Interviewed for What Atlanta Can Teach Tech About Cultivating Black Talent
De Angela is included in the WIRED article, What Atlanta Can Teach Tech About Cultivating Black Talent.
Spoke at 1999 Deluxe Listening Party & The Beautiful Ones Fireside Chat at Caveat
De Angela was on a panel moderated by Chinisha Scott, alongside Miss TLC and DJ Monday Blue for the Prince 1999 Deluxe and The Beautiful Ones book fireside chat at Caveat in NYC on Nov. 30, 2019. Before the panel, Dan Piepenbring (co-writer of The Beautiful Ones) was interviewed by Chinisha and Tamika Sharpe. Allen Beaulieu, one of Prince's official photographers and author of Prince: Before The Rain, also participated by phone. Chinisha Scott, Greg Howard, and Tamika Sharpe were the hosts of the event.
Spoke at Prince: The Beautiful Ones at Town Hall
Prince’s unfinished memoir, The Beautiful Ones, was released in October of this year. He passed before he could finish it. De Angela was very honored to participate in Prince: The Beautiful Ones at Town Hall in NYC on Mon, Nov. 18, 2019, celebrating the release of the book. She gave a short talk about her Prince symposia and participated on a panel, alongside filmmaker Spike Lee, Dan Piepenbring, who was handpicked by Prince to co-author the book, and Chris Jackson, the editor of the book. The panel was moderated by music journalist and author, Greg Tate. The event featured performances by Prince’s band, The NPG.
All ticket purchases included a hardcover copy of Prince The Beautiful Ones on Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of Penguin Random House, and all proceeds benefit the Harlem Children’s Zone, an organization that Prince staunchly supported.
Video of my participation from the event:
Photos from the event:
Presented at Black Portraiture[s]: V
De Angela gave two different talks back to back at Black Portraitures[V] conference on Oct 17–19, 2019 at NYU.
The Evolution of African-American Funeral Programs in Greene County, Alabama on the On Black Death panel.
Abstract: My grandmother, Rhinnie Mae Oliver, religiously collected funeral programs of her family and friends. Over the years, she amassed quite a collection. Upon my grandmother’s passing in 2014, I inherited this collection. While many are using DNA today to discover their family tree, I can piece together a sizable portion of my family tree through these funeral programs. However, funeral programs often do not reveal the complete truth particularly when describing complicated, southern, African-American narratives. In this talk, I will discuss the evolution of the visual design of the funeral program in Greene Country, Alabama, while also revealing stories, connections, and omissions about and from my family’s narrative.
Denise Matthews aka Vanity: More Than a Nasty Girl on The Sonic 15th Century to Today: Music and Influences panel.
Abstract: Denise Matthews was photographed profusely over her lifetime as a beauty queen, model, actress, and singer. However, after Prince rechristened Denise as Vanity, her image as a “Nasty Girl” transformed her identity and narrative. She will be forever known and seen as Vanity, despite being more than a “nasty girl.” In this talk, the evolution of Denise/Vanity will be revealed and deconstructed by showing how the photographic gaze shifted her narrative for better or for worse.
Curated Prince Batdance Symposium at Spelman College
The Estate of Prince Rogers Nelson is not affiliated, associated or connected with the ‘Prince Batdance Symposium,’ nor has it endorsed or sponsored the ‘Prince Batdance 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 Batdance Symposium.’
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Prince’s 11th album, The Batman Soundtrack, De Angela organized and curated the Prince Batdance symposium (#Batdance30ATL), a 2-day event at Spelman College. On Friday evening, March 29, 2019, the symposium consisted of an opening keynote with Chuck Zwicky, one of the sound engineers on the album, and a video screening to kick off the event. A full-day of 4 panels and a closing keynote with Prince's cousin, Charles (Chazz) Smith, followed on the next day, Saturday, March 30, 2019.
For more detailed info about the symposium, visit http://batdance.polishedsolid.com.
