Resource Guide - Communities, Initiatives, and Projects

Southeast of Now: Directions in Contemporary and Modern Art in Asia (https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/716)
SPAFA Journal (http://www.spafajournal.org/)
Journal of Historians of Netherlandish Art (https://jhna.org)

Indonesia and the Malay World (https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cimw20)
Archipel (https://www.persee.fr/collection/arch) [N1]
Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde/ Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia (https://brill.com/view/journals/bki/bki-overview.xml)
Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/480)
Jurnal Antarabangsa Alam dan Tamadun Melayu (http://ejournals.ukm.my/jatma)

Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/fich20)
Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History (https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/29)

Studia Islamika (http://journal.uinjkt.ac.id/index.php/studia-islamika/index)
The Muslim World (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14781913)
Die Welt des Islams / International Journal for the Study of Modern Islam (https://brill.com/view/journals/wdi/wdi-overview.xml)
Journal of Al-Tamaddun (https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/JAT)

Journal of Chinese Overseas (https://brill.com/view/journals/jco/)
Yuan Magazine (https://www.sfcca.sg/en/node/111)
Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture (https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/JCLC/)
Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie (https://www.persee.fr/collection/asie)

Borneo Research Bulletin (http://www.borneoresearchcouncil.org/BRB_PDFs.htm[N2] )
Borneo Research Journal (https://borneojournal.um.edu.my/)

Kajian Malaysia (http://web.usm.my/km/index.html)
Jebat: Malaysian Journal of History, Politics & Strategic Studies (http://ejournal.ukm.my/jebat/)
SEJARAH: Journal of the Department of History (https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/SEJARAH/about)
Malaysia Dari Segi Sejarah (http://www.psm.org.my/index.php/aktiviti/penerbitan/jurnal)
Kemanusiaan: The Asian Journal of Humanities (http://web.usm.my/kajh/index.html)

Indonesia Journal (https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/52499)
Indonesia Journal (https://www.jstor.org/journal/indonesia)
HISTORIA : Jurnal Program Studi Pendidikan Sejarah (http://ojs.fkip.ummetro.ac.id/index.php/sejarah)(http://masyarakatsejarawan.or.id)
Jurnal Sejarah - Masyarakat Sejarawan Indonesia (http://jurnal.masyarakatsejarawan.or.id/index.php/js)
LENTERA (Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Sejarah, Budaya, dan Sosial)(https://lentera.ejournal.unri.ac.id/index.php/JSBS)
Humanoria (https://journal.ugm.ac.id/jurnal-humaniora/index)
Handep: Jurnal Sejarah dan Budaya, Dayak Ngaju society and Balai Pelestarian Nilai Budaya Kalimantan Barat (http://handep.kemdikbud.go.id/index.php/handep)
Pantajala: Jurnal Sejarah dan Budaya, Balai Pelestarian Nilai Budaya Java Barat (http://ejurnalpatanjala.kemdikbud.go.id/patanjala/index.php/patanjala)
Walasuji: Jurnal Sejarah dan Budaya, Balai Pelestarian Nilai Budaya Sulawesi Selatan (https://jurnalwalasuji.kemdikbud.go.id/index.php/walasuji/)
Pangadereng : Jurnal Hasil Penelitian Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora, Balai Pelestarian Nilai Budaya Sulawesi Selatan in associated with Asosiasi Tradisi Lisan Sulawesi Selatan (https://jurnalpangadereng.kemdikbud.go.id/index.php/pangadereng)
Mudra - Jurnal Seni Budaya (https://jurnal.isi-dps.ac.id/index.php/mudra)
Berkala Arkeologi Sangkhakala (https://sangkhakala.kemdikbud.go.id/index.php/SBA) [N1]
Jurnal Hermeneutika (http://jurnal.untirta.ac.id/index.php/Hermeneutika/)[N2]
Lekesan: Interdisciplinary Journal of Asia Pacific Arts (https://jurnal.isi-dps.ac.id/index.php/lekesan)
ARS Jurnal Seni Rupa dan Desain, Fakultas Seni Rupa ISI Yogyakarta (http://journal.isi.ac.id/index.php/ars)

[N1] Journal focusing on the dissemination of archaeological information to the public. Peer-reviewed journal published biannual by the Balai Arkeologi Sumatera Utara.
[N2] Published by the Department of Sociology Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa collaborate with Asosiasi Program Studi Sosiologi Indonesia (APSSI) and Ikatan Sosiologi Indonesia (ISI) to spread critical and original analysis on various learning methods of sociology education, social studies, sociology of education, and educational sociology.

