Nora Van den Bosch
@nvdb.bsky.social
Sinologist interested in digital humanities, curator Modern China Biographical Database
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1881-5801
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1881-5801
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Nora Van den Bosch
@nvdb.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Modern China Biographical Database
MCBD is a freely accessible relational database that aims at recording all the historical actors who were active in China in the Late Qing and Republican periods (1830–1949). Based on the Heurist web ...
heurist.huma-num.fr
Hey,
I am Nora, a sinologist interested in Digital Humanities and Digital history.
I curate the Modern China Biographical Database, which covers over 170,000 individuals who lived in the Late Qing and the Republican era. You can check out the link if you want to.
#digitalhumanities
I am Nora, a sinologist interested in Digital Humanities and Digital history.
I curate the Modern China Biographical Database, which covers over 170,000 individuals who lived in the Late Qing and the Republican era. You can check out the link if you want to.
#digitalhumanities
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“We moeten besparen. België geeft te veel uit. Vooral aan sociale bescherming en zorg. Nieuwe belastingen? Kan niet. We zijn al belastingkampioen! En die raken enkel de middenklasse & schaden de economie.”
De onuitgesproken uitgangspunten van de begrotingsdiscussie. Kloppen ze? 🧵
De onuitgesproken uitgangspunten van de begrotingsdiscussie. Kloppen ze? 🧵
October 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
“We moeten besparen. België geeft te veel uit. Vooral aan sociale bescherming en zorg. Nieuwe belastingen? Kan niet. We zijn al belastingkampioen! En die raken enkel de middenklasse & schaden de economie.”
De onuitgesproken uitgangspunten van de begrotingsdiscussie. Kloppen ze? 🧵
De onuitgesproken uitgangspunten van de begrotingsdiscussie. Kloppen ze? 🧵
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Kennis koesteren, doorgeven, zelf maken ... is een maatschappelijk functie van de #universiteiten, ongeacht of die op onmiddellijk "iets oplevert". Het is een maatschappelijk goed, geen economische parameter.
October 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Kennis koesteren, doorgeven, zelf maken ... is een maatschappelijk functie van de #universiteiten, ongeacht of die op onmiddellijk "iets oplevert". Het is een maatschappelijk goed, geen economische parameter.
Ik denk dat afhankelijk van AI in schrijfopdrachten wijst op grotere problemen: gebrek aan informatievaardigheden, weinig lezen en het feit dat schrijven nooit serieus aangeleerd wordt.
August 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Ik denk dat afhankelijk van AI in schrijfopdrachten wijst op grotere problemen: gebrek aan informatievaardigheden, weinig lezen en het feit dat schrijven nooit serieus aangeleerd wordt.
I misread the feed name “Air Canada strike” as “Canada Airstrike.” I didn’t know how I did it but I had a small heart attack.
August 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I misread the feed name “Air Canada strike” as “Canada Airstrike.” I didn’t know how I did it but I had a small heart attack.
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For my China studies friends here: new Wilkinson just dropped. 7th edition, huge news. On Pleco, too.
If you don’t know what that means, do you even sinologize, bro?
@pleco.com
#Sinology🀄️📚
If you don’t know what that means, do you even sinologize, bro?
@pleco.com
#Sinology🀄️📚
August 19, 2025 at 7:15 AM
For my China studies friends here: new Wilkinson just dropped. 7th edition, huge news. On Pleco, too.
If you don’t know what that means, do you even sinologize, bro?
@pleco.com
#Sinology🀄️📚
If you don’t know what that means, do you even sinologize, bro?
@pleco.com
#Sinology🀄️📚
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
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België zou over #ChatControl eens duidelijk in het NEE-kamp kunnen gaan staan, en daar blijven, in plaats van telkens het probleem vooruit te porren en te hopen dat er de onvermijdelijke volgende keer minder ophef rond is.
August 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
België zou over #ChatControl eens duidelijk in het NEE-kamp kunnen gaan staan, en daar blijven, in plaats van telkens het probleem vooruit te porren en te hopen dat er de onvermijdelijke volgende keer minder ophef rond is.
