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We are thrilled to share the first of our #proceedings from our conference on “AI and the Digital Humanities” held earlier this year.
Enes Yılandiloğlu’s “Mapping Eighteenth-Century British Travel Writing on the Orient” explores digital #cartography, deep #mapping, and #NER.
🔗 tinyurl.com/DOConf1
Enes Yılandiloğlu’s “Mapping Eighteenth-Century British Travel Writing on the Orient” explores digital #cartography, deep #mapping, and #NER.
🔗 tinyurl.com/DOConf1
November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
We are thrilled to share the first of our #proceedings from our conference on “AI and the Digital Humanities” held earlier this year.
Enes Yılandiloğlu’s “Mapping Eighteenth-Century British Travel Writing on the Orient” explores digital #cartography, deep #mapping, and #NER.
🔗 tinyurl.com/DOConf1
Enes Yılandiloğlu’s “Mapping Eighteenth-Century British Travel Writing on the Orient” explores digital #cartography, deep #mapping, and #NER.
🔗 tinyurl.com/DOConf1
📢 Part 2 of Ishembieva Aizat’s series on the #Olufsen Collection is out now! It reflects on Esther Fihl’s re-examination of the collection, which bridges the gap between #archival data and #anthropological understanding.
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#centralasianstudies #GLAM
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#centralasianstudies #GLAM
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
📢 Part 2 of Ishembieva Aizat’s series on the #Olufsen Collection is out now! It reflects on Esther Fihl’s re-examination of the collection, which bridges the gap between #archival data and #anthropological understanding.
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#centralasianstudies #GLAM
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#centralasianstudies #GLAM
In our latest post, James H. Morris introduces English-language resources that he uses when #teaching about #Shinto. Many are well-known, but Morris also comments on how they can be practically included within the #classroom and in assignments.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
In our latest post, James H. Morris introduces English-language resources that he uses when #teaching about #Shinto. Many are well-known, but Morris also comments on how they can be practically included within the #classroom and in assignments.
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Our November newsletter is out now! Catch up on our recent posts, other publications from our contributors, announcements, and more:
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November 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Our November newsletter is out now! Catch up on our recent posts, other publications from our contributors, announcements, and more:
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@madpoli.bsky.social introduces Home In Mists – Oversea Edition 白雲深處人家海外站, a website hosting digitised #Daoist texts alongside a range of resources useful to anyone working in the field of premodern textual studies within #Sinology.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
@madpoli.bsky.social introduces Home In Mists – Oversea Edition 白雲深處人家海外站, a website hosting digitised #Daoist texts alongside a range of resources useful to anyone working in the field of premodern textual studies within #Sinology.
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The first Editor's Digest of the 25/26 year is out now! 📚
Editor for Northeast Asian Studies, James Harry Morris, introduces some of the contributions he has particularly enjoyed over the past year.
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#koreanstudies #japanesestudies #digitalhumanities
Editor for Northeast Asian Studies, James Harry Morris, introduces some of the contributions he has particularly enjoyed over the past year.
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#koreanstudies #japanesestudies #digitalhumanities
October 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The first Editor's Digest of the 25/26 year is out now! 📚
Editor for Northeast Asian Studies, James Harry Morris, introduces some of the contributions he has particularly enjoyed over the past year.
🔗 digitalorientalist.com/2025/10/31/e...
#koreanstudies #japanesestudies #digitalhumanities
Editor for Northeast Asian Studies, James Harry Morris, introduces some of the contributions he has particularly enjoyed over the past year.
🔗 digitalorientalist.com/2025/10/31/e...
#koreanstudies #japanesestudies #digitalhumanities
🔍 Saniya Irfan examines the infrastructural biases of #NLP tools for South Asian languages, using her work with #Urdu poetry to show how computational methods reproduce colonial hierarchies in knowledge production.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🔍 Saniya Irfan examines the infrastructural biases of #NLP tools for South Asian languages, using her work with #Urdu poetry to show how computational methods reproduce colonial hierarchies in knowledge production.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Help shape and expand our online presence and connect with our community.
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In this overview, Editor in Chief Rachael Griffiths highlights #digital tools and resources for Central and South Asian Studies reviewed by The DO members in past contributions ✨
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October 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
In this overview, Editor in Chief Rachael Griffiths highlights #digital tools and resources for Central and South Asian Studies reviewed by The DO members in past contributions ✨
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This week James Harry Morris explores the Resource Guide for Japanese Studies and #Humanities in #Japan highlighting it as a source for those engaged in #Japanese studies to discover resources and projects that they may have previously missed 👇
digitalorientalist.com/2025/10/17/t...