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints (https://philippinestudies.net/ojs/index.php/ps)
Philippine Humanities Review (https://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/phr/index)
Hukay (Archaeology) (https://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/asp/index)
Philippines Quarterly of Culture and Society (https://www.jstor.org/journal/philquarcultsoci)
Humanities Diliman (https://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/humanitiesdiliman)

Journal of the Siam Society (http://www.siam-society.org/pub_JSS/jss_index.html)

[N1] Excellent journal on French/Francophone scholarship on the Malay World, covering original topics and research that is seldom found in journals of Dutch and English counterparts.
[N2] Vols. 1-30 of Borneo Research Bulletin are scanned and shared by Mark Turin of Digital Himalaya. Newer issues however can be purchased at a reasonable price. The website provides links to indexes and monographs published by Borneo Research Council.

Organisational Websites/ Blogs/Newsletters/Websites/Working Papers/Repositories

IIAS International Institute for Asian Studies Newsletter (https://www.iias.asia)(https://www.iias.asia/the-newsletter) ([N1]
Asian and African studies blog (https://blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-african/index.html)[N2]
Nalanda Sriwijaya Centre, ISEAS [non –active](https://www.iseas.edu.sg/centres/nalanda-sriwijaya-centre)[N3]
Temasek History Research Centre (https://www.iseas.edu.sg/centres/temasek-history-research-centre/programmes/singapore-and-the-region-programme/temasek-working-paper-series)[N4]
George Town World Heritage Incorporated Resources (http://gtwhi.com.my/resources/)
Southeast Asia Library Group (SEALG) (https://southeastasianlibrarygroup.wordpress.com/)
Dreamsea Our Manuscript Reviews (http://blog.dreamsea.co)
Malaysia Singapore Brunei Studies Group (http://www.msbstudies.org)
Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (https://www.mbras.org.my)
Ipoh World (https://www.ipohworld.org)
Penang Institute (https://penanginstitute.org)
Institut Sejarah Sosial Indonesia (https://sejarahsosial.org)

[N1] IIAS, Leiden, sends out a printed newsletter three times a year. The Newsletter is a free academic publication with a worldwide readership of about 50,000. The Newsletter has become a significant Asian Studies forum for Asia scholars to share commentary and opinion; research essays; book, journal and website reviews; and announcements of events, projects and conferences, with colleagues in academia and beyond.
[N2] The Asian and African Studies blog is written largely by curators in Asia and African Studies and regularly features new research by curator of Malay manuscripts at the British Library, Dr. Annabel Teh Gallop.
[N3] The now defunct Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore, pursues research on historical interactions among Asian societies and civilisations. Its rich digital archive contains an extensive selection of working papers, archaeological monographs and research guides.
[N4] This new research institute replaces the Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore.

Community or Personal Groups/Pages/Blogs

Kesultanan 'alam melayu کسلطانن عالم ملايو (Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/381757612236890/)
Nostalgic Peninsular Malaysia (https://web.facebook.com/groups/NostalgicPeninsularMalaysia)
Areca Books Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/arecabooks/)
North Borneo Untold History (https://www.facebook.com/North-Borneo-Untold-History-1504005656587178/)
Sejarah North Borneo/Sabah (https://www.facebook.com/groups/Sejarahnorthborneo/)
Kesultanan Terengganu Islamiah Melayuwiah (https://www.facebook.com/KesultananTranung/)
Peminat Gambar-gambar Lama dan Klasik (https://web.facebook.com/groups/411018738950414)
Manuskrip dan Jurnal (https://web.facebook.com/Manuskrip-Dan-Jurnal-785093984978225/)
Zamboanga de Antes (https://www.facebook.com/El-Zamboanga-De-Antes-195891200439369/)

History Buff - The Blog of Yusrin Faidz Yusoff (https://yusrinfaidz.blogspot.com)(https://web.facebook.com/yusrinfaidzyusoff/)[N1]
My Penang Stories (https://mypenangstories.wordpress.com/)[N2]
Lee Eng Kew 李永球 (https://leeengkew.blogspot.com/; http://ahkew.blogkaki.net/){N3]
Sembang Kuala (https://sembangkuala.wordpress.com/home/) [N4]
Medieval Indonesia (https://medium.com/@IndoMedieval) [N5]
History Delocalised (non-active) (http://historydelocalized.blogspot.com)
Persatuan Pencinta Sejarah Kelantan (http://pp-sk.blogspot.com/)
The First 100 Years of Penang Free School (http://100pfs.blogspot.com)
Untold Histories of Malaya (http://untoldhistoriesofmalaya.blogspot.com/)
My Time… Chinese temple in Malaysia (https://my.72dragon.com/)
Mystical Temples of Makaysia [Hindu] (http://mysticaltemplesofmalaysia.blogspot.com/)
Ching Seng 活跃乐龄 (non-active)(http://chingseng.blogspot.com/)
Overseas Chinese in the British Empire (https://overseaschineseinthebritishempire.blogspot.com)
Rachel Leow's Idlethink (https://idlethink.wordpress.com)(https://sites.google.com/site/idlethinkinc/)[N6]

