Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1. Paid Domestic Workers’ Testimonios in Latin America 37
6. Chapter 2. Labors of Love? Live-in Domestic Workers in Latin American Fiction Film 87
7. Chapter 3. Immaterial Labors: Spectral Domestic Workers in Brazilian and Argentine Documentary 131
8. Chapter 4. Domestic Workers in the Digital Domain 183
9. Conclusion 217
10. Appendix 1. Latin American Testimonios Exploring (Paid) Domestic Work and Published in the Late Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Centuries 227
11. Appendix 2. Filmography: Latin American Fiction Films Released since 2000 That Feature Paid Domestic Workers in Key Roles 229
12. Appendix 3. Filmography: Contemporary Latin American Documentaries That Focus on Paid Domestic or Care Workers 233
13. Appendix 4. Filmography: Other Films and Television Shows Mentioned in Text 235
14. Notes 237
15. References 253
16. Index 277