As part of my EDUC 5040 class at Thompson Rivers University, I am required to create a blog that reviews a film critically for forms of privilege and oppression as well as how they relate to education. I chose to review and reflect on The Glass Castle, a 2017 film based on Jeannette Walls’ 2005 memoir of the same name (Wikepedia, 2019).

It is important before I begin to summarize the lens I am looking through, using my social identity and current social location (Daynes, 2007). I am a white, straight, cis-gender female. I am middle working class, and grew up in this same class. I realize that this may cause my interpretations of the film to differ from that of someone who can relate more directly to the social constructs  I will be discussing. I hold a bachelor’s degree, and am currently a master’s student, completing a master’s level course on diversity.

Throughout this blog I will give a synopsis of the film. I will continue to discuss how the film illuminates issues of social class, mental illness and gender, then explain some of the alternative educational methods the film portrays and how it perpetuates the myth of meritocracy.

 

 

References

Daynes, R. (2007). Social location and practicing as an ally in community development. Research and Perspectives on Development Practice. 1-14. DOI: 10.13140/2.1.4616.5762

Wikipedia contributors. (2019, March 13). The Glass Castle (film). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 18:54, March 29, 2019, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Glass_Castle_(film)&oldid=887620700

Links

YouTube Movies [Screen name]. (2017, October 23). The Glass Castle [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dBYuDKVLFA