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.

Does Might Make Right? An Exploration of Policing in the Shanghai French Concession

Publication Date
2020-January-01
Document Type
Authors
Department or Program
Document Type
Abstract

This thesis examines the use of policing to quell social unrest as a form of state management in the Shanghai's French Concession during the early twentieth century.

View

Playin' tha game: the role identity plays in b-ball players' and gangsta rappers' public stances on black sociopolitical issues

Publication Date
2016-January-01
Document Type
Authors
Department or Program
Document Type
Abstract

"Playin' Tha Game" explores the connections between black gangsta rappers, black basketball stars, and the degree to which they are vocal about black sociopolitical issues. Specifically the 1992 Dream Team members and L.A. based gangsta rappers were studied. Through analysis...

View

The Web Weaved by Culture: Telehealth in Native America

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Authors
Department or Program
Document Type
Abstract

Telehealth, with its focus of addressing healthcare at a distance and being cost efficient, has been suggested to be a good fit in Native American communities. However, very little study has been done bridging the two; even less has been...

View