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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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Benjamin Bagby performs Beowulf

Publication Date
2016-January-01
Document Type
research
Authors
Bagby, Benjamin
Amodio, Mark C.
Department or Program
English Department
Document Type
Research
Abstract

Recordings of <em>Beowulf</em> performed by Benjamin Bagby (voice; Anglo-Saxon harp). The recordings were made in Cologne, Germany in January 2016.
Running times:
Track 1: 04:34
Track 2: 06:33
Track 3: 13:56

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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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The economics of a centralized judiciary: Uniformity, forum shopping and the Federal Circuit

Publication Date
2008-May-01
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Atkinson, Scott -- Alan C. Marco, and John L. Turner
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

In 1982, the US Congress established the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) as the sole appellate court for patent cases. Ostensibly, this court was created to eliminate inconsistencies in the application and interpretation of patent law across...

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The Salty Commons: Oyster Farmers Forging Socio-Ecosystems on Land & Sea

Publication Date
2021-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Noonan, Julia
Department or Program
American Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

Oystering along Long Island has a long and complex history. For thousands of years, oyster beds grew in abundance in the bays and estuaries of the East End, but with European colonization came unsustainable harvesting practices that led to complete...

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