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Day 1 Welcome

By Symposium creator and curator De Angela L. Duff 

The Times's Ice Cream Castle Roundtable

Moderated by Michael Dean featuring L*A*W, Randy Ferguson, and Shelley Wade 

Ice Cream Castle by Robert Loss

“Ice Cream Castles in the Air”: Prince + Joni Mitchell = The Time? by Robert Loss

Ice Cream Castles by Chris Rob

The Road to Ice Cream Castle and Beyond by Chris Rob 

The Time's Ice Cream Castles Q&A

Moderated by C Leigh Mclnnis featuring Robert Loss and Chris  Rob

Purple Rain Presentation by Arthur Turnbull

Purple Machine: The Enduring Power of Purple Rain by Arthur Turnbull

Purple Rain Presentation by Declan McCarthy

“It’s Time We All Reach Out 4 Something New:” Beginnings, Endings, & “Purple Rain” by Declan McCarthy

Purple Rain Presentation by Andrew Scott

Unpacking Prince’s Performance Style Through a Multi Version Analysis of “Purple Rain” by Andrew Scott

Purple Rain Presentation Q&A

Purple Rain Album Roundtable

Day 1 Fashion Contest


Day 2 Welcome

By Symposium creator and curator De Angela L. Duff 

Purple Rain Film Presentation by Adam Reid Sexton

Prince, Storyteller: Narrative in the Purple Rain Film and Purple Rain Era Songs by Adam Reid Sexton 

Purple Rain Film Presentation by Crystal Wise

Prince’s Purple Rain: A World of Never Ending Blackness by Crystal Wise 

Purple Rain Presentation by Kirsty Fairclough

It Means Forever And That’s A Mighty Long Time: The Cultural Resonance of Purple Rain by Kirsty Fairclough

Purple Rain Film Presentation by Robin Shumays

Bluer than Blue: Purple Rain and the Chromatic Journey from Damnation to Salvation by Robin Shumays

Purple Rain Film Presentation Q&A

What Did Prince Do This Week?Week 15 of 1984

De Angela L. Duff is joined by Michael Dean, the host of Podcast on Prince on the Podcast Juice Network. Week 15 of 1984, Michael Dean and De Angela L. Duff continue to discuss The Time’s Ice Cream Castle, “Take Me With U,” and “Computer Blue”.

Purple Rain Film Roundtable

Symposium Keynote with Mr. Vaughn Terry

Moderated by De Angela L. Duff featuring Vaughn Terry 

Day 2 Fashion Contest


Day 3 Welcome

By Symposium creator and curator De Angela L. Duff 

Apollonia 6 Roundtable

Apollonia 6 Presentation by Zachary Hoskins

Nobody Wants to Talk about Apollonia 6 by Zachary Hoskins

Apollonia 6 Presentation by Craig Seymour

Apollonia 6, Sheila E., and the Making of a Queer Romantic by Craig Seymour

Apollonia 6 Presentation by Brittnay Proctor-Habil

Searching for a Femme Erotic: Apollonia 6 and The Starr Company by Brittnay Proctor-Habil

Apollonia 6 Presentations Q&A

Glamorous Life Roundtable

Sheila E. in The Glamorous Life Presentation by Mauriciere de Govia

Rhythmic Reverie meets Fierce Femininity: Sheila E.’s Percussive Artistry in The Glamorous Life by Mauriciere de Govia

Sheila E. in The Glamorous Life Presentation by Karen Turman

A Long Fur Coat of Mink”: Semiotics of the fur coat in Sheila E.’s “The Glamorous Life” by Karen Turman 

The Glamorous Life Presentations Q&A

Day 3 Fashion Contest

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