Classical Language Tools
Visitors to my personal blog know that I am currently wrestling with a particular Greek biblical tradition of the book … Continue reading Classical Language Tools
The epic world of Djibril Tamsir Niane (1932-2021)
One of Guinea’s foremost scholars passed away in March of this year at the age of 89 from COVID-19. Djibril … Continue reading The epic world of Djibril Tamsir Niane (1932-2021)
Cultural Heritage Online: What do we lose when exhibitions go digital?
For the past decade, cultural heritage institutions across the globe have been dabbling with the digital realm by employing multimedia … Continue reading Cultural Heritage Online: What do we lose when exhibitions go digital?
Some Reflections on Online Resources for Chinese Palaeography
My previous posts introduced a series of online resources and databases that have become essential tools for the study of … Continue reading Some Reflections on Online Resources for Chinese Palaeography
Technological Threats to Academic Publishing
This is a short and pessimistic view on what could be out there in the near future that seriously impedes … Continue reading Technological Threats to Academic Publishing
Seeing the Forest from the Trees: A Reflection on the Challenges of Digital Analysis in Buddhist Studies
The first time I attempted to integrate digital tools into my research, I had a common experience: I had my … Continue reading Seeing the Forest from the Trees: A Reflection on the Challenges of Digital Analysis in Buddhist Studies
Basic Python for Japanese Studies: Using fugashi for Text Segmentation
Look at the following Japanese sentence from Uchimura Kanzō’s 内村鑑三 Denmarukukoku no hanashi デンマルク国の話 (1911): 今日は少しこの世のことについてお話しいたそうと欲(おも)います。 Full text accessible here. … Continue reading Basic Python for Japanese Studies: Using fugashi for Text Segmentation
The Pote Collection of Islamic Manuscripts: The Highlights of King’s part (I)
The Pote collection contains many textually useful manuscripts especially in the field of the history of India; however, although most … Continue reading The Pote Collection of Islamic Manuscripts: The Highlights of King’s part (I)
Social Media Manager Needed from September 2021
Are you good with social media? Are you conversant with trends in the Digital Humanities and/or Oriental Studies? Or are … Continue reading Social Media Manager Needed from September 2021
Library Holdings, Duplication and Digitization: Resources on the History of the Ashio Copper Mine
Earlier this year I published a short piece in The Digital Orientalist entitled “Digital Resources for Studying the History of … Continue reading Library Holdings, Duplication and Digitization: Resources on the History of the Ashio Copper Mine
The Digital Orientalist 