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Communication Matters: The NCA Podcast
Hear from the project’s North Carolina State University principal investigators Drs. Victoria Gallagher, Derek Ham, and Keon Pettiway about the vMLK project which recreates one...2019 Exhibition at Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) MAGIC Center
The VMLK project was exhibited at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) MAGIC Center on Thursday, February 28th 2019 as part of the William A....VMLK Exhibition at NC State University’s Friends and Family Weekend 2017
On Friday evening, Sept. 15, 2017, NC State University hosted their annual Parents and Families Weekend. The Parents and Families weekend featured the virtual Martin...VMLK at University of Wisconsin’s Rhetorical Leadership Lecture Series
Dr. Gallagher highlighted the Virtual Martin Luther King Project during her invited talk at the University of Wisconsin’s Rhetorical Leadership Lecture. Her talk entitled Crafting a...Experiencing King at NC State
The Experiencing King event, which took place on Sept. 16-17, 2016, was co-presented by the NCSU Libraries, NC State LIVE, the College of Humanities and...Academic Year Fall 2014-Spring 2015
The COM 110 course is an introductory foundational course for public speaking skills at NC State University. It is the first course that many students...Academic Year Fall 2018-Winter 2019
The COM 110 course is an introductory foundational course for public speaking skills at NC State University. It is the first course that many students...Academic Year Fall 2015-Spring 2016
The COM 110 course is an introductory foundational course for public speaking skills at NC State University. It is the first course that many students...vMLK at University of Wisconsin
Dr. Gallagher will be giving a lecture for the University of Wisconsin’s Rhetorical Leadership Series. She will be presenting on the Virtual Martin Luther King...
Depaul University’s “Writing and Rhetoric without Borders Series” and President’s Free Speech Series
In a talk sponsored by DePaul’s Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse, on Friday, February 10th 2017, Professor Victoria J. Gallagher described a rhetorical digital...vMLK at the African American History, Culture, and Digital Humanities Conference at the University of Maryland
vMLK will be presenting at the African American History, Culture and Digital Humanities Conference: Intentionally Digital, Intentionally Black on October 18th 2018. The presentation is...
University of Alabama’s Hidden Humanities Lecture
Dr. Victoria Gallagher, a professor in the department of communication at North Carolina State University, presented “The Paradoxes, Perils, and Promises of the Humanities in...Smithsonian ACCelerate Exhibition
The Virtual Martin Luther King (vMLK) Project displayed from October 13th – 15th 2017 at the Smithsonian as part of a new festival highlighting innovative research....Southern Colloquium on Rhetoric
The VMLK project was showcased at the Southern Colloquium on Rhetoric held on Friday, October 21st 2016. This exhibition featured discussions led by Dr. Victoria...OCT 2016 – vMLK featured at the 2016 Southern Colloquium on Rhetoric
On October 21, the 2016 Southern Colloquium on Rhetoric focused on “three texts from contemporary rhetorical theory that leverage the concept of energy to build their argument—and discuss them...OCT. 2016 – White Rock Baptist Church celebrates 150th anniversary
This year, White Rock Baptist Church (WRBC) celebrates 150 years of service. Recent events included a Sesquicentennial Worship Service, Heritage Golf Tournament, and Anniversary Luncheon. King’s speech...OCT 2016 – vMLK project presented at the Association for the Study of African American Life and History Meeting
On Thursday, October 6, 2016, Dr. Victoria Gallagher presented “The vMLK Project: Crafting a Necessary Space to Explore Black History and Civic Transformation” as part of...SEP. 2016 – vMLK project featured at “Experiencing King” walking tours
Dr. Martin Luther King made an extraordinary impact on our state’s and our nation’s struggle for civil rights. On September 16-17, This impact was experienced and...vMLK Exhibition Showcase at Upcoming 2016 CHASS Lightning Rod
The VMLK team showcased versions of the experience in August 2016 during a weekend event at the Hunt Library that was geared toward establishing NC...vMLK Team Pilots a 2015-2016 Immersive Learning Environment Project
The Virtual MLK Project team has created a pilot project for COM 110, Public Speaking, an introductory foundational course at NC State University in public...vMLK Project exhibition, presentation, and panel discussion at 2015 COM Week
The Department of Communication hosted an annual event that included workshops, panel discussions, and lectures. That year, the Virtual MLK Project was featured as a...EVENT RESCHEDULED: Join us on February 23 at Hunt Library to commemorate the 55th anniversary of “Fill Up the Jails”
Please note: Due to inclement weather, the 55th anniversary planned for Monday, February 16, 2015 has been rescheduled for Monday, February 23, 2015 at 7:00pm....