Vassar College Digital Library

Vassar Scholarship

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.

Internal Family Systems as Gender Affirming Care: A Personal and Systematic Investigation

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2024-May-21
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This project weaves through personal experiences of gender dysphoria and the implementation of Internal Family Systems Therapy as a therapeutic technique, offering insight into the therapy's development and potential benefits for individuals facing mental health issues related to gender identity...

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Transgression and containment: transhistorical themes and tropes within televised American women's stand-up comedy

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2017-January-01
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Joan Rivers. Elayne Boosler. Roseanne Barr. Janeane Garofalo. Amy Schumer. What do these commedians–whose careers span seven decades–have in common? Starting in the 1950s and ending in contemporary times, we see that there are transhistorical trends–including self-deprecation, navigating one's anger...

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