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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Artstor: Looking Back at 2020
From Artstor: Looking back at 2020, a year like no other – New resources for remote teaching and learning Get started with Artstor Gathered the resources to get librarians, faculty, and students started using our collections and tools. Teaching remotely with Artstor Everything faculty need to know to start enhancing their remote courses with… Read more
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DH Monday: CFP – Visual Resources, issue: What is an Image, Now?
Visual Resources, issue: What is an Image, Now? Call for Papers Deadline: January 15, 2021 From the Call (excerpts): New modes of production and dissemination in the digital age sprouted new ways of defining images, new categories of images, renewed understanding of the image’s changing roles through various context. The increasing visualization of everything, revolutionizes… Read more
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New Web Archive: Architectural References Online
Architectural References Online is a web-based archive for three-dimensional, navigable model photos of select projects in architectural history. Initiated by Marc Frohn as the head of the chair Raum + Entwerfen and developed together with Tim Panzer, the models and drawings were produced by students at the Architecture School of Karlsruher Institut für Technologie. h/t… Read more
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DH Monday: CFP – Original or Copy. Virtual Reproductions and the Question of Authenticity
International Conference at Vitromusée Romont (Switzerland), the Swiss Museum for Stained Glass and Glass Art, August 28, 2021 Deadline for submissions: January 15, 2021 Notification of acceptance: February 18, 2021 The conference is jointly organized by the Vitrocentre and Vitromusée Romont, the Institute of Art History of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini and Le Stanze del… Read more
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DH Monday: CFP: Digital Art History Journal #7: Zonas de Contacto: Art History in a Global Network?
Zonas de Contacto: Art History in a Global Network? Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: January 31, 2021 Digital technologies have catalyzed globalization; yet, the precarity of global networks has become increasingly apparent in the face of pandemics and climate change. International collaboration often reveals deep disparities in access, infrastructure, and institutional resources. The profound (and sometimes… Read more