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“They were real, they were American”: Jeans in Soviet magazines in the 1970s and 1980s

Publication Date
2023-April-14
Authors
Omarova, Assel
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Vassar Only
Abstract

The 1970s and 1980s saw a significant increase in the popularity of jeans among the Soviet Union's youth. To gain a better understanding of the origins of this trend, the paper analyzes interviews with former Soviet Union citizens, as well...

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Craft in Modernity

Publication Date
2015-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Nicholas Meehan
Department or Program
American Culture Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

Since the industrial revolution, the craftsman has occupied an increasingly precarious position in society. The once obvious and natural role of craft is threatened. Craft production sits in uneasy tension with forces of modernity, practicality, industry, economy, and reproduction. These...

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Streaming Females 2.0: Que(e)ry-ing Sites of Lesbian Counternarrative & Exhibition

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Maria Alexandria Fermindoza
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Archive Only
Abstract

The lesbian/queer female audience has a history of being elated with news that its community will be represented on the small screen, then grossly disappointed with how it's represented. For many lesbian, bisexual, and queer women, especially those lacking a...

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