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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”

Making a Unicode Font for the Nubian Language Revitalization Movement
African Languages, African Studies, Ancient Egypt, DH in General, DH in Practice

Making a Unicode Font for the Nubian Language Revitalization Movement

This time, I (So Miyagawa) decided to interview Arbaab (Hatim Eujayl), who is making Sawarda Nubian, an Old Nubian script … Continue reading Making a Unicode Font for the Nubian Language Revitalization Movement

A Review of Uchimura Kanzō Zenshū: DVD Edition
Biblical Studies, Japanese Studies, Software

A Review of Uchimura Kanzō Zenshū: DVD Edition

Scholars of Christianity in Japan will undoubtedly come across the work of Uchimura Kanzō 内村鑑三 (1861-1930) during their research. Uchimura’s … Continue reading A Review of Uchimura Kanzō Zenshū: DVD Edition

Exploring Wellcome Collection’s Karshuni Manuscripts
Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Archiving, Digitization, Syriac Studies

Exploring Wellcome Collection’s Karshuni Manuscripts

Written by Rosie Maxton. Wellcome Collection comprises close to 1000 Arabic manuscripts, showcasing a vast array of genres, historical periods … Continue reading Exploring Wellcome Collection’s Karshuni Manuscripts

Interviewing Dr. Naomi Appleton about Jātaka Stories
Buddhist Studies, Digitization, Indian Studies

Interviewing Dr. Naomi Appleton about Jātaka Stories

This is a guest post by Udita Das. Jātaka Stories is a free online repository of jātaka tales. Jātakas are … Continue reading Interviewing Dr. Naomi Appleton about Jātaka Stories

Just give me a font!
Chinese Language, DH in Practice, Digitization, Sinology, Workflow

Just give me a font!

The headache of working with archaic Chinese orthographies Technologically, we scholars of the 21st century are spoiled. We sit at … Continue reading Just give me a font!

New Working Group for Linked Manuscript Descriptions, part 2
Archiving, DH in Practice, Digitization, Events & Conferences, Online Resources, Syriac Studies, Textual Analysis

New Working Group for Linked Manuscript Descriptions, part 2

This is the second post in an interview of Prof. Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and Prof. David A. Michelson, who were … Continue reading New Working Group for Linked Manuscript Descriptions, part 2

<strong>Streamlining Your Academic Digital Workflow #1: Reading and Annotating with LiquidText</strong>
DH in General, DH in Practice, Software, Workflow

Streamlining Your Academic Digital Workflow #1: Reading and Annotating with LiquidText

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 #1: Reading and Annotating with LiquidText

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