{"product_id":"maid-for-television-race-class-gender-and-a-representational-economy-paperback","title":"Maid for Television: Race, Class, Gender, and a Representational Economy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eL. S. Kim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHonorable Mention -- Association for Asian American Studies Book Award in the Media, Performance, and Visual Studies category\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaid for Television\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eMaid for Television \u003c\/i\u003etells the stories of servants and the families they work for, in so doing it investigates how Americans have dealt with difference through television as a medium and a mediator.The book philosophically redirects the gaze of television and its projection of racial discourse. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eL. S. KIM\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor in the Department of Film and Digital Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She has written about race, class, gender, and genre for \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Asian American Media\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sage Handbook of Television Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlow TV\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Film and Video\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnti-Feminisms in Media Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMs.\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine. She serves on the \u003ci\u003eMs.\u003c\/i\u003e Committee of Scholars, and has served on the American Film Institute Awards jury.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460996219058,"sku":"9781978826991","price":62.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1MlkfbYYXl9781978826991.webp?v=1782872356","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/maid-for-television-race-class-gender-and-a-representational-economy-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}