The College of the Canyons (COC) Scholarly Presentations are set to revisit Pompeii and the Galapagos Islands virtually beginning in March after the events were forced to cancel last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2021 presentation is set to be hosted by past presenters Kevin Anthony (Hotel Restaurant Management), Michael McCaffrey (Art) and Dr. Miriam Golbert (Biology). The three are set to provide updates on their research in two separate Zoom presentations during the months of March and April, according to COC officials.
“The Scholarly Presentation has been running for 20 years and is COC’s way to showcase the amazing and unique talents and research of our stellar faculty,” said Sarah Etheridge, chair of the Scholarly Presentation Committee. “This event gives faculty a way to share their passions with colleagues, students and the broader community, thus fostering community engagement and dialogue while also inspiring young minds. We are so thrilled to be able to continue it in a remote fashion during these unprecedented times.”
On Thursday, March 11 at 6 p.m., Anthony and McCaffrey are scheduled to pick up where they left off in 2018 when they presented “Pompeii: Life and Art,” which shed light on what life was like in the Roman city before the infamous eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried it under ash in 79 A.D.
“Substantial funding from the Italian government has uncovered a neighborhood that is providing new insights into the cataclysmic volcanic eruption, the lives of the people and new exciting frescoes,” Anthony said. “These discoveries have created discussions and questions of some of the long-held beliefs of the life and the people in this ancient city.”
In this follow-up to his original look into Roman art in the public realm, McCaffrey is expected to detail an almost completely intact ancient Roman Thermopolium, or fast-food joint, preserved for nearly 2,000 years by the devastating eruption of Vesuvius in the first century A.D.
Approximately one-third of the ancient Pompeii site still remains buried beneath thick volcanic ash, according to officials.
A recent collapse of part of this shield necessitated an immediate archeological dig of the area known as Rione 5, according to officials.
“The dig has revealed frescos with unmatched vibrancy and an overall pristine site with many unique discoveries,” McCaffrey said. “I will expand upon the centrality of the image in advanced societies—both then and now—as a force with social, political and economic implications.”
On Thursday, April 15 at 4 p.m., Golbert is expected to revisit her 2015 presentation “Galapagos: A Personal Journey on the Footsteps of Darwin,” which touched on the region’s unique geological formations, Charles Darwin’s time spent on the islands as well as his various discoveries and scientific theories, according to officials.
“After my scholarly presentation on Nov. 2015, many events have happened on the islands, good and bad,” Golbert said, who has visited the Galapagos Islands four times. “I would like to provide an update on the conservation and restoration efforts, such as the reintroduction of giant tortoises to Santa Fe Island, the tortoise breeding programs, and the marine invasive species that have been detected.”
Golbert is set to also discuss the reintroduction of land iguanas on Santiago Island and the fact that 42 bird species are currently at risk of extinction.
The 2021 Scholarly Presentations are free and open to the public.
There is expected to be a Q&A session following each presentation.
To learn more about the presenters and to RSVP, click here.
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