By Joyce Kryszak
Buffalo, NY – The Northern Illinois University shooting once again has Americans asking why violence seems to be escalating in this country. But a professor at SUNY Buffalo said violence is and always has been an intimate part of our culture.
English professor David Schmid has studied and written extensively on the history of violence and American pop culture. He will give a public lecture at UB Wednesday that suggests how the Humanities can explore those links and teach Americans to begin discussing solutions.
WBFO's Joyce Kryszak talked with the award-winning author and has this preview of his presentation.
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