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Category: Topics

Of fonts and men. A few thoughts
Chinese Language, DH in General, DH in Practice, Sinology

Of fonts and men. A few thoughts

In my most recent post, I overviewed how fonts operate, and the steps involved in transforming unknown orthographic structures in … Continue reading Of fonts and men. A few thoughts

The AyurYog Project: An Interview with Professor Dagmar Wujastyk
Indian Studies, Online Resources, Teaching

The AyurYog Project: An Interview with Professor Dagmar Wujastyk

This is a guest post by Udita Das. The AyurYog Project concerns with the tangled histories of South Asian yoga, … Continue reading The AyurYog Project: An Interview with Professor Dagmar Wujastyk

Live Text for Japanese
Japanese Studies, Software

Live Text for Japanese

Since the launch of iOS 15 and an iPadOS 15.1, iPhone and iPad users have been able to use Live … Continue reading Live Text for Japanese

Streamlining Your Academic Digital Workflow #2: Taking Networked Notes with RoamResearch
DH in General, DH in Practice, Software, Workflow

Streamlining Your Academic Digital Workflow #2: Taking Networked Notes with RoamResearch

A while ago, I wrote a piece arguing that we, as researchers in the humanities, need a better system to … Continue reading Streamlining Your Academic Digital Workflow #2: Taking Networked Notes with RoamResearch

The Historical Museum of Japanese Immigration in Brazil  – Digital resources for researching Japanese immigration
DH in General, Japanese Studies, Online Resources, Software, Visualization

The Historical Museum of Japanese Immigration in Brazil – Digital resources for researching Japanese immigration

Many people may be unaware, but Brazil has the most numerous Japanese community outside Japan, with a population of more … Continue reading The Historical Museum of Japanese Immigration in Brazil – Digital resources for researching Japanese immigration

Re-thinking University Curricula for Ottoman Studies and Digital Humanities
Archiving, DH in General, DH in Practice, Ottoman Studies, Teaching, Theory

Re-thinking University Curricula for Ottoman Studies and Digital Humanities

Good examples of and projects about the opportunities created by digital humanities in Ottoman Studies are increasing day by day. … Continue reading Re-thinking University Curricula for Ottoman Studies and Digital Humanities

Refine Your Search Engine Results (for Chinese Language Users)
Chinese Language, DH in General, DH in Practice, Sinology, Workflow

Refine Your Search Engine Results (for Chinese Language Users)

Search engine is perhaps one of the most frequently used tools in modern digital life, revealing whatever information that you … Continue reading Refine Your Search Engine Results (for Chinese Language Users)

Fluid Matter(s): An Interview with Shigehisa Kuriyama and Natalie Köhle on Image-Based Storytelling, Part 1
DH in Practice, Sinology, Teaching, Visualization

Fluid Matter(s): An Interview with Shigehisa Kuriyama and Natalie Köhle on Image-Based Storytelling, Part 1

This is the first of two posts about the innovative academic publication Fluid Matter(s), which was created with the storytelling platform … Continue reading Fluid Matter(s): An Interview with Shigehisa Kuriyama and Natalie Köhle on Image-Based Storytelling, Part 1

[Join us!] Call for Papers: The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2022
Events & Conferences

[Join us!] Call for Papers: The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2022

Abstract deadline: May 1, 2022Paper submission deadline: June 11, 2022Date of the conference: Saturday, June 25, 2022Submission form We are … Continue reading [Join us!] Call for Papers: The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2022

Interviewing Dr Hoffmann-Ruf about “Qalamos: connecting manuscript traditions”
Archiving, DH in General, DH in Practice, Digitization, Islamic Languages, Islamic Studies, Online Resources, Ottoman Studies, Visualization, Workflow

Interviewing Dr Hoffmann-Ruf about “Qalamos: connecting manuscript traditions”

The new portal ‘Qalamos: connecting manuscript traditions’ provides metadata of oriental manuscripts from more than 25 collections in Germany. I … Continue reading Interviewing Dr Hoffmann-Ruf about “Qalamos: connecting manuscript traditions”

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