Sarah Jane Murray
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Sarah Jane Murray is an Irish-born story designer, EMMY-nominated writer and producer, and researcher and educator. Her work has played at major film festivals and has been acquired by PBS and Netflix.
Born in Ireland, Murray graduated from Auburn University with a BA in French and Philosophy, and studied at the École normale supérieure de lettres et sciences humaines in Lyon before getting her MA and PhD from Princeton University. Murray is also a graduate of the UCLA professional program in screenwriting.
She leads workshop-style classes at Baylor University as an Associate Professor of Great Texts and Creative Writing.[1] Murray is the author of From Plato to Lancelot: A Preface to Chretien de Troyes (Syracuse UP, 2008),[2] and "Basics of Story Design" (2017). Murray's 2014 TEDx on storytelling in San Antonio [3] was followed by a second talk at TEDx Santa Cruz on storytelling ethics, entitled "Write and Wrong." [4]
Murray's interest in storytelling spans from the films and VR experiences of the 21st century back to the origins. In 2011, she was awarded a grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) to translate the Ovide moralisé, an important cultural story of the Middle Ages.[5][6] Murray is also the founding co-chair (emeritus) of the Working group on Film, Media & Storytelling, and the industry advisor for entertainment and media for the Nexus Global Youth Summit and a member of Summit Series. In 2018, she was selected for the inaugural cohort of #50WomenCan Change the World in Media & Entertainment, celebrating the rising female stars in the media and entertainment spaces, most likely to revolutionize the industry and help achieve gender parity in Hollywood and across the industry.[7]
References
- ^ "Great Texts: Dr. Sarah-Jane Murray". Baylor University. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ Whalen, Logan E. (2011). "Rev. of Murray, From Plato to Lancelot". Speculum. 86 (1): 248–50. doi:10.1017/s0038713410004410.
- ^ "Hardwired for Story". [TEDx].
- ^ "Write and Wrong". [TEDx].
- ^ "NEH major grant awards".
- ^ "Baylor Professor Receives Grant from NEH".
- ^ "50 Women Cohort".
External links
- Sarah Jane Murray at the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion
- Sarah Jane Murray at IMDb