MaudCast S01E09 Jenny Litster and L.M. Montgomery’s Cultural Contexts

In this episode of the MaudCast we chat with Jenny Litster, a cultural historian and specialist on L.M. Montgomery and her Scottish and Prince Edward Island roots. Show Notes The MaudCast is the podcast of the L.M. Montgomery Institute. In the MaudCast’s quest to discover cutting-edge scholarship about the life and works of Lucy Maud Montgomery, we welcome to the microphone leading academics, emerging scholars, local researchers, and imaginative readers and writers from around the world. Hosted by Dr. Brenton Dickieson, we broadcast from the beautiful campus of the University of Prince Edward Island.  The MaudCast Team Host and Founding Producer: Brenton Dickieson Founding Co-Producer: Kate Scarth Technical Director: Kristy McKinney Visual Design: Heidi Haering Web Coordinator: Melanie J. Fishbane Researcher: Alyssa Gillespie Researcher: Darriel Rolle Researcher: MacKenzie Cutcliffe   Find the MaudCast on Twitter and Instagram @LMMIMaudCast L.M. Montgomery Institute website: https://www.lmmontgomery.ca/ L.M. Montgomery Institute twitter: @LMMI_PEI Kindred Spaces Research Collection Online: https://kindredspaces.ca/ The Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies: https://journaloflmmontgomerystudies.ca/ Brenton Dickieson twitter: @BrentonDana Brenton Dickieson website: www.aPilgrimInNarnia.com    Jenny Litster’s Social Media Links:  Instagram: @floramcflimsey Twitter: @jennylitster   Susato’s “Selection from The Danserye: III. Les Quatre Branle” performed by the UPEI Wind Symphony, directed by Dr. Karem J Simon, available for purchase here: https://upeiwindsymphony.bandcamp.com/album/the-danserye   Closing quotation: “There can’t be any doubt that the exhortation to love our neighbour as ourselves is a proper and edifying one: but it is a hard thing to do when one has a neighbour like Susanna Johnson.” (“The After-Thanksgiving Story”)   Special thanks to the Robertson Library at UPEI and all of our community partners. The MaudCast is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.