Named after the small red sticker that once guided scholars through legacy 35mm slides, The Red Dot is here to help you navigate the ever-evolving landscape of visual and material research. While rooted in the University of California, Santa Barbara community, our posts are open to all.
At MIRL, we engage with art history, digital humanities, and material culture through hands-on research and archival projects. Guided by our core principles—critical engagement with visual and material culture, ethical stewardship of images and data, and innovative approaches to research and pedagogy—we work at the intersection of technology and the humanities. We are especially interested in how digital tools can expand the study of images, objects, and spaces.
Here, we’ll share insights on Digital Art History and Architectural History, highlight new image and data resources, discuss copyright and ethical considerations, and spotlight events that shape our field.
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DH Monday: Encoded Gazes: Women of Color AI Panel (Oct. 8 – 3:00pm)
Free Admission / McCune Conference Room (Humanities and Social Sciences Building, 6th Floor, Room 6046 / Visitor Information) “Encoded Gazes: Women of Color on Bias, Power, and Possibility in AI” will focus on women of color critiques and approaches to artificial intelligence and machine learning. Framed through the lens of women of color, this panel interrogates… Read more
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Society for the History of Collecting Annual General Meeting and Lecture (online/London, 17 Sep 25)
The Society for the History of Collecting is pleased to invite you to its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Annual Lecture on Wednesday, 17 September 2025 at the Art Worker’s Guild, London. The event is run as a hybrid event, the AGM and lecture will also be streamed via Zoom. We are delighted to announce… Read more
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DH Monday: Fall UCSB in-person workshops: Shell, Git/GitHub, and Python
The Fall workshop schedule is here! Stay up to date by joining the mailing list, you’ll be the first to know when registration opens. All workshops will take place in the Library: Join the Carpentry @ UCSB mailing list Read more
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DH Monday: 2025 UC Carpentries Workshop Series
A different workshop every day between September 15 and 25, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm, Remote (via Zoom) Join us for a 9-day Carpentries workshop series aimed at teaching participants the essential concepts, skills, and tools for R in RStudio, Python in Jupyter Notebook, intro to Unix Shell, Version Control with Git, SQL, Tidy Data… Read more
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U.S. Copyright Office Replaces Online Public Catalog with Copyright Public Records System
NewsNet 1071June 24, 2025 Today, the U.S. Copyright Office is pleased to announce that the Copyright Public Records System (CPRS) has replaced its Online Public Catalog. CPRS provides copyright registration and recordation data with advanced search capabilities, filters, and improved interfaces for public users and Office staff. CPRS is the second component of the Office’s Enterprise Copyright… Read more
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Keynote Address: “Ethical Digital Stewardship: Artificial Intelligence and Museums” (online/June 18, 2025)
When: Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 10:30 – 1:30pm PDT Where: https://www.youtube.com/live/kKHPlFkOK5A What: SEI 2025 Keynote Address presented by Jessica Herczeg-Konecny and Marshall Price, PhD. The Summer Educational Institute (SEI) is a collaborative project between the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) and the Visual Resources Association (VRA). The SEI curriculum provides a comprehensive overview… Read more