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 contribution is based on a presentation given at The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2025 (AI and the Digital Humanities) … Continue reading AI Bias-Cancelling for the Interpretation of a Late Qing Dynasty Text
This is the second and final part of a contribution based on a presentation given at The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual … Continue reading Comparing Sentiments in Yuan Zhen’s and Bai Juyi’s Poetry: A Computational Analysis Across Time and Space (Part 2)
This is the first part of a contribution based on a presentation given at The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2025 … Continue reading Comparing Sentiments in Yuan Zhen’s and Bai Juyi’s Poetry: A Computational Analysis Across Time and Space (Part 1)
The database Home In Mists – Oversea edition 白雲深處人家海外站 is an edition based outside of China of a database by … Continue reading The Versatility of the Home in Mists – Oversea Edition
Since the last time I covered Dunhuang-related databases to browse online in 2022, a few things have changed. The International … Continue reading The Dunhuang Culture 敦煌文化 Database
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
Tokenization, the process of transforming human text into machine-understandable units of meaning (tokens), is a foundational step in language modeling. … Continue reading To Merge or Not to Merge: The Pitfalls of Chinese Tokenization in General-Purpose LLMs
This year’s Editor’s Digest for Chinese Studies falls right after the Chinese New Year, so first of all let me … Continue reading Editor’s Digest January 2025: Chinese Studies
Background Historical Chinese texts and source notes, preserved in various forms including rare books, special collections, and modern academic databases, … Continue reading Evaluating LLMs for Linked Data Extraction from Chinese Texts: A Comparative Analysis
This is a guest post by Peichao Qin | University of Cambridge. In my earlier post, I introduced my newly launched “Jingyuan Digital … Continue reading Jingyuan Digital Platform – Font Making and Database Development for Shang Oracle Bones (Part 2)
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