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.
Building on the conversations initiated under the Future of the Commons (overviews of which can be found here and here), … Continue reading Imagining a Contextual Tech for Indian Languages: A Postcard from Bahu Bhasa 2025
In my previous post, I wrote about the Sindhi Halchal Archive: a passion project that extends the work of the … Continue reading Sindhi Sanchaya: A Repository of Data about Sindhi Books
In my previous post, I wrote about potentialities: I spoke about what might be doable for the Sindhi presence within … Continue reading Sindhi Halchal Archive: Building on the PG Sindhi Library
Image taken from DTAB CrossAsia In the third and final part of the series, we present one of CrossAsia’s database … Continue reading From Bonn to Berlin: The Journey of Tibetan Digital Archives (CrossAsia Series Part 3)
Introduction A fundamental question in the history of science from antiquity to the premodern era is how people organized knowledge, … Continue reading M-Classi: A Digital Tool for the Classification of Sciences in Islam and Beyond
Archives and archive building hold great potential within the theory and praxis of digital humanities in India. Sindhi, a minor … Continue reading PG Sindhi Library: Revisiting the Archive after 18 Months
This is a follow-up to part one on the “Future of the Commons” conference published earlier this week. While that … Continue reading Archives in Indian Languages as Digital Commons in India
This post was co-written with Daniel Wojahn. The Oral History of Tibetan Studies (OHTS) project aims to collect and preserve … Continue reading Balancing Innovation and Preservation: Sustainability in the Oral History of Tibetan Studies Project
P G Sindhi Library is an archive I built to make sense of Sindhi books I found in someone else’s … Continue reading P G Sindhi Library: A Digital Archive for Sindhi Writing Published in Post-Partition India
Introduction Up until a few years ago, the history of the Cold War was dominated by interpretations that focused solely … Continue reading The Digital Cold War and Decolonization: Archives, Methods, and Tools
The Digital Orientalist 