Practical examples and theoretical reflections on the do's and don'ts of using digital tools for your study and research in African, Oriental Studies..
As many readers will be aware Social Media provides an excellent forum for sharing research with a wider academic and … Continue reading Japanese Studies and the Digital Humanities: Who to Follow on Twitter in 2020
In the first part of this post, I provided readers with a list of resources for discovering texts and authors … Continue reading Databases and Repositories for the Study of Christian-Muslim Relations in East Asia: A Preliminary List (Part 2)
I am indebted to both the Cadbury Research Library at the University of Birmingham and the Church Mission Society for … Continue reading Photographing Archival Material at the Cadbury Research Library: Some Reflections
Several years ago, I received an iPad and realizing that I wanted to use it for academic purposes began to … Continue reading Apps for Viewing Historical Japanese Maps
Those familiar with my work may be aware of my research on Christian-Muslim Relations (CMR) in China and Japan which … Continue reading Databases and Repositories for the Study of Christian-Muslim Relations in East Asia: A Preliminary List (Part 1)
In the classroom environment, it can be difficult to create engaging materials that allow students to learn about the multi-causal … Continue reading Historical Storytelling with Twine
Users of Google Chrome have long been able to customize their browsing experiences by installing extensions; small pieces of software … Continue reading Creating a “Launcher” Extension for Google Chrome
In recent years, numerous pieces of open-source software for the segmentation and morphological analysis of Japanese text have been developed including … Continue reading Japanese Text Segmentation and Analysis with Web ChaMame
By James Harry Morris Digital timelines can be useful not only as teaching resources, but as part of a presentation, as … Continue reading Creating a Digital Timeline
By James Harry Morris Kirishitan (J. 吉利支丹/切支丹/キリシタン) were 16th and 17th Century, Japanese Roman Catholics introduced to Christianity by the … Continue reading Beyond “Laures Kirishitan Bunko”: Digital Repositories for Studying 16th and 17th Century Japanese Christianity
