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.
A driving idea behind our magazine is direct experience: If you want to learn DH, why not immediately write about … Continue reading Editors, Contributors, and What we do at the Digital Orientalist
The Digital Orientalist is happy to announce its annual open call for editors, contributors, and team members. We would be … Continue reading Open Call for Editors, Contributors, and Team Members 2022
For most beginners’ purposes, specialized DH tools (like Transkribus, Voyant Tools, or any specialized database) are already a major boost … Continue reading Writing from right-to-left in a left-to-right digital world
This post serves as a quick introduction to a tool I recently found via Twitter: The Biblical Hebrew Reader Generator. … Continue reading The Biblical Hebrew Reader Generator
This is a guest post by Ann Marie Davis (The Ohio State University), Katherine Matsuura (Harvard University), and Yukari Sugiyama … Continue reading Visualizing an Online Database for Notable Japanese Collections in North America
The following is the schedule of the Digital Orientalist’s 2022 Zoom conference “Infrastructures.” You can find titles and abstracts here; … Continue reading Infrastructures. The Digital Orientalist’s 2022 online conference.
Continuing our series of interviews with scholars working in Digital Humanities in Japan, this is the first of a two-part … Continue reading Digital Humanities and Buddhist Studies in Japan: An Interview with Kiyonori Nagasaki (1/2)
The Digital Orientalist’s conference is approaching. Join us on June 25th for a series of talks presenting new ideas and … Continue reading Infrastructures. The Digital Orientalist’s 2022 Conference
Most people involved in Japanese studies with access to a smartphone or tablet will be aware of the kuzushiji (cursive … Continue reading Practicing Reading Cursive Japanese with Miwo
Coptic is the last stage of the Egyptian language and is still used at Coptic Christian churches. Coptic uses the … Continue reading Read and Write Coptic on Your Smartphone: Interview with Mina Makar on Coptic Bible, Dictionary, Keyboard, and Agpeya Apps
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