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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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Champagne and Caviar for all? Exploring the juxtaposition of gourmet culture with social justice activism and transitions within the Slow Food movement

Publication Date
2013-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Meghan McDermott
Department or Program
Independent Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Archive Only
Abstract

As issues of food and agriculture enter the mainstream culture of the United States, the number of passionate supporters of efforts to change the industrial food system is growing steadily. However, those at the helm of the movement are conflicted...

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The Moral of the Mulberry: Early Vernacular Reinterpretations of Pyramus and Thisbe

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

This thesis concerns the transmission of Ovid's <em>Metamorphoses </em>and the story of Pyramus and Thisbe during the Late Middle Ages, and early reinterpretations of the tale in Italian, Old French, and Middle English in the fourteenth century. Ovid's original version...

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