by David Yamane | Sep 8, 2022 | .50 caliber rifle, field trip, My Experience, Shooting, Sociology of Guns Seminar
In my Sociology of Guns class yesterday, we de-briefed our field trip to the gun range the previous week. Some of the students’ written reflections are forthcoming – always some of the most read posts on this blog. In the meantime, pictured below are 4...
by David Yamane | Jun 1, 2022 | diversity, Jonathan Haidt, Light Over Heat, My Experience, scholarship, The ANNALS
In my last video (Light Over Heat #22), I reflected on the value of diversity (political, cultural, social, intellectual) in exposing us to people different from us and ideas different from our own. From these differences can come greater understanding. I applied this...
by David Yamane | May 29, 2022 | Automatic Weapons, Guns, John Daub, Karl Rehn, KR Training, Light Over Heat, My Experience, Shooting, Texas
Wow, this is the 20th episode of “Light Over Heat” that I recorded! I can’t believe it. It seems like I was just recording my 10th episode not long ago. This second set of videos (Season 2) was supposed to be organized thematically around t-shirts I own. It mostly...
by David Yamane | May 25, 2022 | Buffalo, diversity, Guns, Light Over Heat, mass murder, mass public shooting, My Experience, race, racism, white supremacy
In my last video (Light Over Heat #21), I commented on guns and race, racism, and white supremacy in the wake of the Buffalo mass murder. The comments I received, even the critical ones, were generally very respectful and constructive. Given the name and mission of my...
by David Yamane | May 17, 2022 | diversity, My Experience, Van Jones, Wake Forest University
Graduation ceremonies always lift my spirits, so after a tough weekend confronting the reality of white supremacist hate in America, I was glad to be able to set that aside and recognize the achievements of over 1,000 Wake Forest University undergraduates (including...
by David Yamane | May 11, 2022 | Gun Culture, Light Over Heat, My Experience, The ANNALS, UCONN-Hartford
In Light Over Heat videos #15 (on gun research and gun policy) and #16 (on finding common ground on gun violence), I shared my thoughts on a workshop I attended in March at UCONN-Hartford. The workshop brought together authors contributing to an issue of The ANNALS of...
