Case Studies

Nuclear Energy

Space Travel

Financial Servitude

Government 101

21st Century Warfare

Student Loan

Migrant Workers

Political Grift

No kings Protest

Google

Elon Musk

AI In Schools

Bombing Iran's Nuclear Sites

National Security, AI and Abomb

National Guard and States' Rights

Teaching in the AI Era

Teacher Resistance to AI

Content Area Case Studies
AP U.S. History (APUSH)
AP World History: Modern
AP Human Geography  Unit 1    Unit 2    Unit 3   Unit 4  Unit 5   Unit 6
AP African American Studies
AP U.S. Government & Politics (APGOPO)
AP Comparative Government & Politics
AP Literature
AP Language & Composition
AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics
History & Political Science

• The Fall of the Roman Empire – Political instability, economic factors, and cultural shifts.
• The Cold War and Propaganda – Global ideological conflict and media influence.
• The Treaty of Versailles and Its Consequences – Impact on international relations and WWII.
• Apartheid in South Africa – Racial policies, resistance movements, and reconciliation.
• The American Revolution – Colonial resistance, enlightenment thought, and nation-building.

Philosophy & Ethics

• Utilitarianism vs. Deontology in War Ethics – Case studies like Hiroshima or drone warfare.
• The Trolley Problem and AI Decision-Making – Ethics of autonomous technology.
• Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and Media Influence – Perception vs. reality in modern society.
• Nietzsche’s “God is Dead” in Modern Secularism – Religious and existential implications.
• The Stanford Prison Experiment – Morality, authority, and the psychology of power.

Literature & Cultural Studies

• The Harlem Renaissance – Black cultural expression and identity formation.
• Shakespeare’s Political Commentary – How works like Julius Caesar reflect governance.
• Frankenstein and the Ethics of Science – Literature’s role in shaping bioethics.
• Orwell’s 1984 and Surveillance Society – Dystopian literature as political critique.
• Magic Realism in Latin American Literature – Cultural expression through literary form.

Art History & Visual Culture

• Impressionism and the Industrial Revolution – How art responded to social change.
• The Bauhaus Movement and Modern Design – Art, function, and philosophy in architecture.
• Iconoclasm in Religious and Political Movements – Image destruction as power struggle.
• Guernica by Picasso – Art as a response to war and suffering.
• Photography and the Civil Rights Movement – Visual documentation as activism.

Religious Studies & Mythology

• The Spread of Buddhism Along the Silk Road – Cultural exchange and adaptation.
• The Protestant Reformation – Religious transformation and its social effects.
• Hindu Epics and Moral Philosophy – Lessons from the Mahabharata and Ramayana.
• The Role of Myth in National Identity – Examples from Greek, Norse, and Indigenous myths.
• Religion and Science Conflicts – Galileo’s trial as a historical and ethical study.

Media Studies & Communication

• Yellow Journalism and the Spanish-American War – Media shaping public opinion.
• The Rise of Social Media Activism – The role of Twitter in the Arab Spring.
• Deepfakes and Misinformation – Ethical and societal implications of AI-generated media.
• Propaganda in Nazi Germany – How media was used for ideological control.
• The Evolution of Political Satire – From Jonathan Swift to Saturday Night Live.

Anthropology & Sociology

• The Cultural Impact of Globalization – McDonaldization and hybrid identities.
• Gift Economy in Indigenous Societies – Examining the potlatch ceremony.
• Rites of Passage and Social Structure – How cultures mark life transitions.
• Urbanization and Community Shifts – Case study of migration patterns.
• Ethnographic Research on Subcultures – Examples like punk rock or hacker communities.

General Case Studies--
·  The Holocaust and Human Rights – Used in history, philosophy, literature, religious studies, and ethics to examine morality, historical memory, and justice.
·  Colonialism and Its Legacies – Relevant to history, cultural studies, anthropology, and postcolonial literature, analyzing power, resistance, and identity.
·  The Civil Rights Movement – A case study in history, political science, philosophy, and literature, exploring activism, social change, and justice.
·  The Renaissance and Humanism – Applicable to art history, philosophy, literature, and history, analyzing shifts in knowledge, culture, and human potential.
·  The French Revolution and Political Change – A foundational case in political theory, history, and literature, exploring power, governance, and rights.
·  Artificial Intelligence and Ethics – A modern case for philosophy, media studies, and literature, addressing questions of consciousness, identity, and responsibility.
Many of these case studies are widely discussed in academic articles, open-access journals, and educational websites. Here’s where you can find free resources on them:
​Open-Access Academic Databases

• Google Scholar (scholar.google.com) – Many free PDFs of research papers.
• JSTOR Open Access (www.jstor.org/open/) – Some case studies are freely available.
• Project Gutenberg (www.gutenberg.org) – Free historical and literary texts.
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (plato.stanford.edu) – Open-access philosophy case studies.

University & Research Institution Websites

• Harvard Case Studies (some free, some paid) – Harvard Business Review & Humanities
• MIT OpenCourseWare (ocw.mit.edu) – Free humanities and social sciences case studies.
• The British Library (www.bl.uk) – Free case studies on history, literature, and culture.

Public Policy & Ethics Resources

• The Stanford Center for Ethics in Society (ethicsinsociety.stanford.edu) – Ethical case studies.
• The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (iep.utm.edu) – Open-access philosophy resources.
• The United Nations Digital Library (digitallibrary.un.org) – Case studies on global issues.