The Maudcast S01E01: Lesley Clement, Launch of the Vision Forum

Dr. Clement is the L.M. Montgomery Institute’s Visiting Scholar. Lesley has held teaching and administrative positions at various Canadian universities. She has published on visual literacy, empathy, and death in children’s literature. Her work on Montgomery appears in Studies in Canadian Literature and L.M. Montgomery and the Matter of Nature(s). Recent projects include co-editing, with Rita Bode, L.M. Montgomery’s Rainbow Valleys: The Ontario Years, 1911-1942 (2015) and, with Leyli Jamali, Global Perspectives on Death in Children’s Literature (2016).   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 Website Photos: Anne Woster Web Coordinator: Melanie J. Fishbane   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/ L.M. Montgomery and Vision Virtua Conference Space: https://journaloflmmontgomerystudies.ca/vision-forum Brenton Dickieson twitter: @BrentonDana Brenton Dickieson website: www.aPilgrimInNarnia.com  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 Lesley’s Latest Publications: Global Perspectives on Death in Children's Literature, co-edited with Leyli Jamali L.M. Montgomery's Rainbow Valleys: The Ontario Years, 1911-1942, co-edited with Rita Bode   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.