Idrott och Hälsa på film : En kvalitativ studie om hur idrottsundervisning och idrottslärare porträtteras på film

Sammanfattning: Mainstream media and especially movies have an ability to influence people’s perceptions on many different phenomena. This study aims to create an increased understanding of how physical education teachers and physical education are portrayed in the Swedish movies Ondskan (2003), Älska mig (2008), Tusen gånger starkare (2010) and En komikers uppväxt (2019). The method used in this study was a qualitative textual analysis. Semiotics and didactics where used as theoretical interpretive tools. The result shows that the subject is portrayed negatively in various aspects. Physical educators are portrayed as sport coaches who values performance over everything else. The PE-classes are portrayed with an absence of purpose and as a place where bullying takes place. The result could be used by PE-teachers and PE-educators as a background for discussion regarding stereotypes and the status of the profession.