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Tag: Digital Humanities

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

‘READ Workbench (part 2): Digital Repatriation, Pedagogy and Transnational Heritage’
Archiving, Digitization, Indian Studies, Online Resources, Software, Teaching, Textual Analysis

‘READ Workbench (part 2): Digital Repatriation, Pedagogy and Transnational Heritage’

Introduction: The READ Workbench and its Potential The READ (‘Research Environment for Ancient Documents’) Workbench, originally designed for interpreting and … Continue reading ‘READ Workbench (part 2): Digital Repatriation, Pedagogy and Transnational Heritage’

Sources for Nikkei Documents in Brazil
DH in General, DH in Practice, Digitization, Japanese Studies, Online Resources

Sources for Nikkei Documents in Brazil

Recently, a new project aiming at collecting and publicizing documents and books related to nikkei (descendants of Japanese emigrants) in … Continue reading Sources for Nikkei Documents in Brazil

Podcasting as Digital Storytelling in Research and Outreach
Apps, DH in General, DH in Practice, South Asian Studies, Teaching, Workflow

Podcasting as Digital Storytelling in Research and Outreach

Oh great, yet another podcast! Like many researchers, I find myself listening to more diverse types of academic media in … Continue reading Podcasting as Digital Storytelling in Research and Outreach

Repost of a Roundtable Discussion: ‘Digital Humanities, Digital Communities”
DH in General, DH in Practice, Digitization, Events & Conferences, Indian Studies, Online Resources, South Asian Studies, Teaching, Theory

Repost of a Roundtable Discussion: ‘Digital Humanities, Digital Communities”

The following online roundtable discussion was part of a School of Culture, History, and Language ‘Flagship’ event organised by Christopher … Continue reading Repost of a Roundtable Discussion: ‘Digital Humanities, Digital Communities”

Archiving Gǀui, a Kalahari Khoe Language in Southern Africa
African Languages, African Studies, DH in General

Archiving Gǀui, a Kalahari Khoe Language in Southern Africa

Report of Gǀui Archiving Project By Kanji Kato ROIS-DS Center for Open Data in Humanities/ Tokyo University of Foreign Studies … Continue reading Archiving Gǀui, a Kalahari Khoe Language in Southern Africa

MapHub: A Brief Tutorial
DH in Practice, Digital Cartography, Online Resources, Ottoman Studies, Visualization

MapHub: A Brief Tutorial

MapHub allows users to make either thematic or regional maps using Geographic Information Systems as an interactive map. It provides … Continue reading MapHub: A Brief Tutorial

Digital resources for the study of Buddhist Art in Central Asia: a general overview
Buddhist Studies, Digitization, Indian Studies, Online Resources, Workflow

Digital resources for the study of Buddhist Art in Central Asia: a general overview

When it comes to Buddhist studies, the number of online resources can feel very overwhelming – from the thousands of … Continue reading Digital resources for the study of Buddhist Art in Central Asia: a general overview

The Historical Museum of Japanese Immigration in Brazil  – Digital resources for researching Japanese immigration
DH in General, Japanese Studies, Online Resources, Software, Visualization

The Historical Museum of Japanese Immigration in Brazil – Digital resources for researching Japanese immigration

Many people may be unaware, but Brazil has the most numerous Japanese community outside Japan, with a population of more … Continue reading The Historical Museum of Japanese Immigration in Brazil – Digital resources for researching Japanese immigration

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