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 Digital Orientalist is happy to announce its annual open call for editors, contributors, and team members. This year we … Continue reading Open Call for Editors, Contributors, and Team Members 2021
It’s that time of year again – The Digital Orientalist will be going on hiatus until September this year. We … Continue reading Starting the Summer Hiatus
On June 26, 2021, the Digital Orientalist held a virtual workshop and conference on Zoom. The conference was divided into … Continue reading The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Workshop and Conference 2021: A Brief Report
The Pote collection of Islamic manuscripts was brought to England in 1790 and was divided between King’s College and Eton … Continue reading The Pote Collection of Islamic Manuscripts: The Highlights (II)
Lu Wang’s recent two-piece series (part 1 and part 2) on using Voyant Tools to analyse Chinese language texts captured … Continue reading Using Voyant Tools with Historical Japanese Texts
During last spring I thought a lot about the topic for this post. I even felt a certain discouragement, which … Continue reading Automated Transcription of a Syriac Work’s Translated Text
Voyant Tools is a website that allows text analysis in multiple languages with handy, easy-to-learn digital tools. In my earlier … Continue reading The Changing Role of Textile Making: Text Analysis of Digitized “Lienü zhuan” with Voyant Tools (Part II)
Today we are happy to announce the schedule for the Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Workshop and Conference 2021, which will be … Continue reading The Schedule for the Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Workshop and Conference 2021
Written by Lara Salha, Harrison Pim, James Gorrie, and Adrian Plau. Wellcome Collection holds a diverse collection of multilingual items, ranging … Continue reading Kitāb or kitaab: improving search and discovery for global languages
Visitors to my personal blog know that I am currently wrestling with a particular Greek biblical tradition of the book … Continue reading Classical Language Tools
