The Red Dot takes its name from the small sticker that once marked slides in a physical archive, flagging them as worth a second look. We’re keeping that spirit alive here.
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.
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Stories from the Vault: Woman Grinding Corn
Woman Grinding Corn, ceramic, Western Mexico, 200 BCE, 200 CE, AD&A Museum, Santa Barbara, 2017.015.013 (photograph by Moises Guerrero Gallegos). Moises Guerrero Gallegos has published an essay on one of the AD&A Museum’s ceramic figurines, Woman Grinding Corn, in the new issue of Imagine: A Promise & McNair Scholars Undergraduate Journal. The piece, “Fragments of History: The… Read more
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react/review has published Volume 6, with the theme “Imagining the Local.”
The co-managing editors of react/review, Taylor Van Doorne and Megan Sheard, are excited to announce the publication of Volume 6, “Imagining the Local.” Navigate to our website to view this latest volume. react/review: a responsive journal for art & architecture, is an annual peer-reviewed responsive journal dedicated to research by emerging scholars in art and architectural… Read more
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U.S. Copyright Office Announces Copyright Essentials: Copyright 101 Webinar (Wednesday, July 15, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. eastern time)
NewsNet 1089June 23, 2026 Wednesday, July 15, 2026 | 10:00am (PDT) / 1:00pm (EDT) The U.S. Copyright Office invites you to register to attend the upcoming online webinar, “Copyright Essentials: Copyright 101,” on Wednesday, July 15 at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. This event is the latest edition in our educational series designed to teach copyright… Read more
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International Journal for Digital Art History, Issue 11
This issue features new scholarship on digital methodologies, visual culture, archives, media histories, and interdisciplinary approaches to art historical research. New articles are published on a rolling basis for all of 2026. No. 11 (2026) Call for Submissions Manuscripts may be submitted at any time and be related to any DAHJ Category. Submissions addressing the… Read more
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CFP : Photography, Archive, and Political Imagination (online / 23-25 Sep 2026)
CFP : May 7 – July 15, 2026 Visual Thinking and Futures of Democracy : Photography, Archive, and Political Imagination. 7th edition of REFRAMING THE ARCHIVE: International Conference on Photography and Visual Culture. How do images shape democratic life? Not only as records of politics, but as forces that constitute visibility, authority, and participation? This… Read more
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Center for Latin American and Iberian Research Inaugural Symposium
Please join us for a special symposium to mark the official inauguration of the Center for Latin American and Iberian Research, next Friday, May 15th, at 1 pm, in the McCune Room (HSSB 6020). We will gather to hear about the research and activities of the CLAIR Labs, followed by a keynote address by documentary… Read more