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Author: Dr Elizabeth Bishop

Dr. Elizabeth Bishop joined the American University of Iraq-Baghdad, College of International Studies as Dean with more than 25 years' experience teaching undergraduate and graduate courses and developing academic programs. Her area of research expertise includes postcolonial Arab history, as well as the history of a global Cold War as well as the digital humanities.
Digital Humanities: Unexpected Encounters at DOT 2025
DH in General, Interview, New Post

Digital Humanities: Unexpected Encounters at DOT 2025

Dr Johannes Thomann (Visiting Researcher, Islamic Studies, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, IAOS; University of Zürich, UZH) is responsible … Continue reading Digital Humanities: Unexpected Encounters at DOT 2025

Decolonizing Algeria’s Academic Journals
African Studies, New Post

Decolonizing Algeria’s Academic Journals

Interview with ‪Younes SAAID, Ph.D. candidate at the Université d’Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed, regarding the San Francisco Declaration of … Continue reading Decolonizing Algeria’s Academic Journals

A Postcard from the World of Print: Algeria’s Place in the Digital Humanities
African Studies, DH in General, DH in Practice, Islamic Languages, Islamic Studies, New Post, Online Resources, Theory

A Postcard from the World of Print: Algeria’s Place in the Digital Humanities

How does Algeria fit into the world of digital humanities? First, we have to determine what we mean, when we … Continue reading A Postcard from the World of Print: Algeria’s Place in the Digital Humanities

Notes from the Field: Digital Humanities at #DAVO2023
DH in General, DH in Practice, Events & Conferences, Islamic Languages, Islamic Studies, Ottoman Studies, Social Media

Notes from the Field: Digital Humanities at #DAVO2023

The 29th International Congress of Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Vorderer Orient (DAVO) took place in cooperation with the “Turkologentag 2023 — Fourth … Continue reading Notes from the Field: Digital Humanities at #DAVO2023

Notes from the Field: Digital Humanities at #DOT2022
Ancient Near Eastern Studies, DH in General, DH in Practice, Events & Conferences

Notes from the Field: Digital Humanities at #DOT2022

Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft is the oldest association of German Orientalists, with most members’ research in the fields of philology and … Continue reading Notes from the Field: Digital Humanities at #DOT2022

Decolonize North Africa’s Historical Records
African Studies, Archiving, Digitization

Decolonize North Africa’s Historical Records

For the past year, questions of how to decolonize the historical records of North Africa have been in the news, … Continue reading Decolonize North Africa’s Historical Records

Decolonize University-Based Databases
African Languages, African Studies, Archiving, DH in General, DH in Practice, Digitization, Online Resources, Teaching

Decolonize University-Based Databases

Based at MIT’s Aga Khan Documentation Center, Archnet (AKDC@MIT) is an open-access resource focused on architecture, conservation issues, environmental and … Continue reading Decolonize University-Based Databases

Decolonize University-Based Journals
African Studies, DH in Practice, Islamic Studies, Online Resources, Workflow

Decolonize University-Based Journals

The Algerian Scientific Journals Platform (ASJP) is an electronic publishing platform developed and managed by the Research Center for Scientific and Technical Information (CERIST) of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria. Continue reading Decolonize University-Based Journals

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