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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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“Starting Strong: The Case for Comprehensive Sex Education at the Elementary Level”

Publication Date
2024-April-26
Authors
Kahle, Mya
Department or Program
Women, Feminist and Queer Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Open
Abstract

This is a senior capstone project that explores the landscape and functionality of current sex education practices within the US. Through an extensive literature review and original empirical research, this thesis aims to illustrate how comprehensive sex education in early...

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Shifting music culture in the age of streaming

Publication Date
2017-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Greenspan, Benjamin
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Vassar Only
Abstract

This thesis investigates why music streaming services are so popular, beyond their affordability, and the ways in which streaming is shifting music culture. Certain aspects of listening culture which we tend to understand as originating from streaming services, specifically the...

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Words: Interacting With Propaganda

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Matthew Foster
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

<em>Words </em>is a game based at its core on the idea that American citizens should have access to a form of media that gives them the power to interact with, and alter, political propaganda. Defined as information that is "especially...

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