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1 Daring to Imagine My Journey Adele Aria , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Editor's Desk - 2022 2023;
1 Book Review : The Flirtation of Girls/Ghazal El-Banat, Sara M Saleh Adele Aria , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , November 2023;

— Review of The Flirtation of Girls Sara Saleh , 2023 selected work poetry

'A debut collection of poetry navigating the lives of Arab-Australian Muslim women.'

1 Theatre Review : The House of Bernarda Alba, Subiaco Arts Centre, Perth Adele Aria , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , May 2023;

— Review of The House of Bernarda Alba Federico Garcia Lorca , 1936 single work drama

'A powerful adaptation of the famous play that explores patriarchy, sisterhood, maternal love and oppression.'

1 Book Review : You’re Doing It Wrong, Kaz Cooke Adele Aria , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , February 2022;

— Review of You're Doing it Wrong Kaz Cooke , 2021 single work non-fiction prose

'An historical exploration of bad advice through the ages and a rallying call for women to challenge it.'

1 How Do They Rest i "She pushes against the small birdcage", Adele Aria , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , October vol. 40 no. 3 2021; (p. 36)
1 Adele Aria Reviews Racism Edited by Winnie Dunn, Stephen Pham, Phoebe Grainer Adele Aria , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , December no. 27 2021;

— Review of Racism : Stories on Fear, Hate and Bigotry 2021 anthology life story

'I was eager yet simultaneously exhausted to begin reading Racism: Stories on fear, hate & bigotry. This is not a criticism but rather acknowledges my visceral familiarity with the phenomenon. I suspect too many of us know, intimately, what racism feels like and how it manifests in our lives, often infusing our lives as embodied trauma, regardless of attempts to refuse the internalisation of harmful othering narratives. Produced by the Sweatshop: Western Sydney Literacy Movement, the editorial team have curated a suite of stories by First Peoples writers, Black writers, and writers of colour to create a timely insight to the multiplicity of personal experiences. Reflections and stories of racism are interwoven with varied perspectives on how racism exists, ranging from the foundational violence of colonisation, Australia’s ongoing coloniality, the nuances of structural and systemic racism, to contested definitions, often imposed by those who inflict it rather than those who endure it. Centring experiences and voices who are often marginalised for their difference, the anthology enacts a resistance to how discussions on racism are derailed or quelled. It is also hard to know if contributors felt empowered, given this form of exposure and substantial labour is so often demanded from people whose lives and identities are marginalised. Attempts to challenge or claim social power often come with costs. It is also a delicate undertaking when Aileen Moreton-Robinson, in Talkin’ up to the white woman cautions that virtuous objectives of fighting racism might instead entrench the essentialising ideology of it.'  (Introduction)

1 Fractals of Domestic and Family Violence Adele Aria , 2021 single work essay
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 66 no. 2 2021; (p. 134-149) Editor's Desk - 2022 2023;
1 V for Vunerable Adele Aria , 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 65 no. 1 2020; (p. 171-177)
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