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: CFP – The Power of Sources in Architecture Research and Practice (8th Forum Architekturwissenschaft, Berlin / March 9-11, 2022)
Call for Papers Deadline: October 15, 2021 Acceptance Notification: Beginning of November 2021 Paper Draft Deadline: March 1, 2022 Access to sources, knowledge, and information is going through fundamental changes as globalisation and digitalisation evolve. The same changes apply to the process of gaining new academic insights. As the amount of sources increases (as well… Read more
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DH Monday: CFP – (In)tangible Heritage(s): A conference on design, culture and technology – past, present, and future, (Canterbury, UK and/or virtually / June 15-17, 2022)
Abstract Submission Deadline: November 30, 2021 Call for Papers Information: Canterbury 2022 Abstract Submission Form (Word doc) Call and Issues The buildings, towns and cities we inhabit are physical entities created in the past, experienced in the present, and projected to inform the future. The same can be said of the artefacts we use daily:… Read more
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DH Monday: CFP: DAHJ, vol. 6: Horizons of Mixed Realities
Deadline: Published on a rolling basis (Note: The journal is on summer recess from August 15 to September 15) The International Journal of Digital Art History (DAHJ) publishes articles on a rolling basis. If you are interested in submitting a manuscript, please review our Call for Papers and Submission Guidelines. We are still accepting submissions… Read more
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DH Monday: “Absurdist Electronics: Wearable Coping Mechanisms, Techno-Anxiety and Thoughts on Dada” (VR gallery exhibition)
The Journal for Digital Art History (DAHJ)’s first VR gallery exhibition is still accessible on our website! The space now includes videos from Francesca Albrezzi (DAHJ Gallery Director and Curator) and Harald Klinke (DAHJ Co-founder). If you weren’t able to attend the opening, make sure to watch those remarks. The largest retrospective of Kathleen McDermott’s… Read more
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DH Monday: CFP – Appraising Your Research As Data: Managing, Visualizing, and Preserving Your Scholarship (CAA 2022 In-person Session)
110th CAA Annual Conference, Virtual Session, “Dismantling the Patriarchal Canon: Foregrounding Women Artists and Patrons through Digital Art History” (Chicago, February 16 – 19, 2022) Submission Deadline: Thursday, September 16 The session chair invites paper proposals for the College Art Association (CAA) 2022 affiliated session of the Art Libraries Society of North America, Appraising Your… Read more
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DH Monday: CFP – Dismantling the Patriarchal Canon through Digital Art History (CAA 2022 Virtual Session)
110th CAA Annual Conference, Virtual Session, “Dismantling the Patriarchal Canon: Foregrounding Women Artists and Patrons through Digital Art History” (Virtual live sessions, March 3-5, 2022) Submission Deadline: Thursday, September 16 The session chairs invite paper proposals for the CAA 2022 affiliated session of the Digital Art History Society, “Dismantling the Patriarchal Canon: Foregrounding Women Artists… Read more