In a move that blends pop culture with academic inquiry, the University of Tennessee has announced that it will begin offering a course dedicated entirely to the study of the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) video game series, starting in January 2026. Titled “Grand Theft America: U.S. History Since 1980 through the GTA Video Games”, this course marks the first time that a history class will center on GTA—a series infamous for its controversial content, satirical storytelling, and detailed, fictionalized