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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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"Saga Hwaet Ic Hatte": The Riddles of the Aenigmata and the Exeter Book in Conversation

Publication Date
2017-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Villesvik, Miranda Chiharu
Department or Program
Greek and Roman Studies Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

Symphosius's Latin <em>Aenigmata</em> and the Old English Exeter Book, although known as two related collections of riddles, have not yet been analyzed from the perspective of their connected natures. This thesis seeks to bring the two collections into conversation as...

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Black Women on the White Screen: How American Popular Culture affects the Visuality of the Black Female Body

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Knight, Anastassia
Department or Program
Sociology Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Vassar Only
Abstract

In the past, poignant controlling images and stereotypes have run prevalent in the American historical framework. However, these tropes are routinely challenged by black feminists and black entertainers in contemporary popular culture. This thesis will garner a comprehensive analysis of...

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Tuskegee and the Health of Black Infants

Publication Date
2021-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Brody, Benjamin
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

For nearly half a century, the American government funded the "Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male." As the name suggests, this experiment abused black men from Alabama and required medical professionals to withhold care from the test...

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