Great Courses in Asian Studies
This curated collection gathers exceptional university lecture series, OpenCourseWare (OCW) video courses, and high-production MOOCs in Asian Studies. These audiovisual courses move beyond basic surveys to offer immersive explorations of classical civilizations, sacred texts, diplomatic history, developmental political economy, visual culture, and environmental humanities.
Classical Civilizations, Dynasties, and Visual Historiography
- ChinaX: China's Past, Present and Future (Harvard University / edX / Peter K. Bol & William C. Kirby)
- Cosmopolitan Tang: Aristocratic Culture in China (Harvard University / edX / Peter K. Bol)
- Classics of Chinese Humanities: Guided Readings (The Chinese University of Hong Kong / Coursera / Leo Ou-fan Lee)
- Visualizing Japan (1850s–1930s): Westernization, Protest, Modernity (MITx & HarvardX / edX / John W. Dower, Andrew Gordon, & Shigeru Miyagawa)
- An Interpretive History of Japan (Stanford University / SPICE / Daniel Okimoto)
Asian Philosophies, Sacred Worlds, and Ethical Systems
- Buddhism Through Its Scriptures (Harvard University / edX / Charles Hallisey)
- Indian Philosophy: Classical Epistemology and Metaphysics (IIT Madras / NPTEL / Satya Sundar Sethy)
- Introduction to Korean Philosophy and Thought (Sungkyunkwan University / Coursera / Halla Kim)
- Structuring Values in Modern China (The Chinese University of Hong Kong / Coursera / David A. Palmer)
- Religions and Society in China (HSE University / Coursera / Alexey Maslov)
Modern Asian History, Decolonization, and Political Thought
- China and the Modern World: Invasions, Rebellions, and the Fall of Imperial China (Harvard University / edX / William C. Kirby)
- Introduction to Modern Indian Political Thought (IIT Guwahati / NPTEL & Swayam / Mithilesh Kumar Jha)
- Seven Chapters on Japanese Modernization (Open University of Japan & JICA / Shinichi Kitaoka)
- Writing Regional and National Histories in Southeast Asia (Cornell University / Southeast Asia Program / Barbara Watson Andaya & Leonard Andaya)
- Looking Back: Southeast Asian 'History from Below' (Chiang Mai University / Center for ASEAN Studies / Reynaldo C. Ileto)
Political Economy, Governance, and Regional Integration
- Chinese Politics Part 1 – China and Political Science (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology / Coursera / David Zweig)
- Chinese Politics Part 2 – China and the World (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology / Coursera / David Zweig)
- China's Economic Transformation: Economic Reform and Growth in China (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology / Coursera / Albert Park)
- ADBI E-Learning: Sustainable Development and Regional Integration in Asia (Asian Development Bank Institute)
- International Relations of East Asia (MIT OpenCourseWare / M. Taylor Fravel)
Ecology, Visual Culture, and Interdisciplinary Humanities
- East Asian Religions & Ecology (Yale University / Coursera / Mary Evelyn Tucker & John Grim)
- South Asian Religions & Ecology (Yale University / Coursera / Mary Evelyn Tucker & John Grim)
- Environment in Asia Lecture Series (Harvard University / Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies)
- Decoding Southeast Asian Art: Studies in Honor of Prof. Piriya Krairiksh (SOAS University of London / Centre of South East Asian Studies)
- MIT Visualizing Cultures: Image-Driven Historical Inquiry (MIT Open Learning / John W. Dower & Shigeru Miyagawa)