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Drawing on policy analysis, firsthand interviews, and site visits, Hollywood Made in China reveals how US commercial media is being transformed by the Chinese market.
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May 7 , 2018
Tokyo, Japan
TBA
May 2 , 2018
Hong Kong, China
4:00 - 5:30 pm
Chinese University of Hong Kong
March 19, 2018
Philadelphia, PA
12:00 - 1:00 pm
University of Pennsylvania
Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication
Center for the Study of Contemporary China
3620 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
February 26, 2018
Ithaca, NY
4:30 pm
Cornell University
Cornell Contemporary China Initiative
Kaufman Auditorium
Ithaca, NY 14853
Video here.
February 7, 2017
Denver, CO
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Center for US-China Cooperation
University of Denver
Josef Korbel
School of International Relations
SIE Complex - 5th Floor - Maglione Hall
2201 S. Gaylord St., Denver, CO 80208
February 27, 2017
New York, NY
5:30-7:00pm
National Committee on US-China Relations
6 E. 43rd St., 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Video here.
March 6, 2017
Washington, DC
10:00-11:15 am
Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
Woodrow Wilson Center, 6th Floor
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20004-3027
Video here.
March 7, 2017
Los Angeles, CA
8-9:30 pm
University of Virginia Alumni Entertainment Club of Los Angeles
Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
Conference Room 4A
2000 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067
March 8, 2017
Los Angeles, CA
5:00-7:00 PM
Cinema and Media Studies Colloquium
School of Theater, Film and Television
University of California, Los Angeles
Darren Star Theater
Melnitz Hall 1422
March 9, 2017
Los Angeles, CA
4:00pm to 5:30 pm
US-China Institute
Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
University of Southern California
Books will be available for sale
Video here
March 17, 2017
Toronto, ON
4:00-6:00 pm
Toronto Film and Media Seminar
TIFF Bell Lightbox
350 King St W, Toronto, ON M5V 3X5, Canada
March 18, 2017
Toronto, ON
3:00-5:00 pm
Media in Motion: Chinese Creative Content in Global Context
Association for Asian Studies Annual Meeting
Willow West, Mezzanine
Sheraton Centre
March 25, 2017
Chicago, IL
11:00-12:45 am
Envisioning Global Media Industries in the Era of China's Rise
Society of Cinema and Media Studies Annual Meeting
Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park
March 27, 2017
Washington, DC
2-3:15 pm
China in the Era of Xi Jinping: Precedents and Comparisons
Stimson Center
Washington, DC
RSVP here
April 7, 2017
Minneapolis, MN
1-2:30 pm
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures and
Moving Image Colloquium
University of Minnesota
More information available here.
April 12, 2017
Durham, NC
7:00 pm
Duke University
Fuqua School of Business
April 18, 2017
Carlisle, PA
7:00 pm
Clarke Forum Keynote Speech
Dickinson College
Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium
Learn more here!
April 20, 2017
Williamsburg, VA
2-3:20 pm/5-6:20 pm
Chinese Studies Lectures
College of William and Mary
Wilson Hall 201 More information available here.
April 22, 2017
Providence, RI
Brown University China Summit
Providence, Rhode Island
Register here.
International Communication Association Annual Meeting
November 17, 2017
Minneapolis, MN
Hollywood Made in China
University of Minnesota
February 6, 2018
Chicago, IL
Paulson Institute
University of Chicago
February , 2018
Houston, TX
Baker Institute of Public Policy
Rice University
I write about Sino-U.S. media and technology relations. My book Hollywood Made in China (University of California Press, 2017) focuses on film and media collaboration between China and Hollywood. The project was based on field work supported by the Fulbright Foundation, the Social Science Research Council and the Shanghai Institute of International Studies.
I am always interested in discussing ways that I can contribute my expertise on Sino-U.S. media and technology relations for either industry or academic projects.
Find a current version of my CV here.
We constructed an "Air Discussion Index" to estimate daily particulate matter counts based upon Sina Weibo (Chinese Twitter) content.
Tao Zhu, Aynne Kokas, Rui Zhang, Dan Cohan, and Dan Wallach PLOS ONE 11(9) 2016
“Freedom Edition”: Considering Sony Pictures and The Interview
Led by Joshua Braun, we convened a dialogue in response to the recent public and media discourse surrounding the security breach at Sony Pictures Entertainment and its film, The Interview focusing on North Korea, cybersecurity, and digital distribution.
Aynne Kokas, Chuck Tryon, Hugh Gusterson, and Joshua Braun Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media 60 (4) 2016
Predicting Volatility Between China and Hollywood
Here I argue that the comparative fragmentation of media regulatory power in the US, despite long benefiting Hollywood studios, makes them susceptible to Chinese government efforts to expand media soft power.
Aynne Kokas, Global Media and Communication, forthcoming 2017
Select Print Media Coverage
Pacific Standard lauds Hollywood Made in China for jointly mapping "the business of culture, and the culture of business."
I spoke with NBC News about some of the challenges being posed by China's growing media influence.
In conjunction with other Chinese media scholars, I discuss the long-term prospects for Chinese investment in Hollywood on ChinaFile.
As part of an article by Public Radio International, I explain how China is using its economic leverage to shape Hollywood filmmaking.
I was able to share my work with Japanese readers when Business Insider Japan published an excerpt of Hollywood Made in China translated from the US edition.
Indonesian paper Tirto also quoted me the relationship between China and Hollywood in an article examining its implications for Southeast Asia.
Apple Daily in Hong Kong and Taiwan covered my talk at the National Committee on US-China Relations, writing about the ways in which Hollywood changes for China.
The Financial Times drew on arguments from Hollywood Made in China when analyzing Dalian Wanda's growth in the newspaper's English and Chinese versions.
Medium Italia translated and published my comments on the significance of China's first USD 150 million budget film.
Select Radio and Television Coverage
- I spoke to Squawk Box on CNBC about US-China film quota negotiations.
- CCTV interviewed me about the US-China Film Summit and China's film ambitions.
- PBS' Coy Barefoot Show profiled Hollywood Made in China and explored China's global role.
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Hollywood Made in China was selected as a finalist for the Montaigne Medal, Eric Hoffer Awards. Less than 3% of 1600 books were selected for the honor.