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In b4 someone barges in with "no, you're doing it wrong, you must ask for python code to do this"
No. A system being marketed as "a team of PhD-level scientists in your pocket " should not struggle with this.
Tokenization remains a *fundamental* problem.
No. A system being marketed as "a team of PhD-level scientists in your pocket " should not struggle with this.
Tokenization remains a *fundamental* problem.
August 8, 2025 at 7:45 AM
In b4 someone barges in with "no, you're doing it wrong, you must ask for python code to do this"
No. A system being marketed as "a team of PhD-level scientists in your pocket " should not struggle with this.
Tokenization remains a *fundamental* problem.
No. A system being marketed as "a team of PhD-level scientists in your pocket " should not struggle with this.
Tokenization remains a *fundamental* problem.
Through social media osmosis I’ve learned about the existence that is Labubu. I don’t know what Labubu is and after spotting one in the wild I have now more determination not to learn what it is.
August 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Through social media osmosis I’ve learned about the existence that is Labubu. I don’t know what Labubu is and after spotting one in the wild I have now more determination not to learn what it is.
#booksky
Last year I read Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez. It had an intriguing plot about a cult in contact with the supernatural during a dictatorship, supplemented with a masterful rending of atmosphere.
Last year I read Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez. It had an intriguing plot about a cult in contact with the supernatural during a dictatorship, supplemented with a masterful rending of atmosphere.
July 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
#booksky
Last year I read Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez. It had an intriguing plot about a cult in contact with the supernatural during a dictatorship, supplemented with a masterful rending of atmosphere.
Last year I read Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez. It had an intriguing plot about a cult in contact with the supernatural during a dictatorship, supplemented with a masterful rending of atmosphere.
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I call it "The Scream," but the red-tailed hawk didn't actually make any sound. I don't know if it was trying to cough up a pellet, or if was annoyed by something stuck to its beak, but it was only like this for a moment, and then it flew off and caught some breakfast.
July 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I call it "The Scream," but the red-tailed hawk didn't actually make any sound. I don't know if it was trying to cough up a pellet, or if was annoyed by something stuck to its beak, but it was only like this for a moment, and then it flew off and caught some breakfast.
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July 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
My biggest pet peeve on social media platforms is videos that play the moment you pass by while scrolling. I wish to have the power to choose whether a video is worth my attention instead of being constantly hijacked.
July 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
My biggest pet peeve on social media platforms is videos that play the moment you pass by while scrolling. I wish to have the power to choose whether a video is worth my attention instead of being constantly hijacked.
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#China
Tenure-track position (tenure-track in a postdoctoral position and tenured as associate professor) in contemporary Chinese society is available at the Department of Culture, Religion, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (IKOS), University of Oslo.
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Tenure-track position (tenure-track in a postdoctoral position and tenured as associate professor) in contemporary Chinese society is available at the Department of Culture, Religion, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (IKOS), University of Oslo.
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Tenure-track position in contemporary Chinese society (283182) | University of Oslo
Job title: Tenure-track position in contemporary Chinese society (283182), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, October 27, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
July 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
#China
Tenure-track position (tenure-track in a postdoctoral position and tenured as associate professor) in contemporary Chinese society is available at the Department of Culture, Religion, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (IKOS), University of Oslo.
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Tenure-track position (tenure-track in a postdoctoral position and tenured as associate professor) in contemporary Chinese society is available at the Department of Culture, Religion, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (IKOS), University of Oslo.
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
HistText 1 - Create and Account and Sign In
YouTube video by ENP China
m.youtube.com
June 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Today I learned that French institutions of higher education can be so old-fashioned that using zoom or teams is out of the question for even a short job interview, no matter how much money a candidate has to spend on transport and/or accommodation. It is common today which makes it even more weird.
June 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Today I learned that French institutions of higher education can be so old-fashioned that using zoom or teams is out of the question for even a short job interview, no matter how much money a candidate has to spend on transport and/or accommodation. It is common today which makes it even more weird.
