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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New Online Exhibition: Find Yourself in Copyright
July marks the end of the Copyright Office’s 150th anniversary celebration. To commemorate their 150th year, they’ve launched “Find Yourself in Copyright,” an online exhibit exploring the rich history of copyright in America. “Find Yourself in Copyright” explores how U.S. copyright law has evolved and how the millions of copyright claims registered with the Office illustrate… Read more
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DH Monday, Part II: CFP: magazén, 2022: [re]constructions
Call for Papers | Volume 2022: [re]constructionsDeadlinesAbstract Submission – September 15, 2021Abstract acceptance – October 15, 2021Articles Submission – Febrauary 15, 2022 (issue 1) or July 15, 2022 (issue 2)Prospective publication – June 2022 (issue 1) and December 2022 (issue 2) Magazén, the interdisciplinary journal of the Venice Centre for Digital and Public Humanities (VeDPH)… Read more
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DH Monday, Part I: TOC: magazén – International Journal for Digital and Public Humanities, Volume 2021
Now available online: the first issue of the second volume of magazén, International Journal for Digital and Public Humanities. The articles are divided in two issues and devoted to the topic of “Consolidation”. The volume indeed speaks of the necessary interaction and negotiation between different groups and cultures. The result is not an entirely new… Read more
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DH Monday: CFP: The Dynamics of Media and Technology: Before the Modern Era
NOTE: Updated title, submission deadline, and description (as of July 21)CFP – Edited Volume: The Dynamics of Media and Technology: Before the Modern Era Abstract Submission Deadline (extended): October 15, 2021 As the digital age has shaped our ways of viewing ourselves, society, and culture is has also reframed and revealed new perspectives on viewership and… Read more
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New Art-Historical Web Resource: LYON 16ci – A Visually Searchable Database for Book Illustrations Printed in Lyon between 1480 and 1600
Lyon 16ci is an online database of illustrations printed in Lyon during the Renaissance period. It is the result of the cooperation between the Visual Geometry Group in Oxford and the project “The Illustrated Book in Lyon 1480-1600”, supported by the Equipex Biblissima (2016-2019) and by the Venice Centre for Digital and Public Humanities (2020-2021).… Read more
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DH Monday: CFP: New Directions in 18th and 19th-Century Art (online / Oct 11-Dec 5, 2021)
Digital Seminar Series: New Directions in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Art, Season 5Abstract Submission Deadline: July 31, 2021 This digital seminar series seeks to showcase new and innovative research being undertaken on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century art and its histories. We invite contributions for papers investigating any aspect of the artistic, visual and material cultures of this… Read more