Cinderella in Babylon: the representation of housekeeping and housekeepers in the UK television series Hotel Babylon

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aut.researcherWilliamson, David
dc.contributor.authorHarris, C
dc.contributor.authorTregidga, H
dc.contributor.authorWilliamson, D
dc.date.accessioned2011-06-09T03:04:01Z
dc.date.available2011-06-09T03:04:01Z
dc.date.copyright2011
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis article examines representations of housekeeping and housekeepers in the popular television series Hotel Babylon. We take a reflective approach in consid-ering how identities and roles in the Hotel Babylon series are constructed, regarding the housekeeping department and its workers. We identify that the representation of housekeeping work and employees is one of mainly sexualized victims, migrant workers and denigrated employees. Some possible effects of the identity and role constructed in this series are discussed; in particular an under-mining and undervaluing of a career in housekeeping. This study suggests more fundamental concerns about sustaining service quality and employment relation-ships in the hotel sector.
dc.identifier.citationHospitality and Society, vol.1(1), pp.47-66
dc.identifier.issn2042-7913
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/1271
dc.publisherIntellect Ltd
dc.relation.urihttp://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/hosp/2011/00000001/00000001/art00003;jsessionid=1untl4nnoevaz.alice
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dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.subjectHotel Babylon
dc.subjectHousekeeping
dc.subjectRepresentation
dc.subjectMigrants
dc.subjectSexualization
dc.titleCinderella in Babylon: the representation of housekeeping and housekeepers in the UK television series Hotel Babylon
dc.typeJournal Article
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