Course: Emily Balch Seminars - bmc.EMLY.B001.016.F26

Section outline

Select section General

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General

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- Select activity Syllabus (updated 9/10/26)
  
  Syllabus (updated 9/10/26) File DOCX
  
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- Select activity Upcoming Events in and around Bryn Mawr
  
  Upcoming Events in and around Bryn Mawr Page
Select section Assignments

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Assignments
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  Introductory Writing Assignment
  
  Select activity Introductory Writing Assignment
  
  Introductory Writing Assignment File DOCX
  
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  Select activity Introductory Writing Assignment Submission
  
  Introductory Writing Assignment Submission
  
  Opened: Saturday, September 5, 2026, 12:00 AM
  
  Due: Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 5:00 PM
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  Talbot Response Essay
  
  Select activity Talbot Response Essay
  
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  Select activity Talbot Essay Rubric
  
  Talbot Essay Rubric File DOCX
  
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  Select activity Talbot Response Essay Draft
  
  Talbot Response Essay Draft Assignment
  
  Opened: Tuesday, September 8, 2026, 12:00 AM
  
  Due: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 11:40 AM
Select section Additional Resources

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Additional Resources
- Select activity Bryn Mawr College Writing Center
  
  Bryn Mawr College Writing Center URL
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  Further Viewing (updated 8/30)
  
  Select activity Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalog
  
  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalog URL
  
  Select activity Getty Museum Photo Archive
  
  Getty Museum Photo Archive URL
  
  Select activity Met Museum Online Photo Database
  
  Met Museum Online Photo Database URL
  
  Select activity Victoria & Albert Museum Photo Collection
  
  Victoria & Albert Museum Photo Collection URL
  
  Select activity Anna Atkins Cyanotypes of British Algae
  
  Anna Atkins Cyanotypes of British Algae URL
  
  Select activity William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné
  
  William Henry Fox Talbot Catalogue Raisonné URL
  
  Select activity Julia Margaret Cameron Catalog Raisonné
  
  Julia Margaret Cameron Catalog Raisonné URL
Select section Week 1: Welcome!

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Week 1: Welcome!
- Select activity Niepce, Daguerre, Poe
  
  Niepce, Daguerre, Poe File PDF
  
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- Select activity ESEM_Week 1 (PowerPoint)
  
  ESEM_Week 1 (PowerPoint) File PPTX
  
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Select section Week 2: Who Invented Photography?

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Week 2: Who Invented Photography?
- Select activity William Henry Fox Talbot, “The Pencil of Nature,” (1844-1846)
  
  William Henry Fox Talbot, “The Pencil of Nature,” (1844-1846) URL
- Select activity Karen Hellman, “Hippolyte Bayard: Inventor”
  
  Karen Hellman, “Hippolyte Bayard: Inventor” File PDF
  
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- Select activity Natalia Brizuela, “Light Writing in the Tropics: The Story of Hercule Florence”
  
  Natalia Brizuela, “Light Writing in the Tropics: The Story of Hercule Florence” URL
- Select activity ESEM_Week 2
  
  ESEM_Week 2 File PPTX
  
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Select section Week 3: Truth, Doubt, and Trickery

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Week 3: Truth, Doubt, and Trickery
- Select activity Elizabeth Anne McCauley, “Photographers: Images and Realities,” in Industrial Madness: Commercial Photography in Paris 1848-1871
  
  Elizabeth Anne McCauley, “Photographers: Images and Realities,” in Industrial Madness: Commercial Photography in Paris 1848-1871 URL
- Select activity Coleman Lowndes, “Was this famous war photo staged? Feat. Errol Morris,” Vox, November 18, 2020 (8:27 minutes)
  
  Coleman Lowndes, “Was this famous war photo staged? Feat. Errol Morris,” Vox, November 18, 2020 (8:27 minutes) URL
- Select activity Musée D’Orsay Object Record
  
  Musée D’Orsay Object Record URL
- Select activity Sophie Gordon, “Art, Reproduction, and Reportage: Roger Fenton’s Crimean Photographs,” in Photography and the Arts
  
  Sophie Gordon, “Art, Reproduction, and Reportage: Roger Fenton’s Crimean Photographs,” in Photography and the Arts File PDF
  
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Select section Week 4: Art, Photography, and the Royal Society

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Week 4: Art, Photography, and the Royal Society
- Select activity Emily Talbot, “‘Mechanism’ Made Visible: Process and Perception in Henry Peach Robinson’s Composite Photographs”
  
  Emily Talbot, “‘Mechanism’ Made Visible: Process and Perception in Henry Peach Robinson’s Composite Photographs” File PDF
  
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- Select activity Mirjam Brusius, “Impreciseness in Julia Margaret Cameron’s Portrait Photographs”
  
  Mirjam Brusius, “Impreciseness in Julia Margaret Cameron’s Portrait Photographs” File PDF
  
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Select section Week 5: Photography and Science

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Week 5: Photography and Science
- Select activity Lorrain Datson and Peter Galison, “Photography as Science and Art,” excerpt
  
  Lorrain Datson and Peter Galison, “Photography as Science and Art,” excerpt File PDF
  
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- Select activity Smiley, "The Mechanical Against Objectivity,"
  
  Smiley, "The Mechanical Against Objectivity," File PDF
  
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Select section Week 6: Photography’s Social Impact

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Week 6: Photography’s Social Impact
- Select activity Allan Sekula, "The Body and the Archive"
  
  Allan Sekula, "The Body and the Archive" File PDF
  
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- Select activity Hine, "Social Photography"
  
  Hine, "Social Photography" File PDF
  
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Select section Week 8: New Vision, Photo-Inflation, and the Modern Photo Book

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Week 8: New Vision, Photo-Inflation, and the Modern Photo Book
- Select activity Moholy-Nagy, Renger-Patzsch, and Kaillai
  
  Moholy-Nagy, Renger-Patzsch, and Kaillai File PDF
  
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Select section Week 9: Photography, Memory, and the Past, Pt. 1

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Week 9: Photography, Memory, and the Past, Pt. 1
- Select activity Benjamin, "Little History,"
  
  Benjamin, "Little History," File PDF
  
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Select section Week 10: Photography, Memory, and the Past, Pt. 2

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Week 10: Photography, Memory, and the Past, Pt. 2
Select section Week 11: The Camera and the Gaze

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Week 11: The Camera and the Gaze
- Select activity Rear Window (dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1954)
  
  Rear Window (dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1954) URL
- Select activity Foucault, "Panopticism"
  
  Foucault, "Panopticism" File PDF
  
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- Select activity Mulvey, "Visual Pleasure"
  
  Mulvey, "Visual Pleasure" File PDF
  
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Select section Week 12: The Ethics of Photographing Others

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Week 12: The Ethics of Photographing Others
Select section Week 13: Photography in the Digital Age

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Week 13: Photography in the Digital Age
- Select activity Kim Beil, “Photography Has Gotten Climate Change Wrong From the Start”
  
  Kim Beil, “Photography Has Gotten Climate Change Wrong From the Start” URL
Select section Week 14: The Age of AI

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Week 14: The Age of AI
- Select activity Amanda Wasielewski, “Unnatural Images: On AI-Generated Photographs”
  
  Amanda Wasielewski, “Unnatural Images: On AI-Generated Photographs” File PDF
  
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- Select activity Brooke Belisle, “Critical Response I: Photography and AI: Why It Matters, Though”
  
  Brooke Belisle, “Critical Response I: Photography and AI: Why It Matters, Though” File PDF
  
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Select section Week 15: The Finish Line!

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Week 15: The Finish Line!