Practical examples and theoretical reflections on the do's and don'ts of using digital tools for your study and research in African, Oriental Studies..
The best advice I had when starting out with digital humanities came from David Beavan and was simply to only … Continue reading Time and pragmatism in the digital humanities: TEI and Juxta Commons for South Asian manuscript collation
In a previous post, “Minding Mende”, I introduced the notebooks of Bokari Kanneh that had been digitized, and were awaiting … Continue reading Progress in the transcription of a Mende primary source
This year, scholars and students across the globe have been forced to conduct research and gather materials for their projects … Continue reading A brief introduction to some digital resources for Korean Studies
This is the third part of a series of posts by the Digital Orientalist’s Syriac Studies Editor, Ephrem Ishac, based on … Continue reading The Syriac Digital Humanities: An Interview with George A. Kiraz, Part 2
Students, librarians, and non-Sinologists who occassionally interact with Chinese language sources may want to speed up the process of transliterating … Continue reading Some tools for quickly transliterating Chinese characters
The Chinese Buddhist canon contains canonical Buddhist literature as recognized in East Asia. Early practitioners interacted with one of the … Continue reading A Digital Introduction to the Chinese Buddhist Canon
Last year was an interesting and exciting year for the Digital Orientalist: we affiliated with the American Oriental Society, we … Continue reading The Dawn of a New Era: The Digital Orientalist, 2020-2021
Are you skilled at designing visuals? Can you use PhotoShop or similar software? Do you want to improve your graphic … Continue reading Graphic Design Manager Needed!
The Digital Orientalist will go on hiatus for July and August, and will return as usual at the beginning of … Continue reading Wishing you a fantastic summer
As we approach the summer holidays, the Digital Orientalist is happy to announce its annual open call for editors, contributors, … Continue reading Open Call for Editors and Contributors
