Celebrating 50 Years of Communication

Exhibit Schedule

10 am - 11 am: Department of Communication Timeline  

This timeline traces the dynamic history of NC State’s Department of Communication, from its 1975 founding to its 50th anniversary. It reveals a legacy of innovation in teaching, research, public engagement, and community-building—honoring the past while imagining the department’s next fifty years. 

11 am - 12 pm: Every Person is an Invention

“Every Person is an Invention” is an exhibit by Marginalia Making and showcases personal stories created by LGBTQIAPN+ individuals as a strategy to foster empowerment and visibility for the community. Project led by Dr. Fernanda Duarte. Learn more at https://go.ncsu.edu/marginalia 

12 pm - 1 pm : Virtual Martin Luther King, Jr. Project

Just days after the Greensboro sit-ins began in February 1960, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered “A Creative Protest,” later known as the “Fill Up the Jails” speech. Though no recording survives, this project uses advanced digital audio technology to newly experience and critically explore this historic address. Project led by Dr. Victoria Gallagher. Learn more at https://vmlk.chass.ncsu.edu

1 pm - 2pm : Department of Communication Timeline

2 pm - 3pm : King and the Klan

This digital installation shows previously undiscovered photographs and video depicting two very different events held on July 31, 1966: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech at Reynolds Coliseum and the Ku Klux Klan’s 1,800-person march down Fayetteville Street. Installation by Dr. Margaret Baker in collaboration with Dr. Jason Miller. Learn more at https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/projects/king-klan-visual-experience

3 pm - 5 pm : Student Showcase

Featuring creative and critical work by students in the Department of Communication developed across a variety of courses:

• Feminism & Food, by Carsyn Gilmore
• “The Final Girl:” Empowerment or Exploitation?, by Sarah Flake and Baley Biggs
• Workers in Motion, by Ennis Wells and Colin Mayhorn
• Cryd, a mobile app that interrogates toxic masculinity, by Konde Brown, Jenna Cook, and Riley Bowman
• RNGLS, a clothing brand for men that challenges societal norms, by Olivia Soosaar, Allison Potter, and Mary Obiol
• DoXXd, a satirical app that interrogates cancel culture, by Leah Tran, Weslyn Bolton, Eilee Centeno, and Carter Diehl
• defendHER, an electronic wearable to fight sexual harassment and challenge victim blaming, by Kelly Griffin, Lagan McGinnis, Olivia Leeson, Clair Wholean, Macey Moore.
• QR Code Quilt, by Dr. Kelsey Dufresne
• Black Presence in the Archives, by Dr. Maurika Smutherman

5 pm - 7 pm : Department of Communication Timeline