Graduate Student Profile: Laurie Rayner Langford
GRADUATE STUDENT PROFILE
Laurie Rayner Langford
MASTER OF ARTS IN ISLAND STUDIES | THESIS
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THESIS DETAILS
After the Silver Rush – Benjamin Isaac Rayner as a victim of ostracism and his life after being a founder (with Sir Charles Dalton and Robert Oulton) of the Big Six Combine, which initially controlled Prince Edward Island’s lucrative silver fox industry
Supervisors: Dr. Laurie Brinklow, Dr. Sharon Myers, Dr. Edward MacDonald, 2 more to be determined
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Island history
- Rural women’s issues
- The role of religion in small communities
- The silver fox industry
- Women’s journals
- The psychology of exclusion
CONNECT WITH LAURIE
BIOGRAPHY
Laurie is an exhibiting visual artist and writer. She received her B.A. from the University of Toronto in English and Art History. For over 20 years, she worked in marketing and culture in Chatham, Ontario, with a special focus on the Thames Art Gallery and ARTspace. Laurie is currently Vice Chair of Chatham’s Arts Council. She currently writes for RED: The Island Storybook.
PUBLICATIONS
Langford, L. (2023). Postcards from the centre of the mind. What lays beneath: A retrospective of works by Leonard Jubenville. (January 27- March 26, 2023). Thames Art Gallery. Chatham, Ontario. ISBN 978-1-928127-32-1
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