Folled by Taka Oshikiri, stressing a comparative approach to studying cultural and literary modernisation in Japan, Russia and Ottoman Turkey in the 19th century by developing a database ( #Nonwestlit) on cultural and literary criticism in Meiji-period literary magazines.
#DigitalHumanities tools help to understand the discourse on enlightenment and innovation in these journals, and overcome access, scan quality, copyright restrictions, and Japanese language-related issues.
#ChartingDSEA