Aynne Kokas

Aynne Kokas is the C.K. Yen Professor at the Miller Center and a Professor of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. She also serves as Director of the East Asia Center (on leave for AY 2024-25). Her work focuses on the intersections of Chinese and US media and technology industries, particularly US media investment in China and Chinese cybersecurity policies.

Research Interests: Kokas's scholarship examines the political, economic, and cultural dynamics of transnational media and technology exchanges. Her regional specialization centers on China.

Publications: Kokas has authored two influential books: Hollywood Made in China (University of California Press, 2017), which analyzes US-China media collaborations, and Trafficking Data (Oxford University Press, 2022), which explores China's digital sovereignty strategies.