ADDRESSING STUDENT IDENTITY WITHIN MARGINALIZATION INSTITUTIONS (BASED ON THE NOVELS BY JOANNE HARRIS)
ADDRESSING STUDENT IDENTITY WITHIN MARGINALIZATION INSTITUTIONS (BASED ON THE NOVELS BY JOANNE HARRIS)

Author(s): Antonina Bulyna
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, School education, Inclusive Education / Inclusion
Published by: Biblioteca Ştiinţifică a Universităţii de Stat Alecu Russo
Keywords: cancel culture; marginalization; marginalized identity; student identity; family environment; school environment;
Summary/Abstract: The drama of school has been exploited by many literatures. Inparticular, the contemporary British writer Joanne Harris embeds thecharacters of teachers and students in her novels «Gentlemen and Players», «Different Class». In both texts events center around St. Oswald’s GrammarSchool for Boys. Schools are places where teachers and students interactand where student identity is being formed. In the family circle a person isimmediately exposed to parents’ influence. The quality of interactiondepends on acts, relationship and emotions which are significant pillars forforming healthy identities. However, the analysis of the texts reveals thatnot only school but also family contributes to marginalization of studentswhose identities consequently become deformed. The paper aims toexamine the role of institutions in marginalizing student identity and todetermine the way marginalization occurs. St. Oswald’s turns out to betoxic environment as well as the families of David Spikely and Julia Snyde,who are students of the mentioned educational establishment. In terms ofcancel culture these characters can also be considered cancelled. Marginalization within institutional processes leads to the situation whenpersons’ psychological motivations are disordered and their emotionalstability is questioned. The exploration of the characters shows howtraumatic experiences acquired in the family and within the school wallscause the lack of inner coherence which inevitably has abhorrentramifications.

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