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 Wei-chieh Tsai. See information at the end of this post. Between 1928 and 1943, … Continue reading A Glimpse of Ethnic Borderlands of Modern China through the Lens of Early Chinese Ethnologists
In recent years, visual studies have gained significance in digital humanities due to advancements in processing visual materials at scale, … Continue reading Object Detection in Visual Studies: Computer-Asssisted Comparison of Chinese Papercut Patterns
When I joined the Digital Orientalist, I did so motivated by the desire to share with colleagues in Chinese studies … Continue reading Online Resources for Chinese Palaeography. Yes, again!
This post will take a break from writing about using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room, the topic I covered … Continue reading Using Python to Analyze Greek New Testament Manuscripts
James Harry Morris and I have put together an introduction to Digital Humanities for people working on one or the … Continue reading Digital Humanities and Religions in Asia: An Introduction
The rise of digital humanities has revolutionized scholarly pursuits, particularly in literature, where the accessibility of digital images of manuscripts … Continue reading Digital Contributions of Auction Houses: The Emergence of the Chahar Maqala’s Oldest Manuscript
In an earlier post here on The Digital Orientalist, Mariana Zorkina introduced the topic of regular expressions (or in short … Continue reading Some additional thoughts on regular expressions… for text analysis
In previous years I have posted some interviews with different projects to trace the history of the Syriac Digital Humanities. … Continue reading An Interview on DASH: Digital Analysis of Syriac Handwriting
In the previous instalment of this interview, DH Specialist and 2023 Dan David Prize Winner Chao Tayiana Maina discussed how … Continue reading Situating Digital Heritage in Africa: An Interview with the DH Specialist and 2023 Dan David Prize Winner, Chao Tayiana Maina (Part 2)
(This is a guest post by Chandini Jaswal) Chao Tayiana Maina is a Kenyan historian and digital heritage specialist working … Continue reading Situating Digital Heritage in Africa: An Interview with the DH Specialist and 2023 Dan David Prize Winner, Chao Tayiana Maina (Part 1)
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