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…
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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…
Making a Basic Textual Analysis program in Python
Whether we are involved in Japanese Studies or Islamic Studies, Near Eastern Studies or African Studies, we are all likely…
The Value of Digital Outreach
This post has grown out of a Twitter thread in which I addressed a criticism that myself and my husband…
Of browsers, keyboards, and fonts, with a focus on certain West African scripts
In previous posts I have discussed the process of encoding West African scripts into the Unicode standard. The question that…
Digital Orientalisms Twitter Conference (#DOsTC) Proceedings
On the 1st of June, The Digital Orientalist held the Digital Orientalisms Twitter Conference (#DOsTC). There were a total of…