[N1] Highly informative blog on colonial history of Malaya
[N2] The blog is run by a 70 year old plus lady who has inherited her grandfather's collection of photographs. It just goes to show you're never too old to blog.
[N3] One of the most recognisable autodidact and folk historian in Malaysia. He even has a documentary that features him. Check out 'Ah Kew The Digger' by director Khoo Eng Yow.
[N4] Perak palace intrigues and reminiscences at its best.
[N5] A blog run by a historian at Leiden about the Nusantara region during the middle ages.
[N6] Although no longer updated frequently, the blog archives the journey of a young historian who is now a lecturer at Cambridge.

Butang Emas – Warisan Budaya Melayu Kepulauan Riau (http://www.butang-emas.net/)
Friends of Sarawak Museum Facebook Page (https://web.facebook.com/fosmuseum/)
Perak Heritage Society (https://web.facebook.com/perakheritage/)
Melaka In Fact (Page - https://www.facebook.com/melakainfact/)
North Borneo Historical Society (https://web.facebook.com/northborneohistory)
Sarawak History Initiative Trust (Page- https://www.facebook.com/SarawakHistoryInitiativeTrust/)

Lowyat Forum (https://forum.lowyat.net/)
Skyscraper City>Asian Forums>Forum Pencakar Langit Malaysia (https://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=164)

Publications with Focus on Historical Topics

Historia.ID (https://historia.id)
Sejarah Indonesia Tirto.ID (https://tirto.id/q/sejarah-indonesia-dwA) [N1]
Jantung Melayu (http://jantungmelayu.com/)
Perspectives of Past (New Mandala): (https://www.newmandala.org/seasiapasts/)
Jabatan Muzium Malaysia Volunteers Blog (https://museumvolunteersjmm.com)
Peranakan Magazine (https://www.peranakan.org.sg/magazine-archive/)
MUSE SG (search on http://roots.sg)
BiblioAsia (https://www.nlb.gov.sg/browse/biblioasia.aspx)
Imagined Malaysia Review (https://review.imagined.my)
O for Other (http://oforother.malaysiadesignarchive.org)
Penang Monthly (https://www.penangmonthly.com/)
Afro-Asian Visions (https://medium.com/afro-asian-visions; https://afroasiannetworks.com)[N2]

[N1] An online media platform that pays tribute to Tirto Adhi Soerjo (1880-1918), a pioneering figure in Indonesian journalism and nationalism. Tirto saw editorial work as a weapon to combat Dutch colonialism. Tirto.ID contains a section that explores issues surrounding the writing of Indonesian history. For a wider search coverage, enter 'sejarah' into the search box.
[N2] This research project and blog highlight new and ongoing research on the history of decolonisation and transnational connections across Asia and Africa, as well as Latin America and the Middle East.

Examples of How to share materials and Building the Archive Creatively

[N1] This site offers guiding tutorials and tools to researchers and the general public interested in measuring worth historically. They provide quality and reliable historical data on important economic aggregates, with particular emphasis on nominal (current-price) measures, as well as real (constant-price) measures. They also provide carefully designed comparators (using these data) that explain the many issues involved in making value comparisons over time.
[N2] Making History, developed by the Institute of Historical Research, is dedicated to the history of the study and practice of history in Britain over the last hundred years and more, following the emergence of the professional discipline in the late 19th century. In addition, the project resources section includes statistical information on the evolution of the discipline, and a comprehensive bibliography of relevant historiographical publications.

Education Resources:

Asia for Educators (http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/)
Online Museum Resources for Asian Art (http://afemuseums.easia.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/museums/search.cgi)
Dissertation Review (http://dissertationreviews.org/)
The British Empire: Where the Sun Never Sets (https://www.britishempire.co.uk/)
Medieval Slavery (http://medievalslavery.org)
Visual Culture in Spanish America 1520-1820 (https://vistas.ace.fordham.edu)

Creative Presentations and Engagements with History:

Interwoven Globe (https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2013/interwoven-globe)
Malaya’s Timeless Design – Philately (https://www.linyangchen.com/Philately)
A Thousand Thousand Islands (https://www.patreon.com/athousandthousandislands)
Singapore: 1930 (https://1930singapore.wordpress.com/)
1947: Singapore Imagined (https://singapore1947.wordpress.com)
700 Years.SG (https://www.700years.sg/)
Public Domain Review (https://publicdomainreview.org/)

