Digital Art History - Methods, Practices, Epistemologies V
Digital Art History – Methods, Practices, Epistemologies V
Critical Approaches to Sources in (Digital) Art History
Venue: University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (SRCE)
Duration: October 16–17, 2025
Organized by the Institute of Art History in Zagreb in collaboration with the University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (SRCE) and DARIAH-HR, this year’s DAH conference centers on the epistemological, methodological, and political assumptions that shape how we engage with materials through which knowledge is constructed. The theme Critical Approaches to Sources in (Digital) Art History brings together forty scholars, independent researchers, and artists from sixteen countries (Austria, Brazil, Croatia, Czechia, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Malta, the Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, the United States). Over the two days of the conference, participants will examine the question of sources at the heart of historical and art historical inquiry through diverse disciplinary and methodological perspectives.
Far from being neutral, sources are shaped by institutional, disciplinary, and technological contexts, and by processes of classification, collection, and exclusion that are historically and politically charged. This year’s DAH conference critically examines these dynamics, exploring how sources are defined, produced, and circulated, and how they intersect with histories of colonialism, gender, race, class, and labor. Alongside these debates, many contributions showcase digital tools—ranging from mapping and visualization to data mining and algorithmic critique—not just as technical aids but as means of rethinking the epistemological and political foundations of art historical research.
The DAH conference is free and open to all, with the option to attend in person or online. As space is limited in both the auditorium and the virtual lecture room, registration is required via the Google Form, until October 14, 2025. Online participants will receive the access link and instructions a few days before the event.
More about the conference: https://ipu.hr/article/hr/2017/digitalna-povijest-umjetnosti-metode-prakse-epistemologije-v.
The conference is organized within the research project of the Institute of Art History in Zagreb, “Digital network, spatial and (con)textual analysis of artistic phenomena and heritage of the 20th century” (DIGitART, 2023–2027), funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.