American University will teach history thanks to Red Dead Redemption

At one of the American universities, namely the University of Tennessee, history will be taught based on Red dead redemption and Red dead redemption 2

As rightly noted history teacher Thor OlssonWho said games don’t belong in classrooms? So he decided to create a course Red dead america, which begins this fall and tells about the reality that was trying to recreate Rockstar

Olsson notes that both Red Dead Redemptions, while historically inaccurate in places, are quite adept at talking about the reality of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The games show, including the development of monopolies, the impact of railways on the economy, relations with indigenous people, the impact of the Mexican revolution and much, much more.

In general, the teacher writes, there are really many important topics there. At the same time, the course is still relatively small, but if there are a lot of applicants, Olsson will make every effort to expand it.

Recall that the first Red Dead Redemption was released in 2010, and the continuation of the western appeared in 2018.

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