Margaret Ndwandwe

Dr. Margaret Ndwandwe is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Berry College. A filmmaker and scholar of rhetoric and media, she explores the intersections of visual storytelling, regional identity, and public memory. Her research and creative practice engage with documentary film, multimodal communication, and digital humanities to illuminate how stories of race, place, and history are constructed and contested in the American South.

Her dissertation, Seeing the South: Racism, Reclamation & Memory-Making in the Upstate, examined the politics of representation and memory in Union County, South Carolina. Dr. Ndwandwe’s films and installations, such as King and the Klan: A Visual Experience and Restoring Rose Hill, have been showcased at universities and public institutions, bridging scholarly inquiry and community dialogue.

She holds a Ph.D. in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media from North Carolina State University, an M.A. in Interactive Media from Elon University, and a B.A. in Communication Studies from Campbell University. Her scholarship has appeared in Afterimage, Hyperrhiz, and the Carolinas Communication Journal.

At Berry, Dr. Ndwandwe teaches courses in content creation, digital media strategy, and documentary storytelling. She is committed to cultivating ethically grounded, community-engaged communication practices that engages students in how to use media for social understanding and change.