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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.

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“Starting Strong: The Case for Comprehensive Sex Education at the Elementary Level”

Publication Date
2024-April-26
Authors
Kahle, Mya
Department or Program
Women, Feminist and Queer Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Open
Abstract

This is a senior capstone project that explores the landscape and functionality of current sex education practices within the US. Through an extensive literature review and original empirical research, this thesis aims to illustrate how comprehensive sex education in early...

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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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The Man in the Mirror: Self-awareness and Self-Criticism in the Satires of Persius

Publication Date
2011-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Pinggera, Anthony
Department or Program
Greek and Roman Studies Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

Persius is often ignored in favor of Horace and Juvenal, largely because he is misunderstood. Most critics consider him little more than an "angry young man," but Persius' anger is only the means to an end. His <em>Satires</em> are in...

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ThemTube: commercializing the digital public sphere

Publication Date
2017-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Maher, Jamie Bellomy
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

ThemTube is a 3-part video essay, running about an hour in total. I aimed to characterize the contradictory, ambiguous status of YouTube, a site that claims to level the playing field for video creators while promoting certain users over the...

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