The Met
Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons: Nature, Literature, and the Arts
Haruo Shirane, Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and Culture, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University Presented as part of the Sunday at the Met series, this is the first talk in a series of lectures...
Oxford Comma
America Teaches Haiku WRONG
While the United States of America's education system is vast and varied, there is little doubt that, as a whole, it teaches some half truths. Considering how little non-western literature American students read, these misconceptions can...
Curated Video
Japan in the Heian Period and Cultural History: Crash Course World History 227
In which John Green teaches you about what westerners call the middle ages and the lives of the aristocracy...in Japan. The Heian period in Japan lasted from 794CE to 1185CE, and it was an interesting time in Japan. Rather than being...
Curated Video
Godzilla and Mothra: King and Queen of the Kaiju
New ReviewGodzilla is one of the most recognizable monsters in film, and he should be. After all, he is part of the longest running film franchise in the world, but you might be surprised to learn that his history in literature is just as...
PBS
How Manga Took Over American Bookshelves (Feat. Princess Weekes)
Astro Boy, Dragon Ball, Akira, Sailor Moon, Demon Slayer, Death Note all these interesting, iconic anime have something very much in common they started off as: manga. Manga, by its most simplistic definition, are comics or graphic...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Mark Hillringhouse - Teachers Make a Difference - Juana Ortiz
Mark Hillringhouse is a published poet, essayist, and photographer whose works have been widely exhibited in area galleries. His photo-essay on the Passaic River was published in the American Poetry Review and his photography and writing...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Diane Ravitch - Teachers Make a Difference - Ruby Ratliff and Lawrence Cremin
Diane Ravitch is a Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education. She is the Founder and President of the Network for Public Education (NPE). Diane Ravitch’s Blog is dianeravitch.net and has received...
SciShow
Hank Meets a Giant Squid and Other News
Hank is back in the studio and is very excited to be able again to share news of the universe with you, including his encounter with a giant squid, an English king discovered under a parking lot, new pyramids discovered in Africa, and...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why should you read “Kafka on the Shore”? - Iseult Gillespie
Follow the entwined destinies of Kafka and Nakata in Haruki Murakami’s mind-bending novel “Kafka on the Shore.” -- Desperate to escape his tyrannical father and the family curse he feels doomed to repeat, Haruki Murakami’s teenage...
Curated Video
What is Forest Bathing? The Science Behind Stress Relief)
Forest bathing is based on a Japanese practice called shinrin-yoku developed in 1982 by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Shinrin-yoku which translates to forest well or forest bathing in English is defined as...
The Great War
The Ally From The Far East - Japan in World War 1 I THE GREAT WAR Special
See WW1 planes in action and meet Indy & Crew this summer in Essex, UK: http://bit.ly/TGWStowMaries Japan's participation in World War 1 is an often overlooked part of their history - even in Japan itself. Their service as one of the...
Crash Course
Japan in the Heian Period and Cultural History: Crash Course World History 227
When your class thinks of medieval history, they probably think of European castles and knights. But they may not know that the Heian period in Japan, which coincided with the Middle Ages in Europe, saw a significant development in...
Crash Course
Japan, Kabuki, and Bunraku: Crash Course Theater #23
Kabuki and Bunraku may sound like new age exercise routines, but they're actually types of Japanese theater. An informational video describes the history of theater in Japan during the nineteenth century. The resource includes a...
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read “Kafka on the Shore”?
Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore was selected as one of the 10 Best Books of 2005. A short video provides insight into the many threads that form the tapestry of the prize-winning novel.