#IWonderU40 Prince Symposium

Join us on April 17–19, 2026 (Friday–Sunday) for #IWonderU40, a *HYBRID* Prince symposium. This is a very special one this year, commemorating 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.

Save the dates and pre-register now at https://iwonderu40.substack.com.

The speaker and schedule at a glance are on the symposium website,  https://iwonderu.polishedsolid.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), NYU LGBTQ+ Center, NYU Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality (CSGS), and Rev3rend for the INCREDIBLE graphics!

This event is FREE. 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.’

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Dates:  April 17 – 19, 2026

Time:  6:00pm to 8:00pm

Locations:

Friday: Zoom Events (and YouTube for the keynote conversations)

Saturday + Sunday: 370 Jay Street, Rm 202