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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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Freedom and Unfreedom in the Visigothic Kingdoms: Evidence from the Formulae Visigothicae

Publication Date
2023-April-28
Authors
Beloney, Tao
Department or Program
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Open
Abstract

The late antique and early medieval period is typically thought of as a time of change. In slavery studies, Marxist historiography argues that the period marks the shift from the "slave" to the "feudal" mode of production, and its detractors...

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Shifting Gears: Approaches to Bicycle Activism in New York City

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Isabel Deixel
Department or Program
Urban Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

This thesis aims to identify the different mechanisms at play within varying types of bicycle activism in New York City. Through an examination of three case studies – a grassroots group, a non-profit organization, and an institutional program – I...

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Too much, too soon: a toolkit for teenagers who learn more about sexuality through their phones than in the classroom

Publication Date
2017-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Eykholt, Ryan
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Vassar Only
Abstract

Too Much, Too Soon is a curriculum toolkit that simultaneously educates young people about the realities of sexting while providing tools to critique the structures that frame sexting as a problem in the first place. Through a speculative design exercise...

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