History

HIST4755HIstory and the Video Game (O)3 ch (3C) (W)
Uses the medium of the video game to expore historical narratives and examine video games in historical context. Centering on historical research with respect to games and gaming, students will learn to read and play critically through in-class interactions with video games. Topics include Indigenous histories as portrayed in Never Alone, depictions of capitalism in Portal 2, and representations of settler colonialism in Assassin's Creed 3.