“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”
-Audre Lorde
Dawn Johnson, JD, ABD
Adjunct Professor, Doctoral Candidate, Life-Long Student, and Aspiring Leader in Black Feminism and Digital Media Studies
ABOUT ME
Just hanging out …. being a Black Feminist!
Wellllllllll, I am a social media enthusiast, feminist pedagogy researcher and an aspiring educator from rural Virginia. I am pursuing a PhD in Media Art and Text, an interdisciplinary program, at Virginia Commonwealth University, and am currently a Doctoral Candidate (meaning, I am working diligently on writing my dissertation). I obtained a certificate in Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies at VCU. I am currently teaching amazing undergrads in an Intro to Gender Studies course and a course on Black Feminism and the Internet. I have a background in law and policy with a JD from the University of Richmond. My areas of interest include feminist research with an intersectional lens, gender studies, social media studies, critical race feminism, and social justice matters.
My dissertation is entitled: Black Feminist Thought, Interrupted - Dissecting the Voice of Black Feminists in the Blogosphere and their Engagement with Platform Affordances. I will be graduating in December 2020!!!
On a personal note, I enjoy writing, reading, and planning events. Also, I have self-published a poetry book. In my downtime, which is very little, I love to spend time connecting with my husband, family, and friends
The Many Faces of a Black Feminist
