Maid for Television: Race, Class, Gender, and a Representational Economy

by L. S. Kim

Maid for Television examines race, class, and gender relations as embodied in a long history of television servants from 1950 to the turn of the millennium. Although they reside at the visual peripheries, these figures are integral to the idealized American family. Author L. S. Kim redirects viewers' gaze towards the usually overlooked interface between characters, which is drawn through race, class, and gender positioning. Maid for Television...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978826990
• ISBN13: 9781978826991
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher