The Distant Viewing Lab uses and develops computational techniques to analyze visual culture on a large scale. We develop tools, methods, and datasets that can be re-used by other researchers. The lab engages closely with critical cultural and data studies, aiming to make explicit the interpretive act of algorithmic logic. The Lab is directed by Taylor Arnold and Lauren Tilton. For the theoretical basis of the lab, please see our book Distant Viewing (MIT, 2023).

PUBLICATIONS
DIGITAL PROJECTS
SOFTWARE
WORKSHOPS

The lab offers in-person and virtual workshops at various levels, ranging from a few hours to a few weeks, related to the content of this text. Workshops have been offered at a number of institutions and events, including Yale, Harvard, Carnegie Mellon University, Université Paris Diderot, UseR!, the European Summer University, NYU Abu Dhabi, and the Université de Rennes. Please contact us for more information.

FUNDING

The lab and its projects have received generous funding from the National Endowement for the Humanities, the Mellon Foundation, and the University of Richmond.

Mellon Foundation National Endowement for the Humanities