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Editors, Contributors, and What we do at the Digital Orientalist
DH in Practice

Editors, Contributors, and What we do at the Digital Orientalist

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

Infrastructures. The Digital Orientalist’s 2022 online conference.
Conference, DH in General, DH in Practice, Workflow

Infrastructures. The Digital Orientalist’s 2022 online conference.

The following is the schedule of the Digital Orientalist’s 2022 Zoom conference “Infrastructures.” You can find titles and abstracts here; … Continue reading Infrastructures. The Digital Orientalist’s 2022 online conference.

Infrastructures. The Digital Orientalist’s 2022 Conference
Conference, DH in General

Infrastructures. The Digital Orientalist’s 2022 Conference

The Digital Orientalist’s conference is approaching. Join us on June 25th for a series of talks presenting new ideas and … Continue reading Infrastructures. The Digital Orientalist’s 2022 Conference

Of fonts and men. A few thoughts
Chinese Language, DH in General, DH in Practice, Sinology

Of fonts and men. A few thoughts

In my most recent post, I overviewed how fonts operate, and the steps involved in transforming unknown orthographic structures in … Continue reading Of fonts and men. A few thoughts

Just give me a font!
Chinese Language, DH in Practice, Digitization, Sinology, Workflow

Just give me a font!

The headache of working with archaic Chinese orthographies Technologically, we scholars of the 21st century are spoiled. We sit at … Continue reading Just give me a font!

An Introduction to the Nine Modes Manual Online
Chinese Language, DH in Practice, Digitization, Visualization

An Introduction to the Nine Modes Manual Online

Guest piece by Casey Schoenberger. The following is an introduction to a digital humanities project I completed over the past … Continue reading An Introduction to the Nine Modes Manual Online

Shuge: the world’s libraries. Or, just a website that works for you.
DH in General, Sinology, Teaching, Workflow

Shuge: the world’s libraries. Or, just a website that works for you.

An old mantra among digital circles: online resources to access material circulating in digital formats are so numerous that it … Continue reading Shuge: the world’s libraries. Or, just a website that works for you.

Old Chinese Prêt-à-porter. A double-edged sword. 
Chinese Language, DH in Practice, Old Chinese Reconstructions, Workflow

Old Chinese Prêt-à-porter. A double-edged sword. 

Sometimes I miss watching movies with commercial interruptions, at the theater or on television. Not only were they a great … Continue reading Old Chinese Prêt-à-porter. A double-edged sword. 

Some Reflections on Online Resources for Chinese Palaeography
Chinese Language, Sinology

Some Reflections on Online Resources for Chinese Palaeography

My previous posts introduced a series of online resources and databases that have become essential tools for the study of … Continue reading Some Reflections on Online Resources for Chinese Palaeography

Online Resources for Chinese Palaeography – Part Two
Chinese Language, Online Resources, Sinology

Online Resources for Chinese Palaeography – Part Two

My previous post introduced a fundamental bit of knowledge to work with online resources for Chinese Palaeography, namely the difference between graphs … Continue reading Online Resources for Chinese Palaeography – Part Two

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