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.

From Watts to Ferguson: The Militarized Policing of Black Communities in the United States

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2020-January-01
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Beginning the 1960s, police forces in the United States underwent a transformation. In response to the civil unrest taking place in cities across the country, public support for increased federal funding for law enforcement soared. With this increased funding, police...

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Reforming Formalism in Critical Games Studies

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2015-January-01
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In my thesis I discuss single player digital games. I examine a family of views in critical game studies called ludocentric views, which are the most prevalent methods of analysis in academic games studies today. These views closely resemble formalist...

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