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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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A Menagerie of Monstresses: (Re-)Tracing Female Monsters in Jewish Folklore

Publication Date
2023-May-15
Authors
Hurwitz, Eli
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Vassar Only
Abstract

Dybbuks (spirits of the dead who possess the bodies of the living) and Lilith (the first wife of Adam turned child-killing night demon) are monsters who have existed in Jewish folklore, religious writings, and entertainment media for hundreds of years...

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An exploration of the diary as a medium: during the 17th and 18th centuries

Publication Date
2017-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Every, Samuel Stephen
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

Looking through the 17th and 18th centuries and specifically the diaries of Samuel Pepys and William Byrd, I aim to explore the medium specificity in the diary as well as its particular moment in manuscript culture. Being written by hand...

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