New perspectives on the emerging research field of digital art history

Art Historians Anna Näslund and Amanda Wasielewski are the editors of a new anthology.

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Detail of the cover of Critical Digital Art History

The title is Critical Digital Art History – Interface and Data Politics in the Post-Digital Era.

This book highlights emerging critical perspectives on digitization, computational methods and datafication in art history and the museum/heritage sector. The aim is to develop a deeper understanding of the theoretical and political aspects of the use of digital tools in these areas.

The book is published by Intellect and is freely available online through open access. 

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About the editors

Anna Näslund

Anna Näslund

Anna Näslund is professor of Art History at the Department of Culture and Aesthetics. She works within the research fields of photography, pictorial culture, image archives, art historiography, and digitization. The fall semester 2024 Anna Näslund is visiting scholar at the Art History Department, UC Berkeley. 

More about her research

Amanda Wasielewski

Amanda Wasielewski

Amanda Wasielewski

Amanda Wasielewski is Associate Senior Lecturer of Digital Humanities and Associate Professor (Docent) of Art History. Her research investigates the impact of digital technology in art, architecture, and cultural heritage institutions.

More about her research at Uppsala University website

Last updated: 2025-12-16

Source: Department of Culture and Aesthetics