The Open Buddhist University
This is a guest post by Khemarato Bhikkhu. Shortly after ordaining, a young monk in Thailand will be given a … Continue reading The Open Buddhist University
From Scanned Travel Books to a Page-Aware Corpus: Testing Microsoft Foundry for Historical Research on Central Asia
This is a guest piece by Aizat Ishembieva. This post describes how structured text extraction and the creation of a … Continue reading From Scanned Travel Books to a Page-Aware Corpus: Testing Microsoft Foundry for Historical Research on Central Asia
Mapping Prefectural-Level Financial Mobilisation in Wartime Japan
The Japanese government was able to sustain total war against the Allied Powers for almost half a decade after losing … Continue reading Mapping Prefectural-Level Financial Mobilisation in Wartime Japan
Digital Humanities and Ottoman Studies: A Review
Witnessing Ottoman Studies’ recent integration of AI is exciting for the field’s development in terms of its inclusion of wider, … Continue reading Digital Humanities and Ottoman Studies: A Review
Editor’s Digest – Central Asia 2025/6
2025/6 was my first year as editor for Central Asian Studies at The DO, having previously been a contributing writer for … Continue reading Editor’s Digest – Central Asia 2025/6
Oral Histories from Sindhi Libraries in India: Infrastructures around Sindhi Literature
My previous work on Sindhi literature in post-Partition involves PG Sindhi Library, Sindhi Halchal Archive, and Sindhi Sanchaya. Posts dealing … Continue reading Oral Histories from Sindhi Libraries in India: Infrastructures around Sindhi Literature
On TRAJECTORIA: An Interview with Prof. Kawase Itsushi (NIHU DH × The DO Interviews #1)
This is our first interview as part of the NIHU DH × The DO Interviews. This series features interviews with … Continue reading On TRAJECTORIA: An Interview with Prof. Kawase Itsushi (NIHU DH × The DO Interviews #1)
Texts in Their Right Places: A Situated Reading of a Situated Literature
In this essay, I explore how we can read Indonesian literature in a way that preserves the highly particular and context-bound character of individual literary works while also accounting for the heterogeneity of Indonesian literature as a whole. Continue reading Texts in Their Right Places: A Situated Reading of a Situated Literature
Introducing The DO 2026/27 Team
Welcome back! This post kicks off the 2026/27 year, and we have a lot to share! Before looking forward, we … Continue reading Introducing The DO 2026/27 Team
CFA: Join The DO Team 2026/27
The Digital Orientalist is pleased to announce its annual open call for contributors and team members for the 2026-2027 academic … Continue reading CFA: Join The DO Team 2026/27