The Red Dot takes its name from the small sticker that once marked slides in a physical archive, flagging them as worth a second look. We’re keeping that spirit alive here.
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.
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OCEAN Workshop: Cultural Heritage/Ethics and Intellectual Property
Time: Feb 07, 2025 from 12:00 – 2:00 PM (EST) / 9:00 – 11:00 AM (PST); Location: Zoom (Register here). After a hiatus of two years, Open Copyright Education Advisory Network (OCEAN) is back with an online interactive workshop with multiple speakers, interactive case studies and materials to help you tackle how to manage the preservation… Read more
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Ethical AI: Serving Humanity or Falling Short? A Pacific Views Lecture by Haewon Jeong
Tuesday, February 4, 4:00pm Event Location: UCSB Library, Pacific View Room RSVP Here UCSB Library is pleased to present Haewon Jeong (Electrical and Computer Engineering) in the Pacific Views: Library Speaker Series for Winter 2025. In her talk “Ethical AI: Serving Humanity or Falling Short?”, Jeong will explore the ethical considerations surrounding the development and deployment of AI technologies,… Read more
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Afterimage Volume 51, Issue 4 (December 2024)
A new issue of Afterimage just hit the stands. If thinking of contributing, please do reach out. EDITORIAL From the Editor Karen (Ren) vanMeenenAfterimage Vol.51, Issue 4, 1-3. doi: 10.1525/aft.2024.51.4.1 DOSSIER Black Brazilian CinemaAdriana Michéle Campos Johnson; André Keiji KunigamiAfterimage Vol.51, Issue 4, 4-7. doi: 10.1525/aft.2024.51.4.4 Black Brazilian Cinema: Conversations with Filmmakers Afterimage Vol.51, Issue 4, 8-25. doi: 10.1525/aft.2024.51.4.8 Contemporary… Read more
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DH Monday: Software and Data Carpentry Workshops – Winter 2025: Python, Geospatial, Computing, R, ML
This Winter, the UCSB Library’s DREAM Lab is excited to host six workshops on the following topics: Python, Working with Geospatial Data in R, Research Computing, Container-Driven Reproducible Research, Intermediate R, and Machine Learning. Find more details and registration information here! Additionally, mark your calendars for UC Love Data Week, scheduled for February 10-14. More info coming… Read more
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DH Monday: S.5379 – TRAIN Act
Also known as: Transparency and Responsibility for Artificial Intelligence Networks Act Introduced in the U.S. Senate (11/21/2024), the bill seeks “To create an administrative subpoena process to assist copyright owners in determining which of their copyrighted works have been used in the training of artificial intelligence models.” Read the complete initial text here. Read more
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OCEAN’s Litigation Update (online/Dec. 6, 2024 @ 9:00-10:00 AM PST)
Fall and Winter 2024-2025, Session 4: Litigation Update Dec 06, 2024, 12:00–1:00 PM EST / 9:00-10:00 AM PST Register to attend on Zoom The Open Copyright Education Advisory Network (OCEAN) Twice Yearly Litigation Update is an event dedicated to exploring the latest and most impactful developments in copyright law facing libraries, archives and museums. About… Read more