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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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Bicycle politics in New York City: Rights to the City on Bedford Avenue and Prospect Park West

Publication Date
2013-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Kent, Zachary
Department or Program
Earth Science and Geography Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

This thesis investigates how right to the city conflicts regarding the (de)construction of bicycle lanes in Brooklyn, New York affect the development of a more environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive city. Through an examination of two particular cases – those...

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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 Legacy of Colonization, The Damage of Gentrification, The Strength of Community: Examining Displacing Phenomena Throughout History in the City of Brotherly Love

Publication Date
2023-April-30
Authors
Ziegler, Henry
Department or Program
Urban Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Open
Abstract

The aim of this project is to interrogate these processes, to examine how gentrification is impacting the firmly rooted Black community of North Central Philadelphia, to examine how colonization impacted and continues to affect Indigenous and marginalized residents of the...

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