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Duck and Cover: The Dissemination of Domestic Cold War Propaganda from 1947 to 1957 and Its Lasting Impact on Race Relations
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Translation and Juvenal: A Study in Translation analysis and the implications for Classics translation through the lens of modern-language translation
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What Do You Meme? An Exploration of Internet Communication Through Memes
Get PDFThe topic of memes and the ethnographies they create are discussed. Memes that have been created and adopted by alt-right communities, specifically incels, illustrate their ideologies while simultaneously validating their views and recruiting insecure, vulnerable populations. Memes from times past evolve to be viewed as cringeworthy as they fail the test of time and cultural expectations for humor. Content that exists out of the confines of normality in an embarrassing way also becomes constituted as cringe, and can become a meme in this way. New social media platforms allow for novel meme formats to emerge. Furthermore, the concept of new meme formats are explained through TikTok case studies, highlighting the platform’s unique and novel features. Finally, the ethnography that surrounds mental health memes is explored through content analyses of memes discussing mental illnesses like Bipolar Disorder, as well as memes depicting mindful practices. The possibility for trends arising from memes to romanticize negative attributes of mental illness illustrates the potential for negative consequences, like triggering a relapse in self-harm. Memes and their real-world consequences must be discussed as social media pervades daily life
Water the Roots: The Fluidity of Blackness and Time
Get PDFThis project is a meditation on Blackness, life, death, loss, and spirituality. Although this thesis was executed in hopes of fulfilling an academic requirement, each frame provides insight into my experiences as a low-income Black and Native Hawaiian woman living under the structural oppression instituted by the United States. Blackness, geography, ancestry, and modernity all come into conversation within this film through the breaking of commercial cinema conventions like narrative continuity and linear time. I chose to create this piece without the use of popular Hollywood cinematic conventions to demonstrate the fact that experimental film has a greater capacity for social commentary than commercial film. With this thesis, I hope to call attention to the ways in which commercial endeavors are restrictive for progressive thought and to demonstrate the emotional impact and societal critiques that can blossom when filmmakers are not bogged down by expectations to generate box office success
The “Cure” is the Affliction: Pregnancy and Childbirth as Healing and Harming in Ancient Greek Gynecology
Get PDFInclusive STEM Education at Vassar College: Perceptions, Practices, and Lessons Learned from Teaching Under COVID-19
Get PDFThe sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has distributed our lives in every aspect. After a year of living under the ‘new normal, we are finally seeing vaccinations becoming available, which greatly benefits everyone at risk. This pandemic uncovered the importance of scientists, particularly life scientists, holding hands and working together to tackle life-threatening, global, and emergent health problems. However, what accompanies this ‘new normal’ is the pandemic is the distressing racism and hate crimes against black and Asian Americans that have happened across the country. International political confrontations also escalated the tensions against Asians in the country. As a consequence, foreign scientists, especially scholars from China or Chinese Americans, feel less secure in working in STEM fields in the United States. This has largely destroyed the long-standing harmonious and inclusive environment of the STEM community both domestically and internationally. These call for research that contributes to potential reforms to re-build a global STEM community that is collaborative, welcoming, and inclusive to all scientists. The Grand Challenges Program at Vassar College works towards such reforms to foster STEM inclusive excellence at the college, with one research direction of inclusive STEM pedagogy. This work aimed to study the inclusive teaching practices employed by Vassar STEM faculty, and faculty perceptions of inclusion. Interviews were conducted with four STEM professors from the departments of Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Statistics, and Computer Science. These interviews focused on discussing their inclusive pedagogy and the reasons or philosophies behind employing such practices. In addition, a section was dedicated to investigating the impacts of COVID-19 in inclusive teaching and potential lessons that could be learned from hybrid or remote teaching experiences. A central finding of my study uncovered the fact that genuine care and a desire to get to know students and facilitate their growth is essential for successful inclusive teachings. The outcome of this work will provide critical insights into the status quo of inclusive STEM education at Vassar and suggest potential directions of reforms of improving inclusion and diversity of the STEM community at Vassar