If U missed the Prince Batdance symposium, you can relive it by either reading the #Batdance30ATL livetweets or watching the video archives.
To view all the current, available video archives of the Prince Batdance symposium, visit http://batdance.polishedsolid.com/video.
Interviewed by Roy Turner for TrickyKid Radio Podcast
De Angela was interviewed by Roy Turner on Episode 65 of the Trickykid Radio Podcast about Prince & organizing EYE NO #Lovesexy30BK. You can hear her segment around 44 minutes and 12 seconds in. The podcast also has an amazing segment with Ingrid Chavez! You can hear Ingrid's new track #YouGaveMeWings as well as a couple of other tracks from her upcoming Memories of Flying LP out this Fall! I hope you'll tune in and listen!
In this accompanying photo from the Symposium, Ingrid & De Angela are joined by one of the most amazing human beings on the face of the earth, Krysta Battersby ;)
Curated EYE NO Prince Lovesexy Symposium at NYU
The Estate of Prince Rogers Nelson is not affiliated, associated or connected with the ‘Prince Lovesexy Symposium,’ nor has it endorsed or sponsored the 'Prince Lovesexy 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 Lovesexy Symposium.’
To celebrate 30 years of Lovesexy and Prince's 60th birthday, De Angela organized and curated the EYE NO: Prince Lovesexy Symposium at NYU Tandon Pfizer Auditorium in Brooklyn. On Friday, June 1, 2018, the symposium kicked off with an opening keynote featuring Cat Glover, Prince’s principal dancer on the Lovesexy Tour, Dr. Fink of Prince and The Revolution, who was one of Prince’s keyboardist during the Lovesexy tour and Ingrid Chavez, poet and actress, who opens the Lovesexy album and a screening, as well as special guests Joe Blaney and Chuck Zwicky, two sound engineers who worked with Prince during this period. A full-day of 4 panels followed on Saturday, June 2nd with a closing keynote with Prince’s cousin, Chazz Smith.
For more detailed info about the symposium and video archives, visit http://lovesexy.polishedsolid.com.
Here are all the current, available video archives of the EYE NO Prince Lovesexy Symposium.
OPENING Keynote from Day 1:
feat. Cat Glover (Thank YOU, Hayley Drinkall) Dr. Fink of The Revolution, Ingrid Chavez, Chuck Zwicky & Joe Blaney
https://youtu.be/jhHvNM_wX8Y
The SPIRITUALITY panel from Day 2:
feat. Erica Thompson, Steven G Fullwood, Arun Saldanha & Fredara Mareva Hadley
https://youtu.be/1nreh0Tu6zU
The STYLE panel from Day 2:
feat. Kirsty Fairclough, Mike Alleyne, Aisha Khalilah Staggers, Monique Wakanda Morris & Kamilah Cummings
https://youtu.be/PXZMsQgqSiw
Part 1 of the STUDIO & LIVE panel from Day 2:
feat. Adam Reid Sexton & Tasha Digital
https://youtu.be/LiWs32CaS20
Part 2 of the STUDIO & LIVE panel from Day 2:
EDITED feat. Harold Pride
https://youtu.be/x60aXXMfjNc
UNEDITED feat. Harold Pride
https://vimeo.com/282043757
Part 3 of the Studio & Live panel
P3 EDITED feat. Arthur Turnbull
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtrbMJXWUmg
P3 UNEDITED feat. Arthur Turnbull
https://vimeo.com/292521111/212dba7bc7
The SOTT30BK reunited panel
feat. Zaheer Ali, Anil Dash, Miles Marshall Lewis & Elliott Powell)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiJerWKQvhE
The Closing Keynote
feat. Charles 'Chazz' Smith
https://youtu.be/hldOiFr9F8M
Spoke on Michael Dean's Prince Podcast
De Angela was honored to be interviewed on Michael Dean's Prince podcast about the EYE NO Prince Lovesexy Symposium.
