I recently posted a picture to social media of the bookshelf in my office that I recently rearranged because it is (nearly) full of books on gun culture and related topics. It received more engagement than an average post of mine, including requests for an inventory of all the books and for a Top 5 … Continue reading
Facebook kindly reminded me yesterday morning that 8 years ago I was in Columbus, Georgia with my son for a tennis tournament. Passing time between matches by flipping through the channels on the TV, I made an important discovery. By dumb luck, I landed on a History Channel marathon showing back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back episodes of the inaugural … Continue reading
This is the fifth and final student end-of-class reflection paper from my Sociology of Guns seminar at Wake Forest University. This is one of my brightest students this semester — I also posted her seminar paper on hunting recently — and she makes some interesting observations about the guest lecture in class by Rob Pincus. … Continue reading
This is the fourth of five student final reflection papers from my Sociology of Guns seminar at Wake Forest University. I selected this particular response because the student comments specifically on John Johnston’s visit to class. For reference, the assignment was: In this final essay, you will revisit your previous personal experience with and understanding … Continue reading
This is the third of five student final reflection papers from my Sociology of Guns seminar at Wake Forest University. I also posted this student’s initial essay reflecting on our class field trip to ProShots Range. For reference, the assignment was: In this final essay, you will revisit your previous personal experience with and understanding … Continue reading
This is the second of five student final reflection papers from my Sociology of Guns seminar at Wake Forest University. I also posted this student’s initial essay reflecting on our class field trip to ProShots Range. For reference, the assignment was: In this final essay, you will revisit your previous personal experience with and understanding … Continue reading
Another semester teaching my Sociology of Guns seminar at Wake Forest University is in the books. I never manage to blog about the class in real time, but I do have some student final reflection essays to share. This is the first of five. I also posted this student’s initial essay reflecting on our class … Continue reading
