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: Contingent Systems: Art and/as Algorithmic Critique (online / Sept 17- Nov 26, 2021)
Contingent Systems: Art and/as Algorithmic CritiqueVirtual Panel Series hosted by the Alberta University of the Arts (Calgary, Canada) – every 2nd Friday beginning September 17, 2021Call for Papers Deadline: July 6, 2021 Contingent Systems: Art and/as Algorithmic Critique is a panel series that will explore critical intersections between creative practice and algorithmic culture. Starting on… Read more
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GeoGuessr Game Uses Street View to Create a Geographical Puzzle
A geographic discovery game based on Google imagery, GeoGuessr requires players to guess various locations worldwide using only the clues provided by a Street view. Created in 2013, the game has taken on new relevance amidst the pandemic, as it provides a virtual travel experience. From desolate roads to famous sites, the game teases deductive… Read more
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DH Monday: VI Summer School on Digital Art History: Digital Exhibitions (online / Aug 30–Sep 4, 2021)
Application Deadline: July 7, 2021Acceptance Notification: July 14, 2021 The International Digital Art History Summer School (DAHSS), a joint initiative of the University of Málaga and the University of Berkeley, with the collaboration of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, the Fundación General de la Universidad de Málaga, and the HDH, will celebrate the sixth… Read more
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DH Monday: CFP: Special Issue: Machine Vision in Context
photographies, Call for Papers: Special Issue – Machine Vision in Context: Politics and Practices of Computational SeeingAbstract Deadline: July 7, 2021Paper Deadline: May 1, 2022 This special issue will bring together interdisciplinary scholarship that engages critically with the evolving, recursive interrelations between machine vision and photography. his special issue will thus be concerned with examining… Read more
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DH Monday: CFP: Digital Methodologies for Research on Early Modern Privacy
Digital Methodologies for Research on Early Modern Privacy (1500-1800)A peer-reviewed collection of short research articles, edited by Sanne Maekelberg and Natália da Silva Perez.Center for Privacy Studies, University of CopenhagenSubmission Deadline: Oct 15, 2021 The present call for short research articles invites researchers to engage computational and digital methods to expand the scope of the… Read more
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Save the Date: 2021 LA Art Show (LA Convention Center / July 29 – August 1, 2021)
Join the 2021 LA Art Show when they kick off the live art season! This year’s show features 75 galleries from around the world, presenting an extraordinary selection of painting, sculpture, works on paper, installation, photography, design, video and performance in more than 180,000 square feet of exhibition space, as well as an outdoor area… Read more