Curated Betty Davis They Say I'm Different Symposium at NYU
On Friday, May 25, 2018, De Angela had the honor and privilege of organizing and curating the Betty Davis - They Say I’m Different Symposium at NYU Tandon Pfizer Auditorium in Brooklyn will celebrate funk legend, Betty Davis. The symposium consisted of a panel moderated by Fredara Mareva Hadley (Oberlin) with talks by De Angela, Kwami Coleman (NYU Gallatin), Emily Lordi (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), and Greg Tate, writer, musician, and cultural provocateur. The talks were followed by a screening of the new documentary, Betty - They Say I’m Different and a Q&A with the filmmaker, Phil Cox.
To find out more detailed information, visit the symposium website:
http://betty.polishedsolid.com
We raised over $500 in donations 4 Girls Rock! Pittsburgh at the event. Thanks 2 everyone who donated! However, it's not too late to donate online. Betty Davis & the film team would be very happy if folks continued to donate to the empowerment program for female youths of all definitions, abilities, & backgrounds: Girls Rock! Pittsburgh: http://girlsrockpittsburgh.org/donate/
Interviewed by Karen Gabay for the Soul of Manchester on BBC Radio Manchester
https://soundcloud.com/soulofmanchester/karen-gabay-interviews-de-angela-duff-about-the-lovesexy-30-celebration
In this interview by Karen Gabay for the Soul of Manchester on BBC Radio Manchester, De Angela L. Duff discusses why a Prince LOVESEXY Symposium was very important for her to do this year for the 30th anniversary of Prince’s 10th album.
Presented She's Always In My Hair: Jill Jones, The Unheralded Muse of Prince
De Angela had the honor and privilege of speaking about Jill Jones at the Black Portraiture[s] IV: The Color of Silence conference at Harvard University on Friday, March 23, 2018. She was hoping Harvard would release the official video of the conference, but they haven’t yet. Luckily Kabria Cummings filmed it for her from the audience.
She made an error in the talk because she was rushed for time and a bit stressed out. She flubbed that Teena was like a big sister to Jill (She said Jill was a big sister to Teena). You NEVER have enough time to speak at conferences. That's why she personally loves the long podcast format.
4 Inspiring Takeaways About Women In Leadership From The Bustle Upstart Awards
De Angela speaks on a Diversity in STEM panel at the 3rd Annual Bustle Upstart Awards at The Crosby Hotel in New York City.
Interviewed Jerome Benton
https://soundcloud.com/grownfolksmusic/gfms-behind-the-film-podcast-jerome-benton
"Are you afraid of bats? Well, I ain’t afraid of…" If you are a hardcore Prince fan, you know the rest, but, if you don’t, listen to me and Jerome Benton as we discuss my favorite film of all time, Prince's Under The Cherry Moon (UTCM), on Grown Folks Music's inaugural Behind The Film podcast, to distinguish when we speak to members of the Purple kingdom from our usual Inside The Album podcasts.
I had the honor & privilege to discuss UTCM with Tricky live and in the "real" studio, which since April 2016, has been my #2 bucket list item. Before that my #2 was witnessing Prince in the studio work his magic.
I must give MASSIVE thanks to Jill Monroe for making this dream a reality. I never thought in a million years that I would get to interview Jerome IN PERSON at my job (Thank you, Luke DuBois).
I will never forget that day for as long as I live! Thank you, Jerome Benton, for the many, many decades of joy! We 💜 you!
