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The Humanities Center at Great Basin College seeks to collect, curate, and cultivate the humanities to create a greater cultural and historical understanding to demystify human difference, celebrate diversity, and build an engaged citizenry to enhance the well-being of rural Nevada.

Humanities Crossroads

An online portal to showcase the rich history and cultural diversity of our region through creation and archiving of original and multimedia content.

Humanities in Action

An annual initiative organized around selected themes to provide the entire GBC community with opportunities to engage in civic conversation around significant issues of culture, place, and society.

Humanities Teaching Toolkit

An interdisciplinary space for GBC faculty to explore the use of the humanities content in their classrooms.

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Great Basin College, Nevada Humanities, and the Western Folklife Center hosted humanities speaker Derek Knapp's talk, "Accepting the Gift that is the Horse" presented on January 30, 2020 with a video recording hosted by MediaSite.

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GBC College Knowledge

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The collection of articles originally appeared in the Elko Free Press in the Spring of 2013, and have since been printed in brochure form by Great…

Featured Exhibit

Elkokoak: The Basques of Elko

The Virtual Humanities Center at Great Basin College is proud to present this growing collection of materials representing northeastern Nevada's...

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"Parasite" Roundtable Part VI

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A roundtable discussion about the film, conducted by GBC employees & community members.

"Parasite" Roundtable Part V

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A roundtable discussion about the film, conducted by GBC employees & community members.

"Parasite" Roundtable Part IV

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A roundtable discussion about the film, conducted by GBC employees & community members.