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.

Reality of Love: The Heteronormative Agenda of ABC's the Bachelor

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2014-January-01
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This project provides an oppositional reading of ABC's popular <em>Bachelor </em>franchise, arguing that these reality dating programs present viewers with specific narratives of gender, sexuality, class, and race that contribute to greater hegemonic discourse that reifies heterosexual marriage. Through a...

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Shifting music culture in the age of streaming

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2017-January-01
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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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Transgender Gynecology: The Construction of Medical Knowledge and Health Social Movements as Catalysts for Change

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2023-April-21
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This thesis examines the current state of routine transgender gynecologic care, highlighting patient discomfort and distrust of healthcare providers, particularly during the gynecological exam. I discuss how the construction of medical knowledge, including the makeup of the medical field, sources...

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Vincent and Vassar

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2019-May
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Vincent and Vassar Was organized by the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library and the Millay Society Board.

Layout and typography by George Laws, and print production oversight by Daniel Lasecki at Vassar’s Office of Publications. 500 copies were...

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