Reflecting on ‘Born Digital’: how digital art histories have continued to shape our careers

Hatchwell, S, Insh, F and Leaper, H ORCID: 0000-0001-9025-4896 Reflecting on ‘Born Digital’: how digital art histories have continued to shape our careers. Visual Resources. ISSN 0197-3762 (Accepted)

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Abstract

This article revisits Early Career Researchers Shaping Digital Art History (2019). The purpose of this return is to reflect on how digital methodologies have evolved within academic research and gallery engagement over the last six years. The authors examine the pandemic as a catalyst for digital transformation, accelerating integration of online collaboration, accessibility and public engagement. Drawing on career experience including collaborative audits and virtual and in-gallery programming, the authors highlight how digital tools sustain scholarly research communities, democratise access, and challenge exclusionary narratives. It is argued that focus should shift from defending digital art history to developing sustainable frameworks for collaborative digital research; embedding accessibility and co‑production as core methodologies; and securing institutional recognition for digital outputs.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general
Divisions:	Art and Creative Industries
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Date of acceptance:	2 April 2026
Date Deposited:	21 Oct 2026 13:01
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2026 13:01
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/29722

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