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Abjection and Representation: An Exploration of Abjection in the Visual Arts, Film and Literature (2014)
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Arya, R. (2014). Abjection and Representation: An Exploration of Abjection in the Visual Arts, Film and Literature. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230389342

Abjection and Representation is a theoretical investigation of the concept of abjection as expounded by Julia Kristeva in Powers of Horror (1982) and its application in various fields including the visual arts, film and literature. It examines the co... Read More about Abjection and Representation: An Exploration of Abjection in the Visual Arts, Film and Literature.

Contemplations of the Spiritual in Contemporary Art (2013)
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Arya, R. (Ed.). (2013). Contemplations of the Spiritual in Contemporary Art. Peter Lang Ltd. https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-0353-0444-2

This essay collection exploring the relationship between spirituality and art is the result of a conference that took place in December 2010 at Liverpool Cathedral. During this two-day event, artists, clergy and academics from different disciplines –... Read More about Contemplations of the Spiritual in Contemporary Art.

Chila Kumari Burman: Shakti, Sexuality and Bindi girls (2012)
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Arya, R. (2012). Chila Kumari Burman: Shakti, Sexuality and Bindi girls. KT Press

A monograph on the artist, Chila Kumari Burman, which looks at her work in terms of her South Asian identity, her contribution to the black arts movement and Stuart Hall{\textquoteright}s definitions of “new ethnicities” in contemporary Britain. Rina... Read More about Chila Kumari Burman: Shakti, Sexuality and Bindi girls.

Francis Bacon: Critical and Theoretical Perspectives (2012)
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Arya, R. (Ed.). (2012). Francis Bacon: Critical and Theoretical Perspectives. Peter Lang Ltd. https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-0353-0389-6

This collection of essays on Francis Bacon (1909-1992) pays tribute to the legacy, influence and power of his art. The volume widens the relevance of Bacon in the twenty-first century and looks at new ways of thinking about or reframing him. The cont... Read More about Francis Bacon: Critical and Theoretical Perspectives.

Francis Bacon: Painting in A Godless World (2012)
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Arya, R. (2012). Francis Bacon: Painting in A Godless World. Lund Humphries

Throughout his career, Francis Bacon (1909-1992) made many anti-religious and, more specifically, anti-Christian statements. Bacon was a militant atheist but his atheism was not a simple dismissal of religion and religious belief. He exploited the sy... Read More about Francis Bacon: Painting in A Godless World.