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October 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This week James Harry Morris explores the Resource Guide for Japanese Studies and #Humanities in #Japan highlighting it as a source for those engaged in #Japanese studies to discover resources and projects that they may have previously missed 👇
digitalorientalist.com/2025/10/17/t...
digitalorientalist.com/2025/10/17/t...
Now, onto the post!
"The Olufsen Collection: From 19th-Century Expeditions to Digital Museum Collection" A #guestpiece by Ishembieva Aizat, where she introduces the online #Olufsen Collection from
@nationalmuseet.dk
Link in bio
"The Olufsen Collection: From 19th-Century Expeditions to Digital Museum Collection" A #guestpiece by Ishembieva Aizat, where she introduces the online #Olufsen Collection from
@nationalmuseet.dk
Link in bio
October 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Now, onto the post!
"The Olufsen Collection: From 19th-Century Expeditions to Digital Museum Collection" A #guestpiece by Ishembieva Aizat, where she introduces the online #Olufsen Collection from
@nationalmuseet.dk
Link in bio
"The Olufsen Collection: From 19th-Century Expeditions to Digital Museum Collection" A #guestpiece by Ishembieva Aizat, where she introduces the online #Olufsen Collection from
@nationalmuseet.dk
Link in bio
#OTD 2 yrs ago
"A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room" by Zach Butler our contributor for Persian, Turkic, and Biblical Studies!
Introducing the New Testament #Virtual Manuscript Room (NTVMR) for researching and transcribing Manuscripts of the #Greek New #Testament
"A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room" by Zach Butler our contributor for Persian, Turkic, and Biblical Studies!
Introducing the New Testament #Virtual Manuscript Room (NTVMR) for researching and transcribing Manuscripts of the #Greek New #Testament
October 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
#OTD 2 yrs ago
"A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room" by Zach Butler our contributor for Persian, Turkic, and Biblical Studies!
Introducing the New Testament #Virtual Manuscript Room (NTVMR) for researching and transcribing Manuscripts of the #Greek New #Testament
"A Guide for Using the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room" by Zach Butler our contributor for Persian, Turkic, and Biblical Studies!
Introducing the New Testament #Virtual Manuscript Room (NTVMR) for researching and transcribing Manuscripts of the #Greek New #Testament
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"How to build an archive" is the #DO's very first post. What started as a single person's blog about their use of #DH tools, is now an open-access magazine that covers developments and topics in the #DH worlds of Asian, N. African and Middle Eastern fields.
It's been quite the journey!
It's been quite the journey!
October 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The DO is the only open-access magazine that covers developments and topics in the #DH worlds of Asian, N. African and Middle Eastern fields. It is run by a team of dedicated scholars, librarians, and students, who bring you useful tips and new studies.
Send us your work!
Send us your work!
October 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The DO is the only open-access magazine that covers developments and topics in the #DH worlds of Asian, N. African and Middle Eastern fields. It is run by a team of dedicated scholars, librarians, and students, who bring you useful tips and new studies.
Send us your work!
Send us your work!
#newpost! @madpoli.bsky.social introduces the Dunhuang Culture Database, an online repository of books, scans, images, and videos that can complement the well-known International Dunhuang Project.
A handy resource to access to this wealth of material.
Link in bio
#敦煌文化 #敦煌文獻 #DHtools
A handy resource to access to this wealth of material.
Link in bio
#敦煌文化 #敦煌文獻 #DHtools
October 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
#newpost! @madpoli.bsky.social introduces the Dunhuang Culture Database, an online repository of books, scans, images, and videos that can complement the well-known International Dunhuang Project.
A handy resource to access to this wealth of material.
Link in bio
#敦煌文化 #敦煌文獻 #DHtools
A handy resource to access to this wealth of material.
Link in bio
#敦煌文化 #敦煌文獻 #DHtools
We are always looking for submissions, all year around!
Are you working on #DH in the fields of Asian, N. African and Middle Eastern studies? Send us your notes, intro pieces and more. All info on our website, digitalorientalist.com.
Are you working on #DH in the fields of Asian, N. African and Middle Eastern studies? Send us your notes, intro pieces and more. All info on our website, digitalorientalist.com.
October 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
We are always looking for submissions, all year around!
Are you working on #DH in the fields of Asian, N. African and Middle Eastern studies? Send us your notes, intro pieces and more. All info on our website, digitalorientalist.com.
Are you working on #DH in the fields of Asian, N. African and Middle Eastern studies? Send us your notes, intro pieces and more. All info on our website, digitalorientalist.com.
This week, Emma Donington explores the #digital storytelling facilitated by #digitizing the Royal Botanic #Gardens’ collections. The article examines digitised Japanese specimens and showcases Kew’s database platforms, digitisation techniques, and digital collections now public!
