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DH in Practice, Japanese Studies, Teaching

The Multidisciplinary DH Classroom: Material Culture meets Digital Curation in Re-Envisioning Japan

This is a gust post by Joanne Bernardi This post introduces readers to Re-Envisioning Japan: Japan as Destination in 20th … Continue reading The Multidisciplinary DH Classroom: Material Culture meets Digital Curation in Re-Envisioning Japan

Podcasting as Digital Storytelling in Research and Outreach
Apps, DH in General, DH in Practice, South Asian Studies, Teaching, Workflow

Podcasting as Digital Storytelling in Research and Outreach

Oh great, yet another podcast! Like many researchers, I find myself listening to more diverse types of academic media in … Continue reading Podcasting as Digital Storytelling in Research and Outreach

Genius loci (Part 2): Mapping places from Japanese texts
Coding, Digital Cartography, Japanese Studies, Visualization

Genius loci (Part 2): Mapping places from Japanese texts

This guest contribution is written by Anna Oskina. Introduction In my previous post, I showed how to extract proper names … Continue reading Genius loci (Part 2): Mapping places from Japanese texts

Measuring Readability of Texts: Theory and Practice (Part 1)
Chinese Language, DH in General, DH in Practice, Textual Analysis, Theory

Measuring Readability of Texts: Theory and Practice (Part 1)

This is a guest post by Aleksandra Piskunova. Have you ever wondered how readable texts are? What even makes a … Continue reading Measuring Readability of Texts: Theory and Practice (Part 1)

Sustainability in the DH.
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Sustainability in the DH.

Call for Papers for the Digital Orientalist conference 2023 Abstract deadline: April 15th Paper submission deadline: May 26th  Date of the … Continue reading Sustainability in the DH.

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Applications for scanning and 3D printing objects 

This is a guest post by Steve Lang, keeper of the Asian collection at the Penn Museum on 3D printing … Continue reading Applications for scanning and 3D printing objects 

A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (Part 1)
Biblical Studies, DH in General, DH in Practice, Digitization, Online Resources, Software, Textual Analysis, Visualization, Workflow

A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (Part 1)

Greg Paulson has already written a very helpful introduction to the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (NTVMR) as a guest … Continue reading A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room (Part 1)

The Marega Collection Database: A Review and Introduction
Japanese Studies, Online Resources

The Marega Collection Database: A Review and Introduction

The Digital Orientalist has long published pieces pertaining to the study of the history of Christianity in Japan. In 2021, … Continue reading The Marega Collection Database: A Review and Introduction

A Twine Journey to Mecca: Digital Storytelling in the Classroom
Apps, DH in General, DH in Practice, Digital Cartography, Islamic Studies, Online Resources, Software, Teaching

A Twine Journey to Mecca: Digital Storytelling in the Classroom

Building off James Harry Morris’s post on Historical Storytelling with Twine in 2019 in which he presented his experience of … Continue reading A Twine Journey to Mecca: Digital Storytelling in the Classroom

Digital Resources for Chinese Bronze Research: The Academia Sinica Collection (Part 1)
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Digital Resources for Chinese Bronze Research: The Academia Sinica Collection (Part 1)

From the accidental discovery of a bronze “three-legged cauldron” (ding 鼎) during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han 武漢帝 … Continue reading Digital Resources for Chinese Bronze Research: The Academia Sinica Collection (Part 1)

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