In my opinion and that of my students, the highlight of my two previous Sociology of Guns courses has been our field trip to the gun range (in fall 2015 and fall 2016). Because I wasn’t expecting to teach the guns seminar this spring, I initially didn’t make plans to have the field trip. I … Continue reading
I ordinarily do not repeat seminars in successive semesters, but a scheduling fluke this spring has me teaching my Sociology of Guns seminar once again. No major changes to the overall structure of the course, though I have tweaked the readings as I usually do. (You can download the syllabus as a PDF document here: … Continue reading
I was fortunate to have a guest speaker in my Sociology of Guns class today. Richard Talbert is the manager of and an instructor at ProShots Range. Coincidentally and unbeknownst to me, his father, Charles Talbert, is a leading scholar of the New Testament who taught at Wake Forest for over 30 years. So Richard … Continue reading
