Nandi Pointer

Nandi Pointer is a PhD candidate in media studies at CU Boulder. A former journalist and TV producer, Pointer studies questions about media, race and identity. Incorporating writing and documentary filmmaking, her dissertation examines how and why Black educators leave the United States and what their experiences illuminate about the global dynamics of race and racism. A recipient of the 2025 IAMCR Stuart Hall Award and the 2025 Dissertation Completion Fellowship from the CU Boulder’s Center for Humanities and the Arts, Pointer sits on the steering committee of the Visual Evidence Lab. Her work has been published both in academic journals, like Jump Cut, and in the popular press, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Essence and Upscale. In spring 2026, Pointer will be a visiting fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Experimental Ethnography.