History 2222 History in Practice

Media critic Dawn Spring describes that, “The video game offers far greater potential for the creation and presentation of history than...

Today, people have a complicated relationship with history. While there are many like myself who have no problem dubbing themselves as...

“To do nothing is often the best course of action, but I know from personal experience how frustrating it can be. History was not made by...

“Help, I’m being repressed!!”: Historical Value in Satirical Films Completely accurate historical films with conventional plots are...

Red Dead Redemption 2 was the much-anticipated sequel/prequel of the hit Rockstar Games, Red Dead Redemption released in 2010. The game...

One of the first video games I remember watching my father play was Sid Meier’sCivilization. I was too young to comprehend what it was,...

The romance drama Titanic released in 1997, stars Leonardo DiCaprio (Jack), and Kate Winslet (Rose) as characters from different social...

So I’m a history major, you may ask - what are you going to do with that? - are you planning on going into Ed? I’m not a radical left...

I am a historian I do contribute to society, more than just research I do care about people I am not a know it all Tweed does not...

I am a historian, but I am not boring I like tequila Tuesdays and drinking beer I read more than documentaries and historical texts I...

My name is ____________ We are not novelists We do not just remember dates and names We do not just study great men, we study other...

Hey, I’m not an archeologist I’m not a useless major, and I don’t just memorize facts I don’t know every historical figure but I’m sure...

Growing up in Montana in the 1990s, I developed a strange fascination with the anti-government movements that permeated the state during...

People often see history as only dealing with the past and not having an impact on the present. This idea is wrong, and people need to...

History and pop culture have always had a tenuous relationship. Historical content is often adapted and used within mass media for its...

Historians have a tendency of picking apart historical shows or films, saying they are not “accurate” or are too “dramatic.” Well I...

Perhaps an acquired taste, Netflix’s original seriesMarco Polowas not overly well received by audiences. This wasn’t because of a lack of...

Many people, myself included, have been fascinated with going back in time. In a discipline where we focus on the lives of those who...

“It’s like a modern, interactive museum,” says Joanna Nowak, the in-house historian and consultant on the development of Kingdom Come:...

Argodirected by Ben Affleck is the story about six Americans who are taken in by the Canadian Ambassador Ken Taylor and his wife Pat, and...