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 | 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...
by David Yamane | Aug 23, 2023 | diversity, Gun Culture, Light Over Heat, National African American Gun Association, Philip Smith, race
I attended the first National Convention of the National African American Gun Association (NAAGA) in Atlanta a few weeks ago. On “Light Over Heat” this week, I published the second of two planned videos reflecting on the event. The first video covered what exactly...
by David Yamane | Aug 16, 2023 | diversity, Gun Culture, Light Over Heat, National African American Gun Association, race
I attended the first National Convention of the National African American Gun Association (NAAGA) in Atlanta a couple of weeks ago. On “Light Over Heat” this week, I published the first of two planned videos reflecting on the event. NAAGA occupies a unique position in...
by David Yamane | Aug 9, 2023 | Cody Firearms Museum, Danny Michael, Gun Culture, Guns, Light Over Heat, Wyoming
I just posted the third and final video for my “Light Over Heat” YouTube channel about my recent visit to the Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming. Curator Danny Michael (pictured in the video’s thumbnail) was good enough to...
by David Yamane | Aug 2, 2023 | Cody Firearms Museum, Danny Michael, Gun Culture, Guns, Light Over Heat, material culture, Wyoming
I just posted the second of three planned videos for my “Light Over Heat” YouTube channel about my recent visit to the Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming. Curator Danny Michael (pictured in the video’s thumbnail) was...
