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.
This is a guest post by Aizat Ishembieva. This second installment compares the work of Professor Esther Fihl and her … Continue reading The Olufsen Collection: From 19th-Century Expeditions to Digital Museum Collection – Part 2
This is a guest post by Aizat Ishembieva. The National Museum of Denmark houses one of the most significant 19th-century … Continue reading The Olufsen Collection: From 19th-Century Expeditions to Digital Museum Collection – Part 1
This is part three of a three-part series on the biases about Hellenistic Central Asia in generative artificial intelligence (AI) datasets. In this final part, I planned to discuss how Hellenistic Central Asia was biased in conversational AI models, such as ChatGPT 4o and Gemini 1.0, but newer “Deep Research” functions have since replaced and exponentially increased the capabilities of those legacy models. Continue reading Hellenistic Central Asia through the Eyes of GenAI – Part 3: Deep Research
It has been almost a year since my last Editor’s Digest and in that time there have been a few … Continue reading Editor’s Digest March 2025: Central and South Asian Studies 1
This is part two of a three-part series on the biases about Hellenistic Central Asia in generative artificial intelligence (AI) datasets. Since ChatGPT’s surge of popularity in November 2022, some theorize that generative AI tools could be the answer to uncovering how ancient music could have actually sounded. Continue reading Hellenistic Central Asia through the Eyes of GenAI – Part 2: Music
This is part one of a three-part series on the biases about the Hellenistic Central Asia in generative artificial intelligence (AI) datasets. The first and most glaring use of generative AI involving Hellenistic Central Asia is AI-generated imagery. The history of Hellenistic Central Asia, much like most genres of history, is illustrated through this medium with very little regulation. Continue reading Hellenistic Central Asia through the Eyes of GenAI – Part 1: Images
In the field of Buddhist art, recent years have seen more and more digitization projects that center around the art … Continue reading The DiGA Project—Digitization of Gandhāran Artefacts: An Interview with Jessie Pons and Cristiano Moscatelli (Part 1)
Welcome to the latest edition of the Editor’s Digest, a recurring feature introduced this academic year. This installment aims to … Continue reading Editor’s Digest April 2024: Central and South Asian Studies
In Part One, we explored how digital technology has transformed Silk Road archaeology through the digitization of archaeological sites and … Continue reading The Age of Digital Technology: Silk Road Archaeological Sites and Artefacts (Part 2)
Digital technologies have become increasingly prominent in the field of archaeology and humanities, playing an important role in facilitating research … Continue reading The Age of Digital Technology: Silk Road Archaeological Sites and Artefacts (Part 1)
The Digital Orientalist 