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Tag: Digital archives

De-Silencing History: From Private Papers to Public Data in the Women’s Worlds in Qajar Iran Project
Archiving, Digitization, Iranian Studies, New Post

De-Silencing History: From Private Papers to Public Data in the Women’s Worlds in Qajar Iran Project

This is a post by Zhaleh Nayebossadrian | Sapienza University of Rome Introduction: The Digital Turn in Persian Persian Studies, … Continue reading De-Silencing History: From Private Papers to Public Data in the Women’s Worlds in Qajar Iran Project

Seeing the Text Arranged: Using Omeka to Critically Engage with Bengali Language Texts
Digitization, New Post, South Asian Studies, Teaching, Textual Analysis

Seeing the Text Arranged: Using Omeka to Critically Engage with Bengali Language Texts

In my previous post, I discussed how using Voyant reveals the infrastructural bias of DH tools when confronted with an … Continue reading Seeing the Text Arranged: Using Omeka to Critically Engage with Bengali Language Texts

A Guide to Digital Repositories of Chaghatai Turki Sources 
Central Asian Studies, New Post

A Guide to Digital Repositories of Chaghatai Turki Sources 

Following on from Rachael Griffiths’s recent summary of digital resources for Central and South Asian studies, I’d like to dive … Continue reading A Guide to Digital Repositories of Chaghatai Turki Sources 

From Bonn to Berlin: The Journey of Tibetan Digital Archives (CrossAsia Series Part 3)
Archiving, Digitization, Tibetan Studies

From Bonn to Berlin: The Journey of Tibetan Digital Archives (CrossAsia Series Part 3)

Image taken from DTAB CrossAsia In the third and final part of the series, we present one of CrossAsia’s database … Continue reading From Bonn to Berlin: The Journey of Tibetan Digital Archives (CrossAsia Series Part 3)

Linked Data: An Intensive Introduction by Terhi Nurmikko-Fuller
DH in General

Linked Data: An Intensive Introduction by Terhi Nurmikko-Fuller

Three seems to be a magical number. Something about it is so convenient, encapsulated in Netflix’s method of describing a … Continue reading Linked Data: An Intensive Introduction by Terhi Nurmikko-Fuller

Japan’s Imperial Household Agency: The Archives and Mausolea Department Catalog and Image Disclosure System
Digitization, Japanese Studies, Online Resources

Japan’s Imperial Household Agency: The Archives and Mausolea Department Catalog and Image Disclosure System

Overview  The Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo is an administrative body under the Cabinet Office for affairs relating to the … Continue reading Japan’s Imperial Household Agency: The Archives and Mausolea Department Catalog and Image Disclosure System

Japan Knowledge: Tennō Kōzoku Jitsuroku, Records of the Emperor and the Imperial Family
Digitization, Japanese Studies, Online Resources

Japan Knowledge: Tennō Kōzoku Jitsuroku, Records of the Emperor and the Imperial Family

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

The Future of Researching Sartorial Japonisme: Using Digital Archives and Other Helpful Tools
Japanese Studies, Online Resources

The Future of Researching Sartorial Japonisme: Using Digital Archives and Other Helpful Tools

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

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