By far, one of De Angela’s favorite things to do is to speak, present, and/or jury at/on conferences, meetups, competitions, radio, and podcasts, etc. If you’re interested in booking her, please email her at deangela dot duff at nyu dot edu or fill out the contact form.

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL INVITATION

2024

• Presenter, Pop Conference 2024 at USC Thornton on March 12-14, 2024!
• Guest Speaker, AMST 3112: Prince, Porn, and Public Space: The Cultural Politics of Minnesota in the ‘80s, University of Minnesota, Online (Invited Dr. Elliott H. Powell)
• Presenter, Prince on Screen: Images and Ideology Conference on June 17–18, 2024, in Minneapolis, MN!

2023

• Speaker, Fam Panel (Twice), Prince Celebration, Paisley Park, Minneapolis, MN
• Interviewee, “Reality Check,” WURD Radio, Online
• Presenter, All 7 Years: The Past, Present, and Future of Prince Studies, The International Centre of Prince Studies, The University of Minnesota, UROC, Minneapolis, MN

2022

• Guest Speaker, Dance / Music / Sex / Romance Controversy podcast, Online

• Guest Speaker, AMST 3112: Prince, Porn, and Public Space: The Cultural Politics of Minnesota in the ‘80s, University of Minnesota, Online (Invited Dr. Elliott H. Powell)
• Presenter, “Under The Cherry Moon: Prince at Play,” BLACK PORTRAITURE[S] VII Conference, Express Newark at Rutgers University-Newark, Newark, NJ

2021

• Presenter, “Pour Some Water on Me: Prince and the Ohio Players,” The Second Dayton Funk Symposium, The University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio (hi-res presentation only minus Q&A and low-res presentation with Q&A beginning at 43 minutes)
• Moderator, “Say It Loud: Black Voices in U.S. Popular Music Studies,” IASPM-US Research Seminar, Online
• Presenter, “Conjuring the Prince Mystique,” Prince 78-88: The First Decade: An Interdisciplinary Conference, Robert J. Jones Urban Research & Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC), Minneapolis, MN
• Presenter, “Controversy: The Prototype of Prince’s Musical Transformation and Disruption,” Pop Conference 2021, 22-24 April 2021.

2020

• Speaker, “Rereleasing Prince’s ‘Sign O’ The Times,” All Of It with Alison Stewart, WNYC
• Moderator, “The Brothas of the Park,” Purple Paisley Brunch
• Moderator, “The Ladies of the Park, Part 2,” Purple Paisley Brunch
• Moderator, “The Ladies of the Park,” Purple Paisley Brunch

2019

• Guest Speaker, AMST 3112: Prince, Porn, and Public Space: The Cultural Politics of Minnesota in the ‘80s, University of Minnesota, Online
• Panelist, “Prince: The Beautiful Ones,” The Town Hall, New York, NY
• Panelist, “1999 Deluxe Listening Party & The Beautiful Ones Fireside Chat,” Caveat, New York, NY
• Presenter, “Denise Matthews: More Than a Nasty Girl,” Black Portraitures V Conference, New York University, New York, NY
• Presenter, “The Evolution of African-American Funeral Programs in Greene County, Alabama,” Black Portraitures V Conference, New York University, New York, NY
• Judge, 2019 Technology Playmaker awards, Booking.com, London, England
• Speaker, Innovation Education Roundtable, three five two, Atlanta, GA
• Presenter, “The Minneapolis Sound,” Black Migrations: The Movement and Music of a People, AUC Woodruff Library, Atlanta, GA
• Speaker, “Batdance30ATL Symposium,” The Purple Current on Minnesota Public Radio
• Speaker, “#Batdance30ATL,” Muse 2 The Pharoah Podcast
• Speaker, “Batdance30ATL Symposium,” The Soul of Manchester with Karen Gabay, BBC Manchester

2018

• Speaker, EYE NO: Lovesexy Symposium, The Soul of Manchester with Karen Gabay, BBC Manchester
• Speaker, “De Angela L. Duff,” Podcast on Prince
• Presenter, She’s Always In My Hair: Jill Jones, The Unheralded Muse of Prince, BLACK PORTRAITURE[S] IV Conference, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Presenter, “Prince’s Transformed Musical Landscape through Key Collaborations with Eric Leeds and Clare Fischer,” Prince from Minneapolis Symposium, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Panelist, “design, Design, or DESIGN,” a2ru: Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
• Panelist, “Women in Technology,” Wnet Leadership Summit, The Westin Perimeter Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia

2017

• Presenter, “Under The Cherry Moon: Prince as his most authentic self,” Purple Reign: An interdisciplinary conference on the life & legacy of Prince, University of Salford, Manchester, England
• Juror,  Make It In Brooklyn Arts+Tech Pitch
• Juror, Tribeca Film Institute New Media Fund Jury
• Panelist, Advisory Fireside Chat, Play/Ground Conference, NYU MAGNET, Brooklyn, NY
• Host, Black Girls Code Hackathon, NYU Tandon, Brooklyn, NY
• Juror, Eyebeam Residency Jury

2016

• Presenter, “in between: south africa and southern alabama,”Black Portraitures III Conference, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
• Panelist, “Learning to Teach,” International Center of Photography (ICP), New York, NY
• Moderator, STEM Panel, Coding Comic and STEM Teaching, International Center of Photography (ICP), New York, NY
• Ignite Speaker, “Ever Since I Was A Kid It Seemed I Collected Something,” EYEO Festival, Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN
• Panelist, “Not Your Mom’s Anthropocene’ (Post-Digital Millennials & An Arts/Tech Education),” Creative Tech Week, Central Library, Brooklyn, NY
• Panelist, Women in Engineering, Science & Technology (WEST) Symposium, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
• Presenter, “Black Female Rockers from Betty Davis to Joi,” Black Portraitures II: Revisited Conference, NYU, New York, NY

2015

• Speaker, Integrated Digital Media Presentation, Yahoo! Labs, New York, NY
• Presenter, “Black Female Rockers from Betty Davis to Joi,” Black Portraitures II Conference, NYU Florence, Florence, Italy
• Panelist, Diversity in STEM Summit, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY
• Presenter, “Cracking Creativity,” Raising The Bar, Perdition, New York, NY
• Co-Curator, LISA (Leaders in Software and Art) Salon, Brooklyn, NY
• Beta Tester, play.fm redesign, play.fm
• Moderator and Speaker, Creativity and Mentorship Panel, FACETS Conference, NYU MAGNET, Brooklyn, NY
• Moderator, Education, Technology & Digital Innovation Panel, FACETS Conference, NYU MAGNET, Brooklyn, NY
• Speaker, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s Inaugural Women’s History Month Celebration, Francis College, Brooklyn, NY

2014

• Women in Engineering, Science & Technology (WEST) Symposium, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY

2013

• Beta Tester, mixlr.com redesign, mixlr.com

2010

• Speaker, “gavinbryars.com: a case study,” Drupaldelphia, Philadelphia, PA

2009

• Participant, Free Library of Philadelphia Website Charette, Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

2008

• Presenter, “Transforming Programming into ‘Fungramming’,” AIGA’s Social Studies: Educating Designers in a Connected World Conference, MiCA, Baltimore, MD
• Panelist, “Teaching Design, Teaching Technology,” AIGA’s Massaging Media 2 Conference, Boston, MA
• Panelist, “Graphic Design in the Age of Digital Media Programs,” AIGA’s Massaging Media 2 Conference, Boston, MA
• Committee Member, Mayor Nutter’s New Generation Branding Initiative, Office of the Mayor, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

2002

• Juror, Interactive Design Competition, HOW Magazine

2001

• Presenter, “Loving the Alien,” HOW Magazine’s Annual Design Conference, San Francisco, CA