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: Conference – Art within Reach (Dec 5-6 2023/ Prague & online)
International conference Art within Reach: Photomechanical Reproductions of Works of Art from Print to Digital, organized by the Institute of Art History of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague. With the development of photomechanical printing techniques around 1900, the dissemination of visual information about art objects expanded on an unprecedented scale. For the first… Read more
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DH Monday: CFP – ARLIS/NA DH panel Call for Speakers
ARLIS/NA 52nd Annual Conference: POP! Pittsburgh, PA / April 2-5, 2024 Abstract Submission Deadline: December 31, 2023 The ARLIS/NA Digital Humanities SIG invites those interested to submit papers for the panel, In Support of Digital Humanities, at the upcoming Annual Conference in Pittsburgh. It is becoming increasingly common for librarians and visual resources specialists to… Read more
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DH Monday: Data-Driven Architecture: Delving into 4 Building Information Tools
Written by Enrique Tovar, published on September 12, 2023 Architecture is a multifaceted discipline influenced by diverse sources of data and information, which play a fundamental role in shaping architectural production. In the past, horological instruments like the sundial were used to obtain data, such as time, and gain knowledge of solar incidence at different… Read more
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DH Monday: CFP – magazén 2024: Digital and Public Humanities
Abstract Submission Deadline: November 30, 2023 magazén | International Journal for Digital and Public Humanities is accepting abstract proposals to its 2024 volume that highlight recent challenges as well as cutting-edge experiences in the Digital and Public Humanities from local to international level. Scholars are particularly invited to submit contributions that span from theoretical debates… Read more
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DH Monday: Videos now available: The Future is Now: A Symposium on Collaborating for Sustainability in Digital Research
For those who were unable to attend the online symposium, The Future is Now: A Symposium on Collaborating for Sustainability in Digital Research on Friday, September 29, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm (EST), organized by the Critical Digital Humanities Initiative at the University of Toronto Mississauga and are interested in understanding some of the challenges researchers… Read more
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Index of Medieval Art: Database Virtual Training Session
The Index of Medieval Art will hold a new online training session for anyone interested in learning more about the database. It will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 from 10:00 – 11:00 am EST / 7:00 – 8:00 am PST. This session, led by Index specialists Maria Alessia Rossi and Jessica… Read more