I received some pleasant news from the publisher of my article on “The Sociology of U.S. Gun Culture” this morning: It is one of the Top 20 most downloaded articles published since July 2016. In the article I argue that there really is no existing sociology of gun culture because we have been too focused … 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
Earlier this week I recorded segments for a future episode of Dr. Celine Gounder’s “In Sickness and In Health” podcast. Her third season in production is on gun violence as a public health problem. I made clear to her that my scholarly expertise is on American gun culture not gun violence, and she welcomed me … Continue reading
