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Author: emma.donington

Dress history and digital humanities enthusiast. Background in Japanese studies, history and material culture.
Digital Storytelling in the Digitisation of Japanese Botanical Specimens in RBG, Kew’s Collections
DH in General, Digitization, Japanese Studies, New Post, Visualization

Digital Storytelling in the Digitisation of Japanese Botanical Specimens in RBG, Kew’s Collections

For the past year and a half, I have worked as a digitisation quality assurance and team leader at Royal … Continue reading Digital Storytelling in the Digitisation of Japanese Botanical Specimens in RBG, Kew’s Collections

Using TEI to study Edward Sylvester Morse’s Japan Diaries in the Peabody Essex Museum Collection (Part 1)
Coding, DH in Practice, Japanese Studies

Using TEI to study Edward Sylvester Morse’s Japan Diaries in the Peabody Essex Museum Collection (Part 1)

TEI (text-encoding initiative) is a digital humanities method that enriches plain text transcriptions using .xml tags. It is most commonly … Continue reading Using TEI to study Edward Sylvester Morse’s Japan Diaries in the Peabody Essex Museum Collection (Part 1)

Ainu Fish Skin Robes and 3D Digital Animation for Sustainable Fashion Production: An Interview with Ana Cordoba Crespo
DH in Practice, Japanese Studies, Software

Ainu Fish Skin Robes and 3D Digital Animation for Sustainable Fashion Production: An Interview with Ana Cordoba Crespo

This is an interview by contributing writer, Emma Donington Kiey, with fashion designer Ana Cordoba Crespo, on her involvement with … Continue reading Ainu Fish Skin Robes and 3D Digital Animation for Sustainable Fashion Production: An Interview with Ana Cordoba Crespo

The Future of Researching Sartorial Japonisme: Using Digital Archives and Other Helpful Tools
Japanese Studies, Online Resources

The Future of Researching Sartorial Japonisme: Using Digital Archives and Other Helpful Tools

This is a post by contributing writer, Emma Donington-Kiey, an independent researcher and MA graduate of Interdisciplinary Japanese Studies from … Continue reading The Future of Researching Sartorial Japonisme: Using Digital Archives and Other Helpful Tools

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