Apps for Viewing Historical Japanese Maps
Several years ago, I received an iPad and realizing that I wanted to use it for academic purposes began to…
Year: 2019
Gearing up for Garay
In 1961, El Hadji Assane Faye was inspired by listening to a radio speech by the president of newly independent…
Online Resources for Indian Studies
This post gives an overview of some of the cool online resources for Indologists.
Making online interactive maps with Leaflet (Part 2)
In the first part of my post about making maps with Leaflet, I had explained the basics of creating an…
Databases and Repositories for the Study of Christian-Muslim Relations in East Asia: A Preliminary List (Part 1)
Those familiar with my work may be aware of my research on Christian-Muslim Relations (CMR) in China and Japan which…
Encountering the Vai script
I have never been to Liberia. I tried to get there once, in 2009, for the Liberian Studies Association conference…
Marching Onwards: The Digital Orientalist in the New Academic Year
The new academic year is about to begin and as always the Digital Orientalist will return to a regular, weekly…
What is it like to be at a digital humanities conference?
I came to DH2019 with the question: surely this is not my tribe, is it? I had the advantage, incentive even,…
Open Call for Editors
The Digital Orientalist is seeking to expand and as such we are eagerly looking for several new editors for the new…
Have a Great Summer
The Digital Orientalist will go into summer recess for July and August. Still need to scratch your DH itch? You…