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.
I ended my last post with the assertion that inscribed objects are found in the ‘wrong’ building – that is, … Continue reading Proceed with Caution! Identifying Structures using Royal Inscriptions (Part 2)
The most famous Arabic digital library (both online and on computer) is al-Shamila. It contains roughly 7260 Arabic books (when this … Continue reading Why Shamila? Arabic Libraries on your Computer
By James Harry Morris with thanks to @ShrineWalker and Tomiyama Aki. Those of you who follow me on Twitter will likely be aware … Continue reading The Shrine Database: An Interview with its Creator
At Utrecht University, the project ‘Bridging the Gap: Digital Humanities and the Arabic-Islamic corpus’, seeks to “harness state-of-the art … Continue reading DH Project at Utrecht University: Bridging the Gap
By James Harry Morris Previously I uploaded a post about an online calculator that I had created for converting the shakkanhō 尺貫法 … Continue reading Creating an Online Calculator (2): Algorithms and Code
By James Harry Morris Introduction When I was invited to become the editor of the Japan Studies content on Digital … Continue reading Creating an Online Calculator for the Conversion of Shakkanhō (Japanese) Units
By James Harry Morris Learning how to read cursive Japanese script (or alternatively cursive Chinese script) is one of the … Continue reading Apps for Learning Cursive Japanese
After having defined the problem, and having seen a solution, let us now familiarize ourselves with a bad example. Much … Continue reading Digital Printing of Arabic: Mushaf Qatar
In this series, we will consider how Arabic is and could be represented in a digital world. Our first, and … Continue reading Digital Printing of Arabic: Mushaf Muscat
Interested in learning more about Digital Humanities? Or technology in general? How do you keep up with the latest? Here … Continue reading Keeping up with Digital Humanities
The Digital Orientalist 