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Transitional Spaces: The Phenomenology of the Awayday (2011)
Journal Article
Arya, R. (2011). Transitional Spaces: The Phenomenology of the Awayday. Tamara : journal of critical postmodern organization science, 9, 23--33

In this paper I will investigate the phenomenon of the awayday and its potential as a transitional space as well as how it fits into management discourse. Transition is central to the awayday, often on a literal level (of being away from the office,... Read More about Transitional Spaces: The Phenomenology of the Awayday.

Assaying the Pope: Francis Bacon's Interrogation of Religion (2011)
Journal Article
Arya, R. (2011). Assaying the Pope: Francis Bacon's Interrogation of Religion. Implicit Religion, 14, 343--349

The artist Francis Bacon vehemently denied that he was religious and yet in his art he employed numerous examples of Christian symbols, such as the Crucifixion and the Pope. The use of religious symbols by artists who profess either atheism or a mere... Read More about Assaying the Pope: Francis Bacon's Interrogation of Religion.

Contemplations of the Spiritual in Visual Art (2011)
Journal Article
Arya, R. (2011). Contemplations of the Spiritual in Visual Art. Journal for the study of spirituality, 1, 76--93. https://doi.org/10.1558/jss.v1i1.76

Many examples of art works are described as spiritual but without fleshing out what this means. This has led to wide applicability of the term but without a sharpening of the concept. I address this by opening up a dialogue between spirituality and t... Read More about Contemplations of the Spiritual in Visual Art.