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The Evidence of the Small: Digital Historical Forensics and What Big Data Cannot See in Wartime Chinese Propaganda
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The Evidence of the Small: Digital Historical Forensics and What Big Data Cannot See in Wartime Chinese Propaganda

This contribution is based on a presentation given at The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2025 (AI and the Digital Humanities)…

The Digital OrientalistMay 29, 2026
Editor’s Digest May 2026: Digital Humanities in General
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Editor’s Digest May 2026: Digital Humanities in General

Introduction This year’s pieces for Digital Humanities in General have covered various aspects of the practice and theory of Digital…

Orestis GeorgalasMay 26, 2026
ERROR 404: Failure Not Found
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ERROR 404: Failure Not Found

The DH Awards include a category for “Exploration of DH Failure/Limitations”. During the DH Awards of 2025, the category did…

Rachael GriffithsMay 22, 2026
From Coordinates to Connections: Mapping People and Places in Ottoman Turkish Texts
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From Coordinates to Connections: Mapping People and Places in Ottoman Turkish Texts

Introduction In my previous work exploring the first volume of Künhü’l-Ahbar, Gelibolulu Mustafa Âlî’s work on history and geography from…

Enes YılandiloğluMay 19, 2026
The Database of Medieval Nubian Texts: A Digital Foundation for the Study of Medieval African Literate Culture
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The Database of Medieval Nubian Texts: A Digital Foundation for the Study of Medieval African Literate Culture

Introduction In the middle Nile Valley—the region extending from present-day Aswan in southern Egypt to northern Sudan—Christian Nubian kingdoms flourished…

So MiyagawaMay 15, 2026
Running IIIF Locally: A Simple Setup Guide
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Running IIIF Locally: A Simple Setup Guide

Introduction Many of the fields of study here on The Digital Orientalist rely heavily on images hosted online. In textual…

Zach ButlerMay 12, 2026
Artificial Intelligence Hegemony: What is it and How Can We Resist as Humanity Researchers
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Artificial Intelligence Hegemony: What is it and How Can We Resist as Humanity Researchers

This contribution is based on a presentation given at The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2025 (AI and the Digital Humanities)…

The Digital OrientalistMay 8, 2026
Digital Coptic Studies: Where Do We Stand—and Where Do We Go Next?
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Digital Coptic Studies: Where Do We Stand—and Where Do We Go Next?

This is a guest post by Mona Hassan Ahmed Sawy. Over the past decade, Coptic studies, in all its branches—language,…

The Digital OrientalistMay 5, 2026
Interview with Prof. David Michelson: From Syriaca.org to the British Library and Beyond (2)
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Interview with Prof. David Michelson: From Syriaca.org to the British Library and Beyond (2)

This post is the second part of a conversation between Ephrem A. Ishac and David Michaelson on the state of…

Ephrem A. IshacMay 1, 2026

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