Chinese Studies: Video

A research guide for Chinese study materials at the University of Washington Libraries

Guides to UW Video Streaming

Video & Streaming Video (UW Libraries Research Guide)
Comprehensive guide to finding and using streamed videos in UW courses.
Streaming Media Collections A-Z (UW Libraries Research Guide)
Links to the video streaming services to which UW subscribes, around 40 in number (including individual channels within larger collections).

Some Streaming Services with East Asian Studies Content

Alexander Street Press
Check under the "My Collections" tab for the 15 video collections, comprising over 18,000 videos, that UW has licensed. Some relevant to East Asia include Asian Film Online; Environmental Studies in Video; Ethnographic Video Online; Filmmakers Library Online; Human Rights Studies Online; LGBT Studies in Video; New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts, 1990-Present; the PBS Video Collection; and World Newsreels Online: 1929–1966.

AVON - Academic Video Online
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Over 70,000 documentaries and films spanning a wide range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music & more.
Films on Demand
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Educational films and documentaries on a variety of subjects.

Kanopy Streaming: All Titles
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Here is a list of all titles UW has licensed from Kanopy. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and select the 'Log in to Washington' button, select the 'Log in to Washington' button again, and then you will see the films that the UW Libraries has rented/licensed.
New Day Digital
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35 full-length documentaries from New Day Digital

Requesting Video Streaming for Course Use

If you are teaching a course and would like to stream a video not currently available in one of the UW Libraries' subscription collections, see the Video & Streaming Video research guide for information on placing a request.