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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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Beyoncé decoded: deconstructing originality in the contemporary age

Publication Date
2016-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Maya Toler
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Vassar Only
Abstract

This thesis explores the success of Beyoncé's self-titled album in relation to the idea of originality within music. As members of the public, we assume that what sets superstars apart from novice musicians is an element of originality. However, more...

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Catching Herself In the Middle: How Chinese-American Adoptees and Their Parents Construct Narrative and Ethnic Identity

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Mei Jiang Bresnahan
Department or Program
Sociology Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

Since 1992, over 85,000 children have been adopted from China by U.S. citizens (Miller-Loessi and Kilic 2001:246; U.S. Department of State 2013). Most of these adoptees are girls. They were abandoned as infants due the combined factors of patrilineal culture...

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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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