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 is a guest post by Raúl Cervera, with special thanks to David Perez Arcé. See information about the author … Continue reading El Archivo de las Índias (the General Archive of the Indies) and the PARES Project: A Brief Introduction and Review
Starting this academic year, the Digital Orientalist is introducing a new type of post: the editor’s digest, where editors summarize … Continue reading Editor’s Digest December 2023: Chinese Studies
Overview Part of the digital edition of the Tennō kōzoku jitsuroku 天皇皇族實錄 [Records of the Emperor and the Imperial Family] … Continue reading Japan Knowledge: Tennō Kōzoku Jitsuroku, Records of the Emperor and the Imperial Family
James Harry Morris and I have put together an introduction to Digital Humanities for people working on one or the … Continue reading Digital Humanities and Religions in Asia: An Introduction
The rise of digital humanities has revolutionized scholarly pursuits, particularly in literature, where the accessibility of digital images of manuscripts … Continue reading Digital Contributions of Auction Houses: The Emergence of the Chahar Maqala’s Oldest Manuscript
In an earlier post here on The Digital Orientalist, Mariana Zorkina introduced the topic of regular expressions (or in short … Continue reading Some additional thoughts on regular expressions… for text analysis
In previous years I have posted some interviews with different projects to trace the history of the Syriac Digital Humanities. … Continue reading An Interview on DASH: Digital Analysis of Syriac Handwriting
This is a post by contributing writer, Emma Donington-Kiey, an independent researcher and MA graduate of Interdisciplinary Japanese Studies from … Continue reading The Future of Researching Sartorial Japonisme: Using Digital Archives and Other Helpful Tools
In the previous instalment of this interview, DH Specialist and 2023 Dan David Prize Winner Chao Tayiana Maina discussed how … Continue reading Situating Digital Heritage in Africa: An Interview with the DH Specialist and 2023 Dan David Prize Winner, Chao Tayiana Maina (Part 2)
(This is a guest post by Chandini Jaswal) Chao Tayiana Maina is a Kenyan historian and digital heritage specialist working … Continue reading Situating Digital Heritage in Africa: An Interview with the DH Specialist and 2023 Dan David Prize Winner, Chao Tayiana Maina (Part 1)