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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.

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Camera Work: The Vital Force Behind A New Way of Seeing A Media Studies Program Senior Thesis

Publication Date
2015-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Sanfuentes, Alexandra
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Archive Only
Abstract

Photographer and journal editor Alfred Stieglitz has been credited with evolving an American style of looking at photography. After attempting to develop its recognition as an art form from within the gallery setting, Stieglitz seized an opportunity to instigate change...

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Message from the Black Woman: Gendered Roles of Women in the Nation of Islam from 1995 to 2005

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Needham-Giles, Angel
Department or Program
Sociology Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

In this thesis I argue that despite the traditional gender roles assigned to women members of the Nation of Islam, these women are able to assert and employ their power both within and outside of the domestic sphere. Essential to...

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