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Humanities at Play: Heaven's Vault with Josh Webster

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We will continue our playthrough of Heaven’s Vault with Dr. Josh Webster from Great Basin College. Join us to find out what happens next and for conversations on language, narrative, worldbuilding, and more!

Josh Webster writes fiction and plays, and his work has appeared in long and short form on some stages and some pages. He was a 2022 recipient of a Nevada Arts Council Artist Fellowship in Literary Arts. He received an M.A. in English with an emphasis in creative writing from Wayne State University and a Ph.D. in English with an emphasis in creative writing from The Center for Writers at The University of Southern Mississippi. After serving three years as a lecturer at North Dakota State University in Fargo, he has since worked as an English Professor at Great Basin College in first Elko and then Pahrump, where he teaches composition, creative writing, literature, and film courses. He is a lifelong video-gamer and enthusiast of board games, tabletop RPGs, sci-fi, fantasy, and comic books.

Humanities at Play explores and showcases the significance of the humanities in everyday life through games, media, and popular culture. Join us for dynamic and interactive online and in-person events designed to spark thoughtful conversation and reflection. Learn more at nevadahumanities.org/humanities-at-play.