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Emily Balch Seminar (ESEM)

Poverty, Wealth, and American Culture

Section 24

Fall 2026, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:40AM to 1:00PM

Carpenter Library Room B15
- Select activity COURSE SYLLABUS (as of September 10)
  
  COURSE SYLLABUS (as of September 10) File PDF
  
  Only change from Aug 20 is to update the room where our class meets
- Select activity Books from the Bryn Mawr Bookstore: Horatio Alger....
  
  Books from the Bryn Mawr Bookstore:
  
  Horatio Alger. Ragged Dick, Or Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks
  
  Jacob Riis. How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York
  
  Richard Wright, 12 Million Black Voices
- Select activity SIGN UP: One-on-one Meeting Time Slots
  
  SIGN UP: One-on-one Meeting Time Slots URL
  
  Sign up for one (1) 20-minute time slot on Sep 15, 16, or 17
- Select activity Zoom link for class or one-on-one meetings: ONLY if needed
  
  Zoom link for class or one-on-one meetings: ONLY if needed URL
  
  Class and one-on-one meetings will be in-person unless you hear from me otherwisel. Link is https://brynmawr-edu.zoom.us/j/6852465003
- Select activity Online Guides for Citation and Bibliography:
  
  Online Guides for Citation and Bibliography:
- Select activity In-text Citation: A One-page Guide
  
  In-text Citation: A One-page Guide File
- Select activity Bibliography/Works Cited: The Basics
  
  Bibliography/Works Cited: The Basics File PDF
  
  Students must
  
  Mark as done
  
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- Select activity Purdue OWL - Online Citation Guide
  
  Purdue OWL - Online Citation Guide URL
- Select activity Bryn Mawr Library - Citation Guides
  
  Bryn Mawr Library - Citation Guides URL
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Course Writing Assignments
- Select activity Assignment sheets and file-upload areas for all as...
  
  Assignment sheets and file-upload areas for all assignments.
  
  Each draft upload-area link also includes a copy of the assignment sheet/prompt. An upload link for each assignment will appear when the time comes.
- Select activity "GETTING STARTED" WRITING ASSIGNMENT - Assignment Sheet and Upload Area
  
  "GETTING STARTED" WRITING ASSIGNMENT
- Select activity "GETTING STARTED" WRITING ASSIGNMENT - DUE IN CLASS AND ALSO UPLOAD HERE
  
  "GETTING STARTED" WRITING ASSIGNMENT - DUE IN CLASS AND ALSO UPLOAD HERE
  
  Opened: Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 12:15 PM
  
  Due: Thursday, September 3, 2026, 5:00 PM
  
  This link also includes a copy of the assignment sheet
- Select activity PAPER #1
  
  PAPER #1
- Select activity PAPER #1 assignment sheet and DRAFT upload link
  
  PAPER #1 assignment sheet and DRAFT upload link
  
  Opened: Thursday, September 10, 2026, 11:00 AM
  
  Due: Saturday, September 12, 2026, 11:59 PM
  
  Due Thursday, September 10 in class, and on Saturday, September 12 by 11:59PM on Moodle
- Select activity PAPER #1 REVISION upload link
  
  PAPER #1 REVISION upload link Assignment
  
  Opens: Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 8:00 AM
  
  Due: Saturday, September 26, 2026, 11:59 PM
  
  Due Saturday, Sep 26, 11:59PM
- Select activity PAPER #2 (copy)
  
  PAPER #2
- Select activity PAPER #3
  
  PAPER #3
Select section Course Readings and Schedule

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Course Readings and Schedule
- Select activity For September 3:
  
  For September 3:
- Select activity Franklin, "The Way to Wealth" (1758)
  
  Franklin, "The Way to Wealth" (1758) File PDF
- Select activity Malcolm X, "Coming to an Awareness of Language" (1965)
  
  Malcolm X, "Coming to an Awareness of Language" (1965) File PDF
- Select activity Jill Lepore, "Poor Jane's Almanac" (2011)
  
  Jill Lepore, "Poor Jane's Almanac" (2011) File PDF
- Select activity For September 8:
  
  For September 8:
- Select activity Lawrence - The Relation of Wealth to Morals (1901)
  
  Lawrence - The Relation of Wealth to Morals (1901) File PDF
- Select activity Beecher - Tendencies in American Progress (1870)
  
  Beecher - Tendencies in American Progress (1870) File PDF
- Select activity Conwell - Acres of Diamonds (1900)
  
  Conwell - Acres of Diamonds (1900) File PDF
- Select activity For September 10:
  
  For September 10:
- Select activity American time periods - one-page reference
  
  American time periods - one-page reference File PDF
- Select activity Douglass - Accumulation of Wealth and The Land Reformer (1856)
  
  Douglass - Accumulation of Wealth and The Land Reformer (1856) File PDF
- Select activity Truth - Ain't I a Woman (1851)
  
  Truth - Ain't I a Woman (1851) File PDF
- Select activity For September 15: Alger, Ragged Dick, or Street Li...
  
  For September 15:
  
  Alger, Ragged Dick, or Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks
  
  - Beginning to Chapter 14
- Select activity For September 17: Alger, Ragged Dick, or Street Li...
  
