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

Honorable Mention — Association for Asian American Studies Book Award in the Media, Performance, and Visual Studies category

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, whi...