Presenter Information

Carter Montgomery

Faculty Sponsor

Dr. Mandi N. Barringer

Faculty Sponsor College

College of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Sponsor Department

Sociology and Anthropology

Location

SOARS Virtual Conference

Presentation Website

https://unfsoars.domains.unf.edu/lgbtq-journeys-and-femininity-masculinity-throughout-puberty-a-thematic-analysis-of-netflixs-big-mouth/

Keywords

SOARS (Conference) (2020 : University of North Florida) -- Posters; University of North Florida. Office of Undergraduate Research; University of North Florida. Graduate School; College students – Research -- Florida – Jacksonville -- Posters; University of North Florida – Undergraduates -- Research -- Posters; University of North Florida. Department of Sociology; Anthropology and Social Work -- Research -- Posters; Arts and Humanities -- Research – Posters

Abstract

Media is socially constructed and those who create the message, shape the beliefs and principles that are displayed. The viewers do not merely accept the representations at face value; they consume it, interpret and analyze the validity of it and then express their thoughts on what they see. Media is an influential tool for challenging, maintaining, and expanding consumer’s understanding of the world around them, playing a key role in shaping people’s identities, especially gender and sexuality. It’s important to be able to analyze media to critically think about the worlds that are presented to us that represent the world we live in. Evidently aimed at a younger audience, even with an unpleasant style of cartoon, Big Mouth deals with teenage sexual issues comedically and bluntly representing and explaining the ugliness of puberty and society. It’s progressive and sex-positive, showing the true awkwardness and weird sexual urges that adolescents experience. It is littered with diverse representation and a relatable plot. By purposefully setting up situations, the show takes a stab at certain situations, calling out institutions and society, in a postmodernist way. This paper is a discussion of Big Mouth, which dives deep into “taboo” subjects, in a brutally honest way, and discusses the struggles of navigating sexuality, puberty, and injustices of society in childhood.

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LGBTQ+ Journeys and Femininity, Masculinity throughout Puberty: A Thematic Analysis of Netflix's Big Mouth

SOARS Virtual Conference

Media is socially constructed and those who create the message, shape the beliefs and principles that are displayed. The viewers do not merely accept the representations at face value; they consume it, interpret and analyze the validity of it and then express their thoughts on what they see. Media is an influential tool for challenging, maintaining, and expanding consumer’s understanding of the world around them, playing a key role in shaping people’s identities, especially gender and sexuality. It’s important to be able to analyze media to critically think about the worlds that are presented to us that represent the world we live in. Evidently aimed at a younger audience, even with an unpleasant style of cartoon, Big Mouth deals with teenage sexual issues comedically and bluntly representing and explaining the ugliness of puberty and society. It’s progressive and sex-positive, showing the true awkwardness and weird sexual urges that adolescents experience. It is littered with diverse representation and a relatable plot. By purposefully setting up situations, the show takes a stab at certain situations, calling out institutions and society, in a postmodernist way. This paper is a discussion of Big Mouth, which dives deep into “taboo” subjects, in a brutally honest way, and discusses the struggles of navigating sexuality, puberty, and injustices of society in childhood.

https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/soars/2020/spring_2020/15

 

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