Defining Ourselves as Human Beings (with D.A. Murray)

About this episode

D.A. Murray discusses her dystopian novel and the role of storytelling in exploring social change.

In this episode, we welcome author D.A. Murray to discuss her dystopian novel Dominion: Ascension and how storytelling can explore social change. Murray shares her background as a longtime writer and a Black woman in corporate America and tech, explaining that the book was shaped by observations of social, political, and economic power dynamics, shifting gender roles, coercion, and technology’s influence on humanity. D.A. Murray’s book Dominion: Ascension Other Books Mentioned Vicio...

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Host: Tayler Simon

Guest: D.A. Murray

Topics covered

• dystopian literature
• social change
• storytelling
• gender roles
• technology
• power dynamics

Keywords

• D.A. Murray
• Dominion: Ascension
• dystopian novel
• social change
• storytelling
• gender roles
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dominion: Ascension

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