LibGuides: VISST 2000: Introduction to Visual Studies (Spring 2024): Political Dissent

Before searching for images, you will need to be familiar with the key struggles of political dissent around the world. This will help you develop an effective list of keywords to use in your searches. To build that list, it's best to research the news. This page will introduce some sources for news about political dissent in the Americas and around the world.

Political Dissent

The latest on Peru’s escalating anti-government protests

Global Struggles

Political dissent is expressed in different ways, but it always fights for a change in the policies of a government body that is not solving the social and environmental problems that harm people. This is a list of websites with data, news, and specific information on various global struggles.

Deeper Dives

Revolutionary and political dissidence movements have historically confronted the State and power groups complicit in situations of inequality and violence denounced by insurgent groups. This is a list of state, archival, and NGO sources that provide further data and context for a variety of political conflicts.

News Research

Library PressDisplay aka PressReader.com
Database. Full-color, full-text online versions of some major print newspaper titles, over 700 titles from 55 countries. Use the Publications by Country menu at left to choose USA, France, etc. More reliable sources usually displayed first. Use discretion in picking from these news sources; many popular magazines and non-news sources are included. NB: The last 90 days is available with some exceptions (Chicago Tribune, last 4 days available, for example).
New York Times Online/nytimes.com
The Student Assembly has purchased access for all Cornell undergraduates only:
sign up for access at http://nytimesaccess.com/cornell/. Students, faculty and staff in the Law School also have unlimited access. All other Cornell users are limited to 10 articles per month without a personal digital subscription. Current and recent articles (last 2 weeks) in plain text format from the print version of the New York Times are available on FACTIVA.
Wall Street Journal Online/wsj.com
Available free to all Cornell faculty, staff, and students. To set up free access, go to https://partner.wsj.com/partner/cornelluniversity and register. Select your account type from the drop-down menu, add a password, and agree to the Privacy Policy. Then click Create and you have access. Access also available through the Cornell Library catalog.

We have access to thousands of other newspapers online, mostly IN TEXT FORMAT ONLY, through the library catalog. Here is an EXCELLENT guide to doing news research that tells you how to get there: TODAY'S NEWS

News Photos

News Images are also available, but these are just for browsing; we do NOT have a subscription, and these agencies are trying to get you to buy the images (we do not encourage spending money this way!):

Debates on Political Dissent and Social Media

Social networks have been crucial for political dissidence in the 21st century and for this reason, there is more and more debate on this topic in academic and opinion articles. These are examples of recent publications on this subject in relation to different political contexts and ideologies. ·