Dianne Johnson-Feelings

Dianne Johnson-Feelings is a Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of South Carolina's McCausland College of Arts and Sciences. She holds a PhD in American Studies from Yale University and combines academic rigor with creative practice as a writer for young audiences under the pen name Dinah.

Education:

• PhD, Yale University - American Studies
• MA, Yale University - Afro-American Studies
• AB, Princeton University - English/Creative Writing
• Spring Valley High School, Columbia, SC

Research Interests:

• Children's and Young Adult Literature
• African American Literature
• Creative Writing
• African American Film
• Multicultural American Autobiography

Publications & Recognition:
2022 co-edited volume celebrating The Brownies' Book, a groundbreaking African American children's periodical. Her picture books H is for Harlem (2022) and Indigo Dreaming (2022) received national acclaim including Boston Globe-Horn Book honors and Library of Congress representation.

Scientific Awards:

• NEH Summer Institute Fellowship on Black Film
• Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book
• South Carolina National Book Festival Representative