by David Yamane | Mar 8, 2023 | American Academy for the Advancement of Science, Data, diversity, Gun Culture, Light Over Heat
I have presented my work dozens of times in the 30 years since my first academic conference presentation in 1992. I had never missed a scheduled presentation until this year, when I could not attend a session (organized by Nicholas Buttrick and including Tara Warner...
by David Yamane | Jul 27, 2022 | diversity, Gun Culture, Light Over Heat
In this week’s Light Over Heat video I discuss diversity in American gun culture, both the diversity of different gun subcultures that exist today beyond the self-defense-oriented Gun Culture 2.0 and diversity within Gun Culture 2.0. This diversity sets the stage for...
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 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 | Jan 26, 2022 | diversity, Gun Culture, Gun Culture 2.0, Light Over Heat
In this fourth “Light Over Heat with Professor David Yamane” video I discuss the concept of Gun Culture 2.0, the self-defense core of American gun culture today. I have been developing the concept and studying the phenomenon for over 10 years now, posting hundreds of...
