Vassar College Digital Library

Vassar Scholarship

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.

In-Residence: Domestic Space Preservation and Contemporary Art in the Hudson Valley

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2024-April-19
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The Hudson Valley has a long history of attracting artists. Today, this has manifested in a high concentration of artist residency programs that not only draw creatives from neighboring metropolises, but from an international pool. In this paper I will...

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The Salty Commons: Oyster Farmers Forging Socio-Ecosystems on Land & Sea

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2021-January-01
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Oystering along Long Island has a long and complex history. For thousands of years, oyster beds grew in abundance in the bays and estuaries of the East End, but with European colonization came unsustainable harvesting practices that led to complete...

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