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Author: Jess King / DePaul University

Jess King is an educator, scholar, and interdisciplinary filmmaker. As an instructor at DePaul University’s School of Cinematic Arts, Jess teaches courses in screenwriting, independent television, and film analysis. Their current creative scholarship revolves around frameworks for reimagining screenwriting for radical equity and social justice. They published their first book, Inclusive Screenwriting for Film and Television, with Routledge (Focal Press) in 2022.

The Weight of Personal Agency in Netflix’s Maid
Jess King / DePaul University

October 10, 2022 Jess King / DePaul University Leave a comment

Jess King reflects on the intersectional barriers to agency depicted in Netflix’s Maid (2021), a series about a young lower-class mother struggling to create stability for herself and her daughter.

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Flow is a critical forum on media and culture published by the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin. Flow’s mission is to provide a space where scholars and the public can discuss media histories, media studies, and the changing landscape of contemporary media.

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