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.

Cabinets on Campuses: Reimagining the Museum Through the History of Collecting

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2023-April-14
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This thesis looks at the history of collections, tracing cabinets of curiosities to natural history specimens at colleges and universities during the 19th century. It will explore the trajectory of academic museums as art galleries became more prominent at colleges...

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Foraging in the Urban Food Forest: Noticing the Possibilities for Communal Cultivation within Urban Ruination

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2023-May-03
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In this thesis, I use the Beacon Food Forest, located in Seattle, WA, as a case study to investigate how food and community grow in an urban community food forest. I discuss the founding of the Beacon Food Forest, the...

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