Undergraduate Teaching Experience
Integrated Design & Media (IDM, formerly Integrated Digital Media), NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
- DM-UY 4003 Senior Project in Digital Media, Spring 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022
- DM-UY 4173 Professional Practices for Creatives, Spring 2018
- DM-UY 2173 Motion Graphics Studio, Spring 2017, 2018
- DM-UY 1143 Ideation & Prototyping, Fall 2016, 2017
- DM-UY 1123 Visual Foundation Studio, Spring 2014; Fall 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- DM-UY 4913 Internship, Fall 2016
- DM-UY 4913 Independent Study, Fall 2014, Spring 2014 & 2015
- DM-UY 2193 Intro to Web Development, Summer 2014 & Spring 2014
- DM-UY 3193 Dynamic Web Applications, Fall 2013, 2014
Design, Art & Technology (formerly Multimedia), UArts, Philadelphia, PA
- MMDI 402 Senior Studio 2, Spring 2005, 2013
- MMDI 102 Motion Graphics Studio, Spring 2006, 2007 (2 sections), 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
- MMDI 425 Special Projects in Multimedia, Fall 2003, 2013
- MMDI 202 Web Design Studio, Fall 2005, 2006, 2012
- MMDI 220 Documentation and Presentation, Spring 2012
- MMDI 420 Exhibition and Promotion, Spring 2012
- MMDI 320 Business Seminar, Spring 2012
- MMDI 100 Research, Sketching, Mapping & Prototyping, Spring 2009, Fall 2012
- MMDI 101 Visual Communication Studio, Fall 2005, 2006 (2 sections), 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- MMDI 111 Introduction to Interface Design, Spring 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010
- Fall 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011
- MMDI 401 Senior Studio 1, Fall 2004, 2007, 2009
- MMDI 131 Introduction to Interactive Programming, Spring 2007, 2008, 2009; Fall 2007
- MMDI 231 Dynamic Web Development, Fall 2008
- MMDI 201 Visual Concepts Studio, Spring 2006, 2008
- MM 111 Visual Concepts 2, Spring 2004, 2005
- MM 222 Interactive Studio 2, Spring 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
- MM 340 Interactive Programming, Spring 2004
- MM 221 Interactive Studio 1, Fall 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
- MM 320 Advanced Interface Seminar, Fall 2004
- MM 110 Visual Concepts 1, Fall 2003
- MMDI 690 Independent Study (advised 7 times)
Graduate Teaching Experience
Integrated Design & Media (IDM, formerly Integrated Digital Media), Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
- DM-GY 9990 Graduate Colloquium, Fall 2021
- DM-GY 6053 Ideation & Prototyping (Tandon Online), Summer 2018
- DM-GY 6053 Ideation & Prototyping, Spring 2017
- DM-GY 6053 Ideation & Prototyping (Tandon Online), Summer 2017
- DM-GY 9103 Internship, Fall 2016
- DM-GY 997X MS Thesis in Digital Media, Fall 2015; Spring 2015, 2016
- DM-GY 6193 Web Studio, Summer 2015
- DM-GY 9103 Independent Study, Spring 2014, Fall 2014
Advisor, Master of Science Thesis in Digital Media
- Stefan Kalteneggar, Device Orientation Playground, Spring 2016, Visiting International Scholar from Austria on a Marshall Plan Foundation Scholarship
- Joanna Wang, myNotation, Spring 2014
- Jianxi Zhang, nycuni.com, Spring 2014
- Master of Science in Integrated Digital Media Thesis Advisor
Museum Studies, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Advisor, Master of Arts in Museum Exhibition Planning & Design
- Daniel Kennedy, The Museum Visitor Experience in a Digital Age,
Spring 2013
Committee Member, Master of Arts in Museum Communication Thesis
- Julia Dougherty, Going Mobile: A Review of Smartphone Applications in Museums, Fall 2012
Academic Appointments
New York University (NYU), New York, NY
2019 - present
- Associate Vice Provost
NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
2018 - present
- Industry Professor, Integrated Design & Media (IDM, formerly Integrated Digital Media)
Spelman College, Atlanta, GA
2018 – 2019
- Co-Director, Innovation Lab, Divison of the Arts
- Associate Professor, Dept of Art of Visual Culture
NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
2013 – 2018
- Co-Director, Integrated Digital Media
- Industry Associate Professor, Integrated Digital Media
The University of the Arts (UArts), College of Art, Media & Design, Philadelphia, PA
2012 – 2013
- Interim Co-Director, School of Design
- Program Director, Design, Art & Technology (formerly Multimedia) and Web Development & Interaction Design
- Associate Professor, Design, Art & Technology (formerly Multimedia) and Web Development & Interaction Design
The University of the Arts (UArts), College of Media & Communication, Philadelphia, PA
2009 – 2012
- Interim Director, Multimedia
2010 – 2012
- Associate Professor, Multimedia
2003 – 2010
- Assistant Professor, Multimedia
1999 – 2003
- Senior Lecturer, Multimedia
Curriculum Development
Department of Art & Visual Culture, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA
- Author, Interactive Media Minor Proposal, 2019
- Author, Emerging Media & Technology Course Proposal, 2019
- Author, History of Media & Technology Course Proposal, 2019
- Author, Creative Coding course, 2018
- Author, Interactive Storytelling course, 2018
Integrated Design & Media (IDM, formerly Integrated Digital Media), NYU Tandon Online, Brooklyn, NY
- Author, DM 6053 Ideation & Prototyping course, 2016
- Supervisor, DM 6063 Creative Coding course, 2016
- Supervisor, DM 7033 Media Law course, 2016
Integrated Design & Media (IDM, formerly Integrated Digital Media), NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
- Author, MS Integrated Digital Media Curriculum Revision(approved by NY State), 2014
- Author, MS Integrated Digital Media Program Assessment Revision, 2014
- Author, BS Integrated Digital Media Curriculum Revision(approved by NY State), 2014
- Author, BS Integrated Digital Media Program Assessment Revision, 2014
- Author, BS Integrated Digital Media Minor Revision, 2014
- Author, DM 6053 Ideation & Prototyping course, 2014
- Author, DM 6063 Creative Coding course, 2014
- Author, DM 9963 MS Pre-Thesis Research Methods course, 2014
- Author, DM 9990 Graduate Colloquium course, 2014
- Author, DM 1133 Creative Coding Course, 2014
- Author, DM 1143 Ideation & Prototyping Course, 2014
- Author, DM 2173 Motion Graphics Studio Course, 2014
- Author, DM 2263 Still and Moving Images Course, 2014
- Author, DM 4173 Professional Practices for Creatives Course, 2014
- Author, DM 1123 Visual Foundation Studio Course Revision, 2014
- Author, MD 2313 Interactive Narrative Course, 2014
College of Media & Communication, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
- Author, Web Design & Development Minor Revision, 2010
- Author, Web Design Minor Revision, 2006, 2010
- Author, Web Design & Development Minor, 2006
- Author, Information Architecture Minor Revision, 2006
Multimedia Department, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
- Author, Design, Art & Technology Curriculum Proposal (Multimedia revision and name change proposal), 2012
- Author, Web Development & Interaction Design Curriculum Proposal, 2012
- Author, Multimedia Undergraduate Curriculum Revision, 2009
- Author, MMDI 100 Research, Sketching, Mapping, & Prototyping Course, 2008
- Author, MMDI 131 Intro to Interactive Programming Course, 2006
- Author, MMDI 231 Dynamic Web Development Course, 2006
- Redeveloper, MM 111 Visual Concepts 1 to MMDI 101 Visual Communication Studio
- Redeveloper, MM 110 Visual Concepts 2 to MMDI 102 Motion Graphics Studio
- Redeveloper, MM 221 Interactive Studio I to MMDI 202 Web Design Studio
- Redeveloper, MM 222 Interactive Studio II to MMDI 212 Game Design Studio
PicFic wins Make It In BK pitch competition
I'm featured as a juror in the article, PicFic wins Make It In BK pitch competition by Tyler Woods in Technical.ly Brooklyn.
When Art and Tech Make a Perfect Marriage
De Angela is featured as a juror in the article, When Art and Tech Make a Perfect Marriage. by Kara Cutruzzula in The Bridge, Brooklyn Business News.