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It's always a good day to revisit this one.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
June 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
It's always a good day to revisit this one.
Van de laatste column moet ik zeggen dat Mia Doornaert een misantroop in hart en nieren is. Ik snap niet waarom De Standaard haar labelt als “onafhankelijke experte in buitenlandse betrekkingen” als haar schrijfsels niets anders dienen dan gewoon om haar gal te spuiten is voor wat anders is.
June 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Van de laatste column moet ik zeggen dat Mia Doornaert een misantroop in hart en nieren is. Ik snap niet waarom De Standaard haar labelt als “onafhankelijke experte in buitenlandse betrekkingen” als haar schrijfsels niets anders dienen dan gewoon om haar gal te spuiten is voor wat anders is.
Als een Belgische universiteit verhaalelementen kan overnemen zonder enige vorm van kritische bevraging of reflectie, wat is de universiteit eigenlijk aan het zeggen op de herdenking van 15 februari 2025?
Een centrale vraag in mijn blog:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/tussen...
Een centrale vraag in mijn blog:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/tussen...
Tussen mythevorming en vergetelheid (deel 2): Qian Xiuling en 600 jaar KUL
Meer dan een jaar geleden had ik een blogpost geschreven over Qian Xiuling (钱秀玲, 1913.03.
www.linkedin.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Als een Belgische universiteit verhaalelementen kan overnemen zonder enige vorm van kritische bevraging of reflectie, wat is de universiteit eigenlijk aan het zeggen op de herdenking van 15 februari 2025?
Een centrale vraag in mijn blog:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/tussen...
Een centrale vraag in mijn blog:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/tussen...
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Finally, my article with Li Yumeng on the new manuscripts evidence on the formation of the 論語 is out as first view on Early China (will be in volume 47).
#出土文獻 #Analects
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#出土文獻 #Analects
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
New Manuscript Evidence on the Formation of the Analects: The Warring States Anhui University *Zhongni Said and the Wangjiazui *Kongzi Said | Early China | Cambridge Core
New Manuscript Evidence on the Formation of the Analects: The Warring States Anhui University *Zhongni Said and the Wangjiazui *Kongzi Said
www.cambridge.org
May 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Finally, my article with Li Yumeng on the new manuscripts evidence on the formation of the 論語 is out as first view on Early China (will be in volume 47).
#出土文獻 #Analects
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#出土文獻 #Analects
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Release of HistText: A Major Milestone in Historical Text Analysis
#dh #digitalhumanities #enpchina
enepchina.hypotheses.org/6522
#dh #digitalhumanities #enpchina
enepchina.hypotheses.org/6522
Release of HistText: A Major Milestone in Historical Text Analysis
The ENP-China project is thrilled to announce the public release of HistText, a groundbreaking application designed to revolutionize how scholars engage with large-scale historical text databases. Dev...
enepchina.hypotheses.org
May 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Release of HistText: A Major Milestone in Historical Text Analysis
#dh #digitalhumanities #enpchina
enepchina.hypotheses.org/6522
#dh #digitalhumanities #enpchina
enepchina.hypotheses.org/6522
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For those interested, there is a recording of the #bookTalk for "Modern China in Flux: Networks, Mobility, and Transformation"
The talk discusses how networks can be used in historical research on Modern China, using some of the chapters as examples.
#dh #sinology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6egt...
The talk discusses how networks can be used in historical research on Modern China, using some of the chapters as examples.
#dh #sinology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6egt...
Book Talk: Modern China in Flux
YouTube video by ENP China
www.youtube.com
May 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
For those interested, there is a recording of the #bookTalk for "Modern China in Flux: Networks, Mobility, and Transformation"
The talk discusses how networks can be used in historical research on Modern China, using some of the chapters as examples.
#dh #sinology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6egt...
The talk discusses how networks can be used in historical research on Modern China, using some of the chapters as examples.
#dh #sinology
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6egt...