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Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

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Above the Color Line: W. E. B. Du Bois’s Otherworldly Perspective and a New Racial Order

Publication Date
2024-March-15
Authors
White, Christopher
Hughey, Matthew W.
Department or Program
Religion Department
Document Type
Article
Access Level
Open
Abstract

Though W. E. B. Du Bois was critical of traditional religion, he understood the power of religious orientations to the world, including religious attitudes of faith and hope. Although many scholars have commented on Du Bois’s secular faith, few have...

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Ugly Food for Thought: Ripple Effects from a New Food Movement

Publication Date
2020-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Craig, Lindsay
Department or Program
Science, Technology, and Society Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

In 2015, the Ugly Food Movement started by companies and campaigns to market and sell aesthetically suboptimal fruits and vegetables. The movement began in response to an increasingly visual culture in which many customers and retailers reject produce on the...

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