#newpost #DHaccess
#newpost #DHaccess
October 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
This week, Emma Donington explores the #digital storytelling facilitated by #digitizing the Royal Botanic #Gardens’ collections. The article examines digitised Japanese specimens and showcases Kew’s database platforms, digitisation techniques, and digital collections now public!
#newpost #DHaccess
#newpost #DHaccess
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How can we map the journeys of #Sindhi books? 📖
Soni Wadhwa introduces Sindhi Sanchaya - a project collecting and curating metadata from scattered libraries, private collections, and #digital #archives, bringing them together in a single searchable resource.
🔗 link in bio
#newpost #dhresources
Soni Wadhwa introduces Sindhi Sanchaya - a project collecting and curating metadata from scattered libraries, private collections, and #digital #archives, bringing them together in a single searchable resource.
🔗 link in bio
#newpost #dhresources
October 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
How can we map the journeys of #Sindhi books? 📖
Soni Wadhwa introduces Sindhi Sanchaya - a project collecting and curating metadata from scattered libraries, private collections, and #digital #archives, bringing them together in a single searchable resource.
🔗 link in bio
#newpost #dhresources
Soni Wadhwa introduces Sindhi Sanchaya - a project collecting and curating metadata from scattered libraries, private collections, and #digital #archives, bringing them together in a single searchable resource.
🔗 link in bio
#newpost #dhresources
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The #DO is run by academics, students, and librarians who volunteer their time to bring to you news from the #DH world. It is the only open-access magazine covering developments and topics in the #DH worlds of Asian, N. African and Middle Eastern fields.
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October 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
#tbt to a piece by Chris Diamond, contributor for #DH in Indian literature and culture
Do you like 🎙️ podcasts?
Diamond and colleagues did one on the topic of digital repatriation. Here, he details the steps behind this work👇
#DHtools #DHinpractice #teaching
digitalorientalist.com/2023/03/17/p...
Do you like 🎙️ podcasts?
Diamond and colleagues did one on the topic of digital repatriation. Here, he details the steps behind this work👇
#DHtools #DHinpractice #teaching
digitalorientalist.com/2023/03/17/p...
October 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
#tbt to a piece by Chris Diamond, contributor for #DH in Indian literature and culture
Do you like 🎙️ podcasts?
Diamond and colleagues did one on the topic of digital repatriation. Here, he details the steps behind this work👇
#DHtools #DHinpractice #teaching
digitalorientalist.com/2023/03/17/p...
Do you like 🎙️ podcasts?
Diamond and colleagues did one on the topic of digital repatriation. Here, he details the steps behind this work👇
#DHtools #DHinpractice #teaching
digitalorientalist.com/2023/03/17/p...
Today Brian Tsz Ho Wong (@edinburghuni) completes his series on the NDLJP Full-Text Search System using the system to identify different locations visited by politicians in the 1940s.
Check out the latest installment, with links to part 1 &2
digitalorientalist.com/2025/09/30/u...
Check out the latest installment, with links to part 1 &2
digitalorientalist.com/2025/09/30/u...
September 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Today Brian Tsz Ho Wong (@edinburghuni) completes his series on the NDLJP Full-Text Search System using the system to identify different locations visited by politicians in the 1940s.
Check out the latest installment, with links to part 1 &2
digitalorientalist.com/2025/09/30/u...
Check out the latest installment, with links to part 1 &2
digitalorientalist.com/2025/09/30/u...
The DO was started to a wide audience developments and topics in the #DH worlds of Asian, N. African and Middle Eastern fields. It is currently the only platform that does so, as open-access resource.
We incur some costs in running our platforms. Consider #supporting us
We incur some costs in running our platforms. Consider #supporting us
September 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The DO was started to a wide audience developments and topics in the #DH worlds of Asian, N. African and Middle Eastern fields. It is currently the only platform that does so, as open-access resource.
We incur some costs in running our platforms. Consider #supporting us
We incur some costs in running our platforms. Consider #supporting us
#newpost! By guest contributor Andrew Chittick. A description of his latest project Maritime #Asia in the Third Century CE, using the #ESRI #StoryMap
#Maritimestudies #Vietnam #SoutheastAsia, #India, #MiddleEast #DHinpractice #DHtools
🔗 Link in bio
#Maritimestudies #Vietnam #SoutheastAsia, #India, #MiddleEast #DHinpractice #DHtools
🔗 Link in bio
September 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
#newpost! By guest contributor Andrew Chittick. A description of his latest project Maritime #Asia in the Third Century CE, using the #ESRI #StoryMap
#Maritimestudies #Vietnam #SoutheastAsia, #India, #MiddleEast #DHinpractice #DHtools
🔗 Link in bio
#Maritimestudies #Vietnam #SoutheastAsia, #India, #MiddleEast #DHinpractice #DHtools
🔗 Link in bio