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L.M. Montgomery Institute Annouces Upcoming Events
L.M. MONGOMERY INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES UPCOMING EVENTS
L.M. Montgomery Institute announces upcoming events, including a workshop, a course on the life of L.M. Montgomery and a conference hosted by the University of Prince Edward Island - "Storm and Dissonance: L.M. Montgomery and Conflict."
The 7th international conference on Canadian children' author, L.M. Montgomery", this conference features presentations by more than 30 speakers from countries such as Canada, the United States, Finland, Scotland, Japan, Germany, and Lithuania. Topics range from mothering to contrasts between public and private lives to issues related to WWI. For more information about the conference and to view the full conference schedule, visit the website at http://www.lmmontgomery.ca/lmmi/res-conferences2006.shtml.
Keynote addresses:
"L.M. Montgomery: The Darker Side" by acclaimed author and researcher, Dr. Margaret Doody from Notre Dame University.
"Anne, Emily and the Finnish Women: Love and Controversy for More than 80 Years" by Finnish journalists, Suvi Ahola and Satu Koskimies.
Special Workshop:
"Rilla of Ingleside: Canada's War?" presented by Dr. Andrea McKenzie of New York University. A hands-on, active workshop with educators in mind, this workshop examines the question: "What was life like for Canadian teenagers and their families during WWI?" For more information, please visit
http://www.lmmontgomery.ca/lmmi/rillaworkshop.shtml
Special L.M. Montgomery course
"L.M. Montgomery: The Journals, the Novels and the Mystery of Creativity" is a special course presented by world-renowned Montgomery scholar and co-editor of Montgomery's published
journals, Dr. Elizabeth Waterston, and star researcher and popular conference presenter, Dr. Jennifer Litster. Offered as a condensed course which includes participation in the Montgomery conference, this course can be taken for full academic credit or as a non-credit workshop. For more information, including course fees and recommended reading, please visit http://www.lmmontgomery.ca/lmmi/confLMMCourse.shtml
If you have any questions about any of these events, please email
Elizabeth DeBlois at lmminst AT upei DOT ca