McGill Community for Lifelong Learning

Although we have visited Morocco three times before, my wife and I still love to return, often seeing it from a different angle. It makes an ideal destination: exotic, spectacular scenery, great food, an excellent climate and welcoming people. Please come and discover this wonderful country with us.

The Klondike Gold Rush of 1896–1899 was one of the most dramatic episodes in North American history. Beginning with the discovery of gold on Bonanza Creek, it drew an estimated 100,000 prospectors northward, braving treacherous trails, brutal winters and staggering hardships. While only a fraction struck it rich, the event transformed the Yukon, turning Dawson City into a bustling frontier town and bringing in violent conflict, RCMP law enforcement and commercial development.

We will explore hue, tint, tone and shade — and look for their manifestations in nature on a slow, mindful walk through Parc Angrignon. Bring your camera or smartphone if you would like to keep a record of your hunt!

Until the advent of portable cameras in the 1850s, Africa was known only through explorers’ travelogues, engravings of paintings, fanciful fiction  and legend. Photography offered a way to dramatically change that. The talk will examine who the early photographers were, what they did and did not photograph, how they publicized their work and what impact it had on the Victorian image of Africa. The backdrop is the expansion of the British Empire, with examples drawn mainly from southern Africa.