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SUMMARY:Spring 2023 Undergraduate Research Conference
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, April 28\, 2023 \nWesleyan University\, Middletown\, CT\nWoodhead Lounge\, Exley Science Center \nThe Center for the Study of Guns & Society hosted its inaugural one-day Undergraduate Research Conference\, with participation from students at Wesleyan University\, Amherst College\, and Trinity College\, on April 28\, 2023. \nUndergraduate students\, faculty\, and staff presented on research topics in guns and society related to history\, religion\, literature\, visual arts and material culture\, public health and medicine\, museums/public history/memorialization\, business\, theater\, film and media\, government\, policy\, engineering/design\, manufacturing\, law\, anthropology\, lethality\, environmental history\, animal studies\, psychology\, and/or other relevant scholarly fields. \nThe event was organized by Prof. Scott Gac (American Studies and History at Trinity)\, Prof. Jonathan Obert (Political Science at Amherst)\, and Prof. Jennifer Tucker (History at Wesleyan). Special guests included a curator from the National Museum of American History (Smithsonian Institution\, Washington\, D.C.) \nSee photos of the event here. \n\nConference Agenda\nSchedule\nOverview\n9:30 a.m. coffee/registration \n10:00 a.m. Welcome and Panel One Sessions/Poster Sessions \nNoon–1 p.m. Lunch \n1–3 p.m. Panel Sessions/Poster sessions \n3:00 p.m. Conference wrap up \n3–5 p.m. Walking tour of Middletown\, refreshments\, and tour of Middlesex County Historical Society collections with Director Jesse Nasta (Wesleyan) \nDetailed Schedule\n10:00 a.m. Welcome from Center for the Study of Guns & Society Founding Director Jennifer Tucker \n10:05 a.m. Panel/Poster Sessions on Current Research/Teaching \nBrief presentations on current research projects and courses. \nPanelists\nProf. Scott Gac (Trinity)\nProf. Jonathan Obert (Amherst)\nProf. Joseph Slaughter (Wesleyan)\nProf. Maryam Gooyabadi (Wesleyan)\nKate Birkbeck (Yale\, Department of History\, graduate student) \n10:30–11 a.m. Guns in Movies/TV/Visual Storytelling \nProf. Avner Shavit (Visiting Faculty in Jewish Studies at Wesleyan)\, on Hollywood and independent movies. \nPeter Mullen (History major at Wesleyan)\, on the role of documentary films. \nProf. Jennifer Tucker (History faculty at Wesleyan)\, on “Entertainment media as silent partners: A short history of product placement of guns in Hollywood movies.” \n11:00–11:20 a.m. Panel presentation: Current student research on gun patents in the Quantitative Analysis Center (Moderator Prof. Maryam Gooyabadi\, Wesleyan):\nVeronica Goss\, Jake Gala\, Simin Liu\, Patton Yin\, and Xiran Tan \n11:20 a.m.– Noon Headline Talk \nShannon Perich (Curator\, Div of Science and Industry\, Smithsonian Museum of American History): “Hunting for History Through Photography” (Chair/Moderator: Jennifer Tucker) \nA conversation about the role of museums and history and working at the Smithsonian Museum of American History\, as well as new projects related to guns\, visual and material culture\, and violence. \nLUNCH \n1–3 p.m. Panels and Presentations by Undergraduate Researchers \nLaura Braithwaite (Amherst): “Girls Got Guns: Women and Gender in Gun Advertisements” \nThomas Lyons (Wesleyan\, History): “Visual Arguments in Harper’s Weekly on the Role of Firearms in Reconstruction-era Society” \nLance Duncan (Amherst\, Economics): “Understanding the Relationship between Individualism\, Nationalism\, and Guns in American Culture\, Media\, and Law.” \nSophie Laurence (Amherst\, Political Science): “From Memes to Mayhem: How the Construction of Internet Narratives Led to an Insurrection” \nWilliam Gannon (Wesleyan\, History): “The History and Legacy of the M1 Garand” (Wesleyan) \nKeysha Matthews (Trinity\, American Studies): “Race and Guns: How the Philando Castile Case changed attitudes for Black Americans” \nTrisha Mohan (Trinity\, History and Political Science): “The Growth in Female Gun Ownership and its Implication for Women’s Safety” \nPei Pei (Amherst): “Breaking Down the Doors of Trust: Police Militarization and Its Influence on Gun Ownership in the United States” (Case Study on Los Angeles) \nImagen Walters (Wesleyan\, Psychology): “Bias in Self-Defense Court in Relation to Firearms” \nBriana Rodriguez Castillo (Wesleyan\, College of Social Studies): “Triggered: The Consequences of Red Flag Laws on the “Mentally Ill” and Civil Liberties” \nEvan Steinberg (Wesleyan\, Government): “Momentum amicorum curiae historicae: The Importance of Historical Amici Briefs in Bruen“ \nFaith and Firearms course (lightning rounds)\, with Prof. Joseph Slaughter:\nAkhil Joondeph\, Erin Byerly\, Caroline Jenkins\, Declan Derfler-Murphy\, Ted Greenberg \nCaitlin Doherty (Trinity\, Public Policy/Law and Human Rights): “The Impact of Community Violence Intervention Organizations in Preventing Gun Violence” \nMaggie Amaral (Trinity\, American Studies and Hispanic Studies): “What Happens After? The Presence of PTSD in Victims of Mass Shootings Years Later” \nBéatrice Duchastel de Montrouge (Brown University\, American Studies and the History of Art and Architecture): “Je me souviens”: An Evolving Public Memory on the Montréal Massacre\, as Shown Through the Place du 6-Décembre-1989” \nJoshua Jacobs (Biology) and Scott Alexander (Urban Studies) (Trinity): “Mapping Correlates of Gun Violence in Hartford” \nJoshua Jacobs (Trinity\, Biology): “Connecticut Provider’s Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Use of Extreme Risk Protection Orders” \nPanel on the Coltsville/National Park Service Collaboration with RISD and Brown as part of the Carceral Connecticut (Mellon Foundation “Humanities for All Times”) project:\nFiona O’Reilly\, Valerie Gottridge\, Carolyn Neugarten\, Tamara Pilson\, Sophia Molina\, and Emilia Thornton with Bryan Winston (project leader)\, Paul Szymaszek (project advisor)\, and Jennifer Tucker (faculty director). \nColtsville’s Community Volunteer Ambassador\, Joseph Driesenga\, will represent Coltsville at the event and provide materials about internships and summer jobs. \nSteve Machuga (IT\, Wesleyan): “My Life with Guns” \n3:15-3:30 Wrap up and questions with audience. \n3:30–5:00 p.m. Tour of Middlesex County Historical Society led by Director Jesse Nasta\, followed by a river walk with Italian ices.
URL:https://gunsandsocietycenter.com/event/spring-2023-undergraduate-research-conference/
LOCATION:Wesleyan University\, Fayerweather\, Beckham Hall\, 55 Wyllys Ave\, Middletown\, CT\, 06459\, United States
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