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The Explanatory, Social, and Performative Power of Gun Imaginaries




List of AuthorsHeiskanen Benita, Kolehmainen Pekka M.

EditorsBenita Heiskanen, Albion M. Butters, Pekka M. Kolehmainen

PlaceLeiden

Publication year2022

Book title *Up in Arms: Gun Imaginaries in Texas

Title of seriesEuropean Perspectives on the United States

Volume number1

Start page239

End page245

ISBN978-90-04-51466-9

eISBN978-90-04-51467-6

ISSN2666-724X

DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004514676_011

URLhttps://doi.org/10.1163/9789004514676_011

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/175942993


Abstract

The concluding chapter wraps up the volume by pointing to the explanatory, social, and performative aspects of gun imaginaries, as understood through the various historical contexts and interpretive lenses that the contributors engage. The transdisciplinary American Studies explications of gun debates demonstrate the great significance invested in weapons culture in the United States, be it on societal, cultural, or academic levels. Guns as imaginaries galvanize individuals who are up in arms, while their actions and reactions reverberate into further imaginaries; thus, individuals and communities simultaneously shape and are shaped by the broader power relations that they are necessarily a part of. Ultimately, the exploration of Texas as a gun imaginary and guns as a Texan imagery provides a toolbox and a roadmap for future discussions of the significance of firearms in other geographic contexts beyond the United States.


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