Videos

A short video exploring how gender roles and women were portrayed during Medieval Japan and compared to more ancient and contemporary methods. Researched and drawn by Ross Ranger; Inter-cultural Communication...

The creation story of Japan illustrated with Japanese Art. This video describes the birth of the gods Izanagi, Izamani, Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Takehaya Susanoo, and why the emperor is believed to be divine...

The story of the vengeful ghosts of the Heike Clan (Heike Ichizoku no Onryo) is told.

This video describes the reign of Prince Shotoku during Japan's Golden Age, and his influence in spreading Buddhism in Japan, followed by China.

John Green describes the Heian period in Japan, lasting from 794CE to 1185CE. The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu was the classic piece of literature of the day, detailing the elite, aristocratic culture...

This short lecture discusses about two of the most famous works of literature in Japanese history, both written by court women during the Heian period (794-1185CE): Murasaki Shikibu’s "The Tale of Genji" and...

The art of Neolithic Jomon and the Protohistoric Yayoi and Kofun periods of Japan.

The Impact of China and Buddhism on Japanese art during the Asuka and Nara Periods.

In this fifth segment from Dr. David Neiman's lecture series, "The Church and The Jews", Dr. Neiman traces the spread of the Jewish diaspora communities across Asia.

In this sixth segment of Dr. David Neiman's lecture series, "The Church and The Jews", Dr. Neiman follows the conquests of Alexander the Great and the subsequent spread of the Jewish diaspora through...