TEACHERS HEGEMONY SUCKS - EXAMINING BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD FOR SIGNS OFLIFE

The analysis of cultural artefacts, such as cartoons and films, provid es the potential to gain insights into both the professional identitie s of teachers and the behaviour and self-concepts of students. This pa per suggests that the ostensibly banal animated cartoon characters Bea vis and Butt-head offer some utility in this respect. The paper explor es aspects of the stereotypes and behaviour represented in the Beavis and Butt-head series and briefly discusses some possible interpretatio ns of these images.