CSGS's Inaugural Guns in Society Symposium
January 30 - January 31st, 2025
Downtown Phoenix campus of Arizona State University
The ASU Center for the Study of Guns in Society is hosting its inaugural Guns in Society Symposium under the theme "Bridging Gun Divides, Building a Better Gun Debate."
On Thursday, January 30th, join us for a Keynote Panel on "Building a Better Gun Debate". Two members of the Tennessee 11 and the Builders Movement—Jaila Hampton and Adam Luke—will engage alongside scholars Dr. Christina Colosimo (University of Arizona) and Dr. David Yamane (Wake Forest) to examine the power of conversation in transcending our gun divides.
Our symposium panels, featuring nearly 40 scholars across gun studies, will run on Friday, January 31st; please check back for a program.
On Friday, January 31st, join us for a Keynote Panel on "Expanding the Experts", featuring the authors of Murder Town, USA (Yasser Payne, Brooklynn Hitchens and Darryl Chambers) and moderated by ASU's Marva Goodson. The panel explores not just how they reckoned with the realities of gun violence but also created collaborations across academia and impacted communities through "street participatory action research."
Please join us...
RSVP for the January 30th keynote event here.
RSVP for the January 31st keynote event here.
Please email csgs@asu.edu with all other inquiries!
ASU CSGS is a new ASU center, founded in January 2024, aimed at supporting social science research on guns in order to forge a forum for those across the debate to engage, learn, and elevate through research initiatives and public outreach. Learn more about ASU CSGS initiatives such as the American Gun Experience Project, the BRIDGS Fellowship, and the Guns Unpacked Podcast.