Alex Trimble Young
@alextyoung.bsky.social
UCWAZ Member, Teaching Prof at Barrett Honors, and Associate Director of the BRIDGS Initiative for Gun Studies; co-host of Guns Unpacked. Thinking about US literature, settler colonialism, gun culture, radical politics, and the US West. Views are my own.
My interview with Zusha Elinson and Cameron McWhirter on the history and politics of the AR-15 is out now! This was one of my favorite conversations. Link below, or listen via your favorite streaming service.
November 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
My interview with Zusha Elinson and Cameron McWhirter on the history and politics of the AR-15 is out now! This was one of my favorite conversations. Link below, or listen via your favorite streaming service.
Breaking the pipes out of the case for the first time in way too long to get ready for #nokings this Saturday. If you’re in Phoenix, be down at the Capitol at 11! If not, hope you’re organizing and making noise wherever you are!
October 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Breaking the pipes out of the case for the first time in way too long to get ready for #nokings this Saturday. If you’re in Phoenix, be down at the Capitol at 11! If not, hope you’re organizing and making noise wherever you are!
Hey American studies folks - whether or not you consider yourself a “gun scholar,” if your work engages gun culture or gun violence, consider applying! Abstract deadline coming up Wednesday.
October 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Hey American studies folks - whether or not you consider yourself a “gun scholar,” if your work engages gun culture or gun violence, consider applying! Abstract deadline coming up Wednesday.
September 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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September 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
And it was definitely worth it for the student cartoonist’s work alone - it’s me fr
Season II of Guns Unpacked is live! Check out our first episode with Gerald Higginbotham on gun rights, race, and the psychology of gun ownership:
September 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Season II of Guns Unpacked is live! Check out our first episode with Gerald Higginbotham on gun rights, race, and the psychology of gun ownership:
And they say there are no lit jobs this year!
August 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
And they say there are no lit jobs this year!