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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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[Exhibition] The Artist's Book in Wales: Shirley Jones and the Red Hen Press

Publication Date
2024-January-16
Authors
Antonetti, Martin
Department or Program
Vassar College Libraries
Document Type
Archived Website
Access Level
Open
Abstract

Physical exhibition was on view at Vassar College Thompson Library January–May, 2013. This exhibition was also on view in 2013 and 2014 at the University of Vermont, Smith College, and Swarthmore College. This is an essay written by Martin Antonetti...

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Reflection, Reproduction, and Challenging at the Brooklyn Zen Center: Complexifying Cultural Capital, Gentrification, the Mindfulness Movement, and Scale

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Sola, Tobiah R.
Department or Program
Earth Science and Geography Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

This project analyzes the Brooklyn Zen Center as a case study in order to complexify our understandings of cultural capital, gentrification, the modern American mindfulness movement, and geographic scale. Through an analysis focused at the local scale, we see how...

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The Strategy of Explanations

Publication Date
2015-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
McCoy, Sean
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

To better understand the strategic aspects of human decision-making, we conduct a power-to-take game in which takers are required to send messages explaining their actions to receivers. We vary the types and timing of information takers have available to them...

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