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2022
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Computer Vision for the Humanities: An Introduction to Deep Learning for Image Classification (Part 2)
This is the second of a two-part lesson introducing deep learning based computer vision methods for humanities research. This lesson digs deeper into the details of training a deep learning based computer vision model. It covers some challenges one may face due to the training data used and the importance...Strien, Daniel van ; Beelen, Kaspar ; Wevers, Melvin ; Smits, Thomas ; McDonough, Katherine
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2022
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Computer Vision for the Humanities: An Introduction to Deep Learning for Image Classification (Part 1)
This is the first of a two-part lesson introducing deep learning based computer vision methods for humanities research. Using a dataset of historical newspaper advertisements and the fastai Python library, the lesson walks through the pipeline of training a computer vision model to perform image classification.Strien, Daniel van ; Beelen, Kaspar ; Wevers, Melvin ; Smits, Thomas ; McDonough, Katherine
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2018
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صناعة السلطة: أختامٌ "إسلامية" في أيدي مسؤولي الاستعمار البريطاني
لم يكن الاستملاك الثقافي أقل أهمية من القوة العسكرية في صناعة الإمبراطورية البريطانية، ويعد استخدام مسؤولي الاستعمار البريطاني للأختام "الإسلامية" مثالًا صريحًا على ذلك. يقول المستشرق إدوارد ويليام لاين في تأريخه عن المجتمع المصري في القرن التاسع عشر: " يقتني ختمًا تقريبًا كل من يستطيع تحمل تكلفته، وإن كان خادمًا"....Lowe, Daniel
تشارلز دالريمبل بلجريف, المقيمية السياسية في الخليج العربي, وسائل الاتصال, لويس بيلي, مستشار حكومة البحرين, and العلاقات الخارجية
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2018
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Performing Authority: the ‘Islamic’ Seals of British Colonial Officers
Cultural appropriation was as much a part of empire as military force. The use of ‘Islamic’ seals by British colonial officials is one example of this. In his record of nineteenth century Egyptian society, Edward William Lane wrote that ‘[a]lmost every person who can afford it has a seal-ring, even...Lowe, Daniel
foreign relations, communication methods, Persian Gulf Political Residency, Sir Knight Lewis Pelly, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, and Sir Knight Charles Dalrymple Belgrave
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2018
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British topography: ‘Our real national art form’?
Felicity Myrone explores how topographical art has been defined and categorised since the 18th century – by artists, critics, art historians and collectors.Myrone, Felicity
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2018
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Looking at topographical images
Suggestions from Felicity Myrone about how to approach and define topographical images.Myrone, Felicity
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2018
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Putting topography in its place
Felicity Myrone explores how the ‘placing’ of topography and the collections’ perceived status and current accessibility at the British Library is the result of complex and often unintentional sequences of events.Myrone, Felicity
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2018
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Prints and drawings at the British Museum and British Library
Felicity Myrone explores how prints and drawings are generally encountered in museum and library collections, and how this affects their meaning and status.Myrone, Felicity
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2018
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What is K.Top?
George III's extensive collection of maps and views is known as the King's Topographical Collection or 'K.Top' for short. Felicity Myrone explores the history and extent of this rich collection, encompassing up to 40,000 items.Myrone, Felicity
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2017
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الحبر الخفي: اعتراض البريد في الحرب العالمية الثانية
خلال الحرب العالمية الثانية، صدرت وعُممت تعليمات سرية إلى الوكلاء السياسيين في البحرين والكويت ومسقط تتعلق باعتراض البريد المار عبر الخليج. في أغسطس ١٩٣٩، صدَّقت حكومة الهند - التي كانت تترقب اندلاع الحرب في أوروبا - على اعتراض البريد في الخليج لإجراء أنشطة تتعلق بالفحص والرقابة. فتم تعيين ثلاثة موظفين...Lowe, Daniel
الرقابة, الحرب العالمية الثانية (١٩٣٩-١٩٤٥), وسائل الاتصال, and الخليج العربي