Hall Pass - with Menn Chaiyarat & Conor Topley

The Myth of Normal: Unpacking Power, Surveillance & Identity in "English Teacher"

In our inaugural episode, [https://docs.google.com/document/d/15zkI5UpbmySOWpw4BeqIdouVmqyeTxOFQ56pjmkOKQ4/edit?tab=t.0] we look at "Linda" - Episode 6 of FX's English Teacher (created by and starring Brian Jordan Alvarez). We explore how Power, Surveillance & Identity reinforce the Myth of Normal - and how we might challenge it. Bibliography Foucault, M. (1977). Discipline and punish: The birth of the prison (A. Sheridan, Trans.). Vintage Books. Krisel, J. (Director), & Bender, J., & Dunn, Z. (Writers). (2024, September 30). Linda (Season 1, Episode 6) [TV series episode]. In B. J. Alvarez (Creator), English Teacher. FX. OpenAI. (2025). Images generated using DALL·E via ChatGPT [AI-generated images]. https://openai.com/chatgpt [https://openai.com/chatgpt] Pinar, W. F. (2011). What is curriculum theory? (2nd ed.). Routledge. Rasmussen, M. L., & Gowlett, C. (2015). Queer theory, policy and education. In K. N. Gulson, M. Clarke, & P. E. Bendix (Eds.), Education policy and contemporary theory: Implications for research (pp. 195–204). Routledge. Butler, J. (1990). Gender trouble: Feminism and the subversion of identity. Routledge. Tyler, R. W. (1949). Basic principles of curriculum and instruction. University of Chicago Press.