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38MQUPSPRING2012OverthepastthreedecadesdisabilitytheatreartistshaveclaimedgreaterspaceonCanadianandworldstages.Whiledisabledx1aguresandthemesaretheatremainstaysproductionstendtoemploydisabilityx1agurativelyratherthanengagewithactualdisabilityexperience.Inreactiondisabilitytheatrepursuesanactivistperspectivethatdismantlesstereotypeschallengesstigmaandre-imaginesdisabilityasavaluedhumancondition.StageTurnsdocumentsthedevelopmentandinnovationsofdisabilitytheatreinCanadatheaestheticchoicesandchallengesofthemovementandthemultiplespatialscalesatwhichdisabilitytheatreoperatesfromthelocaltotheincreasinglyglobal.KirstyJohnstonprovideshistoriesofCanadax19sleadingdisabilitytheatrecompaniesemphasizingtheearlyimportanceoflocaleffortsintheabsenceofnationalcoordination.Closereadingsofindividualproduc-tionsdemonstratehowaestheticchoicesmatterandcanbeasourceofsolidarityordebatebetweendifferentcompaniesandartists.Thiscomparativeapproachallowsforanuancedconsiderationofdisabilitytheatrex19sbreadthandinternaldifferences.StageTurnshighlightsthediversityofdisabilitytheatreunderlininghowthisiscriticaltounderstandingthechallengeitposestomainstreamaestheticsandtofulx1allingitsownartisticgoals.x1cEnlighteningandprovocativeStageTurnsisasolidintroductiontothecomplexitiessurroundingpoliticalandaestheticissuesindisabilityartscommunities.x1dCarrieSandahlUniversityofIllinoisKirstyJohnstonisassociateprofessorintheatreandx1almattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.InTheWingsoftheDovesElenaLombardiundertakesadetailedreadingofDantex19sInfernoVx13thecantoaboutFrancescadaRiminiandherdoomedloveforherbrother-in-lawPaoloMalatestaarichlylayeredepisodewithintheDivineComedywhichcontinuestochallengereaderstodayblurringthedistinctionbetweenpoetryanddoctrinepityandcondemnationandliteratureandreality.Lombardiplaysonthecomplexnatureofthecantoinordertoshedlightonalargerandmuch-debatedthemeinmedievalculturex13therelationbetweenspiritualanderoticformsofloveanddesire.Eschatologyandlawpilgrimageandbeautytheroleofaffectivepracticesinthereligiousandsocialspheresintertextualityandthemedievalcultureofreadingarejustsomeofthethemesthatcometogethertounravelthistaleofadulteryanditsborderingwiththesoulx19ssearchforGod.TheWingsoftheDovesexaminesthex1bexibilityofthemedievalnotionofdesiretounearththehiddenmeaningsofthiscomplexstoryoflustandloveandtheradicalnatureofmedievallovepoetry.x1cItisnx19toftenthatIreadabookonDantethatIjustcanx19tputdown.Theeruditionsensitivitycriticalvoiceprosestyleoriginalityandsheernuanceofthisanalysismakeitoneinahundred.x1dGinaPsakiUniversityofOregonElenaLombardiisseniorlecturerintheSchoolofModernLanguagesUniversityofBristolandtheauthorofTheSyntaxofDesireLanguageandLoveinAugustinetheModistaeDante.DRAMATHEATRESTUDIESSPECIFICATIONSMay2012978-0-7735-3995-227.95ACDN27.95AUS17.99paper978-0-7735-3994-595.00SCDN95.00SUS62.00cloth6x9224pp23bwphotosStageTurnsCanadianDisabilityTheatrekirstyjohnstonHowCanadiantheatreartistsarechallengingtraditionaltheatrepracticesandreimaginingdisabilityonstage.SPECIFICATIONSMay2012978-0-7735-3971-695.00SCDN95.00SUS62.00cloth6x9352ppLITERARYSTUDIESTheWingsoftheDovesLoveandDesireinDanteandMedievalCultureelenalombardiThetragicloveofFrancescadaRiminiandPaoloMalatestax13aclassicstoryofpassionanddeathx13revisitedthroughthelensesofliteraturephilosophyandtheology.