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URL:https://events.ufv.ca/events/book-launch-on-target-gun-culture-storyte
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SUMMARY:Book Launch - On Target: Gun Culture\, Storytelling\, and the NRA
DESCRIPTION:Political Science Department cordially invites you to celebrate
  our POSC faculty member Noah S. Schwartz on the publication of On Target:
  Gun Culture\, Storytelling\, and the NRA.\n\nThe National Rifle Associati
 on (NRA) is an important player in the American gun debate. While popular 
 explanations for the group’s influence often focus on the NRA’s lobbyi
 ng and campaign donations\, it receives less attention for the mass mobili
 zation efforts that make these political endeavors possible.\n\nOn Target 
 explores why the NRA is so influential and how we can understand the group
 ’s impact on firearms policy in the United States. The book looks at how
  the NRA both draws upon and shapes historical meta-narratives regarding t
 he role of firearms in America’s national identity and how this is part 
 of a larger effort to expand the community of gun owners. Noah S. Schwartz
  demonstrates how the NRA portrays a vision of the past through events suc
 h as its annual meeting\; communications such as American Rifleman magazin
 e and NRA TV\; and points of contact including the National Firearms Museu
 m.\n\nBased on fieldwork in Indiana and Virginia\, including participant o
 bservation at NRA events and firearm safety classes\, thematic analysis of
  audio-visual material\, and interviews with NRA executives and members\, 
 On Target sheds light on the ways in which the NRA tells stories to build 
 and mobilize a politically motivated network of gun owners.\n\nDr. Noah S.
  Schwartz is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University
  of the Fraser Valley. His research focuses on advocacy groups\, social mo
 vements\, and firearms policy in Canada and the United States. His researc
 h interests include group politics and social movements\; the politics of 
 narrative and memory\; the theories of the policy process\; and firearms p
 olicy.\n\nNoah completed his Masters Degree in Defence\, Development &amp\
 ; Diplomacy at Durham University in the United Kingdom\, and his Ph.D. at 
 Carleton University\, in Ottawa. He was a final five winner in the 2020 So
 cial Sciences and Humanities Research Council Storyteller’s Contest\, an
 d the Winner of the 2021 Carleton University Faculty of Public Affairs Tea
 ching Achievement Award for contract instructors. Noah is a firm believer 
 in engaged scholarship. In addition to his peer reviewed journal articles 
 and book\, he has published editorials in national newspapers\, like the N
 ational Post and Toronto Star.\n\nThurs\, Nov 3rd\, 4-6:00 pm\nA225 – UF
 V Boardroom (33844 King Road\, Abbotsford\, BC)\nOpen to UFV and the publi
 c\, please RSVP to natasha.tvete@ufv.ca\nRefreshments will be served.\n\nF
 or any questions\, please contact edward.akuffo@ufv.ca or 604.504.7441 ext
 . 4444
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