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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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Creating the Autistic Perspective Via the Comic Book Genre

Publication Date
2021-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Brandt-Ogman, Adlai
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

My senior project, "Glitch," uses the comic's medium to provide insight into the subjective side of someone with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The diagnosis is typically classified as a neurological disorder where the individual may feel over/under-stimulated, perform strict routines...

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Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Reproductive Inequity among Incarcerated Black Women

Publication Date
2021-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Danielle Quick Holmes
Department or Program
Science, Technology, and Society Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

In my thesis, I will argue that Black incarcerated women face increased reproductive disparities as a result of their multiple marginalized identities. Even though Black women have the fastest growth rate of incarceration there is minimal evidence on how imprisonment...

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