by David Yamane | Sep 14, 2023 | gender, Grandmothers Against Gun Violence, Sandy Hook massacre, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Student Writing, Wake Forest University
This is the first of several student gun range field trip reflection essays from my fall 2023 Sociology of Guns seminar. The assignment to which students are responding can be found here. I am grateful to these students for their willingness to have their thoughts...
by David Yamane | Sep 13, 2023 | field trip, Guns, Shooting, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Veterans Range, Wake Forest University
In last week’s “Light Over Heat” video, I gave an overview of my 9th Sociology of Guns class field trip to the gun range. This week’s video recaps the trip. Next week I will comment on the students’ field trip reflection essays. I will also be posting...
by David Yamane | Sep 12, 2023 | Sociology of Guns Seminar, Student Writing, Veterans Range, Wake Forest University
Later this week, I will begin posting some of the field trip reflection essays my Sociology of Guns students were required to submit following our visit to Veterans Range at the start of this semester. The field trip is historically a highlight of the course for...
by David Yamane | Sep 6, 2023 | field trip, Guns, Shooting, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Veterans Range, Wake Forest University
In this week’s “Light Over Heat” video, I give an overview of my 9th Sociology of Guns class field trip to the gun range. This video was recorded before the students arrived at the range, so in next week’s video, I will discuss the shooting itself....
by David Yamane | Aug 30, 2023 | Harel Shapira, Jennifer Carlson, Light Over Heat, My Experience, scholarship
This week’s “Light Over Heat” video discusses gaps between scholarly portrayals of people and people’s own experiences and understandings. It was occasioned by the feedback I received from people about sociologist Harel Shapira’s depiction of defensive gun...
