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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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College-aged women on Instagram: an analysis of gender and social media

Publication Date
2017-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
McGuire, Hanna
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

Through an analysis of gender and image theory as well as data gathered through survey, coding and interviews, I sought to explore how twenty-first century women both perform femininity through social media and challenge gendered stereotypes while doing so. I...

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Problems with Analyzing Nero's Debasement

Publication Date
2012-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Williams, Zachary T.
Department or Program
Greek and Roman Studies Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

I examined Nero's debasement in the literary sources; the possible reasons for it, the consequences of it, and other details of it. Following, I examined the techniques that have been used over the last 150 years in attempts to discern...

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