Bob Whitaker's Blog
Bob Whitaker is a history professor at Collin College. He is the creator of the video series and podcast History Respawned, which features professional historians discussing historical video games. You can follow Bob on twitter @whitakeralmanac.
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on Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:57:00 EST
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History Respawned talks with Professor Andre Sorensen about Cyberpunk 2077. Topics include Night City as an urban dystopia, the history of cities as a corrupting influence, and why Tokyo often represents the future in so much speculative fiction.
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on Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:36:00 EST
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Historians Bob Whitaker, Chris Dietrich, and Joe Parrott discuss Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Topics include the Cold War in the 1980s, Operation Fracture Jaw, and the game's depiction of Ronald Reagan.
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on Fri, 20 Nov 2020 10:45:00 EST
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Historians Bob Whitaker and Daniel Melleno discuss Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Topics include the history of the Viking Age, raiding monasteries, Paganism vs. Christianity, Viking slavery, Norse Mythology, and Vikings in popular culture.
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on Thu, 05 Nov 2020 11:05:00 EST
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Historians Bob Whitaker and Kate Cook discuss Hades from Supergiant Games. Topics include Greek mythology, the Greek underworld, the gods of Olympus, and the Greek gods in popular culture.
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on Mon, 28 Sep 2020 10:20:00 EDT
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Historians Bob Whitaker and Kate Cook discuss Troy: A Total War Saga. Topics include history and myth, the Iliad, Bronze Age civilization, and ancient combat.
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on Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:04:00 EDT
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Historians John Harney and Bob Whitaker stream Ghost of Tsushima while discussing the game's historical setting and depiction of 13th-century Japan.
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[Blog - 01/14/2014 - 08:04]
I 'm a history professor, ...
I 'm a history professor, and I 've used Oregon Trail several times in my US history survey. When it comes to history, I think students have a difficult time putting themselves in the perspective of people in the past. I think games offer a quick and easy way to ...
