and research its history, along with the relationship between helping and harming. What has it meant to be a “humanitarian” at different moments in time?
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Secondary Source Examples
Primary Source: Newspapers & Magazines
- News, Policy & Politics Magazine Archive (feat. Newsweek) This link opens in a new window
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Primary Source: Other