{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67ae4d906addc7890b4dcdaa/68d40e015f6bcc1129b688ca?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A Close Reading of Dominion by Addie Citchens","description":"<p>Welcome back to Sylly, a podcast for the curious and critical. We’re your hosts, <a href=\"https://choicecuts.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mbiye Kasonga</a> and <a href=\"https://tembe.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tembe Denton-Hurst</a>. In episode ten, we’re diving deep into our favorite contemporary fiction read of 2025 so far: Dominion. In this <strong>spoiler-filled </strong>episode, we delve into the book’s intricate characterizations, thematic complexity, and how it offers a rich commentary on patriarchy and gender roles within a tight-knit community. We also touch on Citchen’s compelling depiction of women’s roles in the church and their struggle for autonomy and self-worth. </p><p><br></p><p>Thank you for listening! As always, if there’s anything you want us to talk about on the pod during our office hours, email us at: syllythepod@gmail.com. Thanks for listening, and we’ll be back with a new episode in a couple of weeks!</p><p><br></p><h4><strong><em>Books We Talked About</em></strong></h4><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/dominion-addie-e-citchens/21862550?ean=9780374609337&amp;next=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Dominion</em></a> by Addie Citchens</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=lonely+crowds\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Lonely Crowds</em></a> by Stephanie Wambugu</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/gwyneth-the-biography-amy-odell/05570a5d2d68cb47?ean=9781668005774&amp;next=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gwyneth</em></a> by Amy Odell</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/anna-the-biography-amy-odell/6b6e23dad2de1c0d?ean=9781982122645&amp;next=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Anna: The Biography</em></a> by Amy Odell</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-power-broker-robert-moses-and-the-fall-of-new-york-robert-a-caro/d422fb89e9efb810?ean=9780394720241&amp;next=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Power Broker</em></a> by Robert Caro</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/babel-or-the-necessity-of-violence-an-arcane-history-of-the-oxford-translators-revolution-r-f-kuang/f3bd39e4724ae085?ean=9780063021433&amp;next=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Babel</em></a> by R. F. Kuang</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-mothers-a-novel-brit-bennett/903603ebc9073db2?ean=9780399184529&amp;next=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Mothers</em></a> by Brit Bennett</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/sula-toni-morrison/6c235bd3b1db2992?ean=9781400033430&amp;next=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Sula</em></a> by Toni Morrison</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/song-of-solomon-a-novel-toni-morrison/cc4bc904544610b5?ean=9781400033423&amp;next=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Song of Solomon</em></a> by Toni Morrison</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/erasure-a-novel-percival-everett/a3a79b5e714169f8?ean=9781555975999&amp;next=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Erasure</em></a> by Percival Everett</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/p/books/my-sister-the-serial-killer-oyinkan-braithwaite/73dfb4ca90065e61?ean=9780525564201&amp;next=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>My Sister, the Serial Killer</em></a> by Oyinkan Braithwaite</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Mbiye Kasonga"}