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Category: DH in General

Think Tasks Not Tools: Teaching AI Literacy in East Asian Art History
AI, DH in General, Japanese Studies, Teaching, Theory

Think Tasks Not Tools: Teaching AI Literacy in East Asian Art History

This guest contribution was written by Dr. Stephanie Santschi, who is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Zurich’s Department … Continue reading Think Tasks Not Tools: Teaching AI Literacy in East Asian Art History

Global DH vs. Area Studies: Rethinking “China and the West (Rest)” Beyond Lenticular Logic
AI, Chinese Language, DH in General, DH in Practice, LLM, Machine Learning, New Post, Sinology

Global DH vs. Area Studies: Rethinking “China and the West (Rest)” Beyond Lenticular Logic

In her essay “Why Are the Digital Humanities So White? or Thinking the Histories of Race and Computation,” Tara McPherson … Continue reading Global DH vs. Area Studies: Rethinking “China and the West (Rest)” Beyond Lenticular Logic

Workshop: Initiating Digital Humanities Engagement in the East Asian Studies Department, University of Toronto
DH in General, DH in Practice, Events & Conferences, New Post

Workshop: Initiating Digital Humanities Engagement in the East Asian Studies Department, University of Toronto

This is a guest post by Rose Ting-Yi Conference slides can be viewed here On March 3rd, 2025, I hosted a … Continue reading Workshop: Initiating Digital Humanities Engagement in the East Asian Studies Department, University of Toronto

At the Dawn of Digital Studies on Arabic Script in France (2) : A Brief History of Handwritten Arabic Text Recognition in France
AI, DH in General, HTR, Islamic Studies, New Post, OCR

At the Dawn of Digital Studies on Arabic Script in France (2) : A Brief History of Handwritten Arabic Text Recognition in France

Introduction The first article of this series explored recent advances in the digital study of Arabic script in France in … Continue reading At the Dawn of Digital Studies on Arabic Script in France (2) : A Brief History of Handwritten Arabic Text Recognition in France

How the Sounds (Im)properly Educate the People: Korea and the World, Then, and Now
DH in General, Korean Studies, Theory

How the Sounds (Im)properly Educate the People: Korea and the World, Then, and Now

This week’s post was written by Tomasz Sleziak. Sleziak is a scholar in Korean studies (particularly Korean but also global … Continue reading How the Sounds (Im)properly Educate the People: Korea and the World, Then, and Now

Tools for Literature Mapping
DH in General, New Post, Online Resources, Visualization

Tools for Literature Mapping

In the ever-expanding web of academic literature, exploring the research landscape and searching for publications can often feel complicated, overwhelming, … Continue reading Tools for Literature Mapping

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

CFP: The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2025
AI, Conference, DH in General, Events & Conferences, New Post

CFP: The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2025

Call for Papers Abstract deadline: 31 March 2025Date of the conference: 31 May 2025 Submissions We are pleased to announce … Continue reading CFP: The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2025

Report on Recent ADHO Annual Conferences: Multilingual DH in Focus
DH in General, DH in Practice, Events & Conferences

Report on Recent ADHO Annual Conferences: Multilingual DH in Focus

This is a guest post by Joanne Bernardi. Graduate students in the humanities learn early that academic conferences are cornerstones … Continue reading Report on Recent ADHO Annual Conferences: Multilingual DH in Focus

PG Sindhi Library: Revisiting the Archive after 18 Months
Archiving, DH in General, DH in Practice, New Post, Online Resources, South Asian Studies

PG Sindhi Library: Revisiting the Archive after 18 Months

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

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