Curating and Hosting #IWonderU40 Hybrid Prince Symposium
Save The Dates
Join us on April 17–19, 2026 (Friday–Sunday) for #IWonderU40, a HYBRID symposium, celebrating two landmark anniversaries: ten years since Prince’s passing and forty years since his visionary 1986 releases, the Parade album and his second narrative film Under the Cherry Moon.
The speakers and schedule at a glance are on the symposium website, https://iwonderu.polishedsolid.com.
Pre-Register and Stay Up To Date
Save the dates and pre-register now at https://iwonderu40.substack.com.
This will be our first hybrid symposium, designed to support both our international and local community.
- Friday • Fully virtual on Zoom Events + YouTube to accommodate our global audience.
- Saturday and Sunday • In person at NYU Tandon in Brooklyn at 370 Jay St., where we previously celebrated #EroticCity40.
The in-person sessions will be livestreamed and posted later on YouTube and/or Vimeo.
MASSIVE THANKS to our wonderful sponsors
NYU Integrated Design & Media (IDM), Princesyllabus.org, NYU Tandon Undergraduate Academic Affairs, NYU Liberal Studies, NYU Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music (CDI), NYU Institute of African American Affairs and the Center for Black Visual Culture (IAAA & CBVC), NYU Photography & Imaging (DPI), NYU Center for Multicultural Education and Programs (CMEP), the NYU LGBTQ+ Center, and Rev3rend for the INCREDIBLE graphics!
The Event is FREE
With that being said, please consider donating to DIVAS (Digital Interactive Visual Arts Sciences) for Social Justice, a 501(c) nonprofit that empowers youth living in underserved communities to use tech and visual arts to promote social justice and become change makers in their communities.
DIVAS currently serves New York City and recently expanded to South Minneapolis.
To learn more, watch this trailer and visit divasforsocialjustice.org.
This symposium is dedicated to De Angela’s dearest and oldest Prince friend Ricky Wyatt (1971–2025)!
#IWonderU40 is the 11th polished solid Prince symposium and the 16th Prince event, curated by De Angela L. Duff!
The Estate of Prince Rogers Nelson is not affiliated, associated, or connected with the ‘Prince #IWonderU40 Hybrid Symposium’ nor has it endorsed or sponsored the ‘Prince #IWonderU40 Hybrid Symposium.’ Further, the Estate of Prince Rogers Nelson has not licensed any of its intellectual property to the producers, advertisers, or directors of the ‘Prince #IWonderU40 Hybrid Symposium.’