The Critical Analysis of the Construction of Teacher-ness Identities in Contemporary Thai Films

This article aimed to analyze the construction of teacher-ness identities in contemporary Thai films. The represented films were a unit cultural analysis popular culture, methodological approach informed by British Cultural Studies. researcher analyzed texts nine teacher-related released cinemas between 1977 and 2017, under theoretical framework social realities. findings indicated that teacher representations presented three ways: 1) ideal teacher-ness, 2) negotiation with 3) non-ideal teacher-ness. In general, characters created exhibit consistent different from However, appear have not kept pace changes real world, due political, socio-cultural, ideological landscape Thailand, which has undergone enormous changes. thus need be transformed accordance those influence changing realities as well competing for hegemonic discourses teaching profession, particular, education, plays critical role shaping teachers. addition, film, one socio-cultural institutions, tend produce reproduce line norms expectations.