by David Yamane | Sep 30, 2023 | AR platform rifles, new shooters, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Student Writing, Wake Forest University
This is the twelfth and final student gun range field trip reflection essay from my fall 2023 Sociology of Guns seminar (see Reflection #1, Reflection #2, Reflection #3, Reflection #4, Reflection #5, Reflection #6, Reflection #7, Reflection #8, Reflection #9,...
by David Yamane | Sep 29, 2023 | AR platform rifles, mass shootings, school shootings, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Student Writing, University of North Carolina, Wake Forest University
This is the eleventh of many student gun range field trip reflection essays from my fall 2023 Sociology of Guns seminar (see Reflection #1, Reflection #2, Reflection #3, Reflection #4, Reflection #5, Reflection #6, Reflection #7, Reflection #8, Reflection #9, and...
by David Yamane | Sep 28, 2023 | AR platform rifles, racism, school shootings, Sociology of Guns Seminar, Student Writing, Tennessee, Wake Forest University
This is the tenth of many student gun range field trip reflection essays from my fall 2023 Sociology of Guns seminar (see Reflection #1, Reflection #2, Reflection #3, Reflection #4, Reflection #5, Reflection #6, Reflection #7, Reflection #8, and Reflection #9). The...
by David Yamane | Sep 27, 2023 | book publishing, Books, Gun Culture, Light Over Heat, scholarship
This week on “Light Over Heat,” I talk about the TWO books I am writing on American gun culture, tentatively titled: GUN CURIOUS and GUN CULTURE 2.0. In particular, I talk about what distinguishes them in terms of the substance and audience. The explainer on the two...
by David Yamane | Sep 26, 2023 | AR platform rifles, Sociology of Guns Seminar, South, Student Writing, Wake Forest University
This is the ninth of many student gun range field trip reflection essays from my fall 2023 Sociology of Guns seminar (see Reflection #1, Reflection #2, Reflection #3, Reflection #4, Reflection #5, Reflection #6, Reflection #7, and Reflection #8). The assignment to...