Mapping Projects:

Colonial Voyages (https://www.colonialvoyage.com/)
Convict Voyages (http://convictvoyages.org)
Singapore Film Location (https://sgfilmlocations.com/)
Slave Voyages (https://www.slavevoyages.org)
Voyager on Googleearth (https://www.google.com/earth/)(https://earth.google.com/web/data=CgQSAggB)

Advocacy of Social Memory:

Chinese Indonesian Heritage Center (https://cihc.nl/en/home-en/)
Singapura Stories (http://singapurastories.com)
Bukit Brown Living Museum of History and Heritage (https://www.bukitbrown.org/)
One more Voice: Lost Voices from the British Empire's Archive (https://onemorevoice.org/index.html)
Toko Buku Liong (https://tokobukuliong.com)[N1]

[N1] Toko Buku Liong (Liong Bookstore) is a collaborative art project to recollect the biographical fragments of the Lie family and the comics they produced and published at Toko Buku Liong in the 1950s. It is a project by curator Adelina Luft (Romania/Indonesia) and artist Daniel Lie (Brazil/Indonesia) web-hosted by Cemeti Institute for Art and Society. The website is structured in four sequent volumes presenting artworks, essays, and archival materials.

Public History:

Colonial Countryside Project (https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/english/creativewriting/centre/colonial-countryside-project)

Podcast:

The Global History Podcast (https://theglobalhistorypodcast.com)
Ottoman History Podcast (http://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com)

Digital Humanities 101

Guides and Introductions:

University of Washington’s Digital Scholarship Research Guide (https://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/dstools)
Liam Kelley’s Digital Southeast Asia (https://dseasia.wordpress.com)
Gentle Introduction to GIS (https://docs.qgis.org/3.4/en/docs/gentle_gis_introduction/)
A Periodic Table on Visualisation Methods (https://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html)

Research Design: Concept Mapping tools

Website with tools to create Timeline and Story Maps

1. http://www.myhistro.com/

2. https://timeline.knightlab.com/

3. https://storymap.knightlab.com/

4. https://neatline.org/

5. https://www.tiki-toki.com/

Toolkit for Digitising Ephemera by International Digital Ephemera Project (IDEP)
https://uclalibrary.github.io/ideptoolkit/

More about Digital Humanities and other examples

Chinese Paper Gods C.V. Starr East Asian Library Columbia (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/digital/collections/eastasian/paper_gods/index.html)[N1]
DIRT (Digital Research Tools)( https://digitalhumanities.berkeley.edu/resources/digital-research-tools-dirt-directory)
The Programming Historian (https://programminghistorian.org)
Indian Revolt of 1857: Mutiny, Rebellion and Nationalism (https://1857india.wordpress.com/)
1947 Partition Archive (https://www.1947partitionarchive.org/)
Where Matters: Spatial Histories of the Russian Empire (http://imperiia.fas.harvard.edu/works/imperiia/index)
Drugs Across Asia (https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/page/drugs-across-asia)
Historical Photographs of China (https://www.hpcbristol.sjtu.edu.cn/)
Digital Chicago History (http://digitalchicagohistory.org/about)
Codex Mendoza (https://codicemendoza.inah.gob.mx/)
Australian Print and Print-making (http://printsandprintmaking.gov.au/)
Coins (https://uclab.fh-potsdam.de/coins/)
Not Even Past (https://notevenpast.org/)
Ten Thousand Rooms – Yale [including Liu Zhi’s Han Kitab] (https://tenthousandrooms.yale.edu/)
Théâtres de société - Inventaire hypertextuel annoté (http://homes.chass.utoronto.ca/~trott/societe/soc_A.htm)
Mapping the Republic of Letters (http://republicofletters.stanford.edu/publications/index.html)
Electronic Elightenment (http://www.e-enlightenment.com/index.html)
Virtual Angkor (https://www.virtualangkor.com/)
International Digital Ephemera Project (IDEP) (http://idep.library.ucla.edu/)

[N1] Collection of Chinese ‘paper gods’ used for display and ceremonial burning collected by Anne Goodrich in 1931. Provides a simple design framework to classify the collection based on how the artefacts are intended to be used. Also offers guides on visual reading and resources for contextual understanding of the practice.

Cover Image: Illustration of initiation ceremony grounds, also shows secret society chants (William Stirling Collection). Early 20th century, L 105.4 x W 84cm, National Museum Singapore.

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