  For September 17:
  
  Alger, Ragged Dick, or Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks
  
  - Chapter 15 to the end
- Select activity Douglass - Apprenticeship Life (1855)
  
  Douglass - Apprenticeship Life (1855) File PDF
- Select activity Graff and Birkenstein - They Say I Say
  
  Graff and Birkenstein - They Say I Say File PDF
- Select activity For September 22:
  
  For September 22:
- Select activity Carnegie - The Gospel of Wealth (1889)
  
  Carnegie - The Gospel of Wealth (1889) File PDF
- Select activity Debs, Unity and Victory (1908)
  
  Debs, Unity and Victory (1908) File
- Select activity Rauschenbusch - The Law of Tooth and Nail (1913)
  
  Rauschenbusch - The Law of Tooth and Nail (1913) File
- Select activity For September 29:
  
  For September 29:
- Select activity Grant - Passing of the Great Race (1916)
  
  Grant - Passing of the Great Race (1916) File PDF
- Select activity M. Carey Thomas - Address at the Opening of the College (1916)
  
  M. Carey Thomas - Address at the Opening of the College (1916) File
  
  Students must
  
  Mark as done
- Select activity Emily Greene Balch, Our Slavic Fellow Citizens (1910)
  
  Emily Greene Balch, Our Slavic Fellow Citizens (1910) File
  
  Students must
  
  Mark as done
- Select activity For October 1:
  
  For October 1:
- Select activity Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives: Studies Amon...
  
  Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York:
  
  Riis’ introduction
  
  Chapter 1
  
  Chapter 3, first two pages only
  
  Chapter 5
  
  Chapter 9, first page and last page only
  
  Chapter 10, first three pages only
- Select activity For October 6:
  
  For October 6:
- Select activity Addams - Twenty Years at Hull-House
  
  Addams - Twenty Years at Hull-House File PDF
- Select activity Riis, How the Other Half Lives: Chapter 13 Chapter...
  
  Riis, How the Other Half Lives:
  
  Chapter 13
  
  Chapter 15
  
  Chapter 20
  
  Chapter 21, first two pages only
- Select activity For October 8:
  
  For October 8:
- Select activity Adams - The Epic of America (Epilogue) (1931)
  
  Adams - The Epic of America (Epilogue) (1931) File PDF
- Select activity Long - Every Man a King (1934)
  
  Long - Every Man a King (1934) File PDF
- Select activity For October 20 and 22: Screening and Discussion of...
  
  For October 20 and 22: Screening and Discussion of the film Matewan
- Select activity Matewan - Essential Information
  
  Matewan - Essential Information File PDF
  
  You MUST read this before our October 21 class - and bring it with you to class
- Select activity For October 27:
  
  For October 27:
- Select activity For October 21: Richard Wright, 12 Million Black V... (copy)
  
  Richard Wright, 12 Million Black Voices:
  
  Wright's Foreword
  
  Part 1
  
  Part 3
  
  Part 4
- Select activity For October 29 and November 3:
  
  For October 29 and November 3:
- Select activity Harrington - The Other America (1962)
  
  Harrington - The Other America (1962) File PDF
- Select activity Lewis - The Culture of Poverty (1966)
  
  Lewis - The Culture of Poverty (1966) File PDF
- Select activity For November 5:
  
  For November 5:
- Select activity Goode - How Urban Ethnography Counters Myths about the Poor (2002)
  
  Goode - How Urban Ethnography Counters Myths about the Poor (2002) File PDF
- Select activity Pynchon - A Journey into the Mind of Watts (1966)
  
  Pynchon - A Journey into the Mind of Watts (1966) File PDF
- Select activity For November 10:
  
  For November 10:
- Select activity Murray - Losing Ground (1984)
  
  Murray - Losing Ground (1984) File PDF
- Select activity Ehrenreich, Fear of Falling: The Inner Life of the Middle Class (1989)
  
  Ehrenreich, Fear of Falling: The Inner Life of the Middle Class (1989) File PDF
  
  Students must
  
  Mark as done
  
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- Select activity For November 12:
  
  For November 12:
- Select activity Reagan - Inaugural Address (1981)
  
  Reagan - Inaugural Address (1981) File PDF
- Select activity Reagan - Radio Address on Welfare (1986)
  
  Reagan - Radio Address on Welfare (1986) File PDF
- Select activity Jackson - Address to the Democratic National Convention (1988)
  
  Jackson - Address to the Democratic National Convention (1988) File PDF
- Select activity For November 17:
  
  For November 17:
- Select activity Rios - Stealing a Bag of Potato Chips (2012)
  
  Rios - Stealing a Bag of Potato Chips (2012) File PDF
- Select activity Davis - Masked Racism: Prison-Industrial Complex (1998)
  
  Davis - Masked Racism: Prison-Industrial Complex (1998) File PDF
- Select activity For November 19 and 24:
  
  For November 19 and 24:
- Select activity Documentary: Waging a Living
  
  Documentary: Waging a Living URL
  
  Students must
  
  Mark as done
- Select activity For December 1:
  
  For December 1:
- Select activity Brooks, “Marshmallows and Public Policy” (2006)
  
  Brooks, “Marshmallows and Public Policy” (2006) File PDF
  
  Students must
  
  Mark as done
  
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- Select activity Ferdman, Roberto, The big problem with one of the most popular assumptions about the poor (2016)
  
  Ferdman, Roberto, The big problem with one of the most popular assumptions about the poor (2016) File PDF
  
  Students must
  
  Mark as done
  
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- Select activity For December 3:
  
  For December 3:
- Select activity Matthew Desmond, “Why Poverty Persists in America” (2023)
  
  Matthew Desmond, “Why Poverty Persists in America” (2023) File PDF
- Select activity For December 8:
  
  For December 8:

Section outline

Course Information and Resources

Emily Balch Seminar (ESEM)

Poverty, Wealth, and American Culture

Course Writing Assignments

Course Readings and Schedule