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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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"Racism is Solved!" A Fake Conservative's Guide to Social Justice

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Villella, Victoria Dunne
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Archive Only
Abstract

Under the cloak of a character who is as ignorant as he is conservative, Stephen Colbert delivers snaps-worthy "truthiness"-insights that often shine a light to mainstream systemic forms of oppression by embodying their very nature. In my thesis, I acknowledge...

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I heard it through the grapevine: Gossip as observational learning at college

Publication Date
2013-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Jenna Kronenberg
Department or Program
Independent Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Vassar Only
Abstract

After personally engaging in the communication networks present at Vassar College, I have chosen to research the function of gossip in small communities such as college campuses. After collecting data on the many facets of gossip and informal information sharing...

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Water the Roots: The Fluidity of Blackness and Time

Publication Date
2021-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Stevens, Lena
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Film Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

This project is a meditation on Blackness, life, death, loss, and spirituality. Although this thesis was executed in hopes of fulfilling an academic requirement, each frame provides insight into my experiences as a low-income Black and Native Hawaiian woman living...

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