Even though Hawai'i is often referred to as the "Paradise on Earth," the history of Hawai'i is rife with controversial U.S. imperialism and its legacies. This course examines the history of U.S. annexation of Hawai'i as a case study of U.S. imperial ambitions. We will examine the history of the rise and fall of the Hawaiian Kingdom, the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, the establishment of Hawaii as a U.S. territory, and finally the current status of Hawai'i as the 50th state of the United States.

Students enrolling in this course should be actively working on a Division 3 project (first or second semester Division 3) related to game development, including analog or digital games. Students will collaborate with peers who are grappling with similar challenges, and provide structure and support during Division 3. Students will use class time to actively work on their Division 3 projects, playtest with peers and the professor, get help with any challenges or questions, and generally get feedback on the current state of their project.

This seminar introduces students to enduring and emerging information policy issues in public interest battles fought locally, nationally and globally for the control of Internet infrastructure, code and content. We will analyze how policy and regulation, politics, commercial interests, nation-states, transnational organizations and organized civil society actors are shaping our digital communication environment, considering the implications of Internet governance for democracy and human development.

This class will unpack the issues that confront cities on the front lines of climate change, from food security and water access to energy, transportation and material resources. We will look at a number of different case studies to understand the types of design strategies and opportunities that are already underway.

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This course introduces students to the dynamic emerging field of history communication. It is based on the premise that, just as the sciences have prepared a generation of scientists to be Science Communicators, translating insights gained in lab to wide public audiences, so too should history prepare History Communicators to communicate new historical scholarship to non-experts in today's complex media environment.