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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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From Nature Sanctuary to "National Dump": A Walk through Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

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

This paper is inspired by the literal intersection of two walking bodies, the hiker and the migrant, in the "Most Dangerous Park In America." In Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, located on the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, while the National...

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The "touch" versus the "see": tactility as a challenge against digital media in "Subway Therapy"

Publication Date
2017-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Nguyen, Sieu
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Vassar Only
Abstract

The thesis explores how the tactile aspect of "Subway Therapy," a project in which people could write messages on sticky notes after the 2016 Presidential Election and post them on the subway walls in New York City, fosters an alternative...

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