Screenshot from the video game Red Dead Redemption, showing a cowboy and horse in a Western US landscape

Red Dead History

What can a video game teach us about ourselves and our history?

Associate Professor of History Tore Olsson developed a course that examines history through the lens of the Red Dead Redemption video game series. The popular class has spawned a book and gave journalism students the chance to get hands-on experience making a documentary.

Read more about the class and the documentary

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