Practical examples and theoretical reflections on the do's and don'ts of using digital tools for your study and research in African and Asian Studies.
All scholars engaged in the study of the Japanese diaspora can profit from the treasure trove of resources on the … Continue reading The Japanese Diaspora in Digital Sources: The Hoji Shinbun Digital Collection
This is the second part of our interview with Professor Kiyonori Nagasaki (twitter @knagasaki), Senior Fellow at the International Institute … Continue reading Digital Humanities and Buddhist Studies in Japan: An Interview with Kiyonori Nagasaki (2/2)
Are you good with social media and do you know a fair few things about Digital Humanities? Or are you … Continue reading CfA for Social Media Manager
As you might expect, not all rare materials (manuscripts and their fragments) are yet digitized. Sometimes still more surprising (and … Continue reading Flew under the Digital and non-Digital Scholarly Radars: Syriac Manuscripts and Fragments at Yale University (Part 1)
Professor Dr. Rasul Jafarian has significantly contributed to digital humanities during his services as the director of some of the … Continue reading Digital Humanities and Manuscript Archives in Iran
We are back. And we are excited. As more and more activities resume in-person after all around the world, the … Continue reading More inclusive, more active, more digital. The Digital Orientalist 2022/2023
A driving idea behind our magazine is direct experience: If you want to learn DH, why not immediately write about … Continue reading Editors, Contributors, and What we do at the Digital Orientalist
The Digital Orientalist is happy to announce its annual open call for editors, contributors, and team members. We would be … Continue reading Open Call for Editors, Contributors, and Team Members 2022
For most beginners’ purposes, specialized DH tools (like Transkribus, Voyant Tools, or any specialized database) are already a major boost … Continue reading Writing from right-to-left in a left-to-right digital world
This post serves as a quick introduction to a tool I recently found via Twitter: The Biblical Hebrew Reader Generator. … Continue reading The Biblical Hebrew Reader Generator
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