Research and sourcing for Themes in Contemporary Culture essay.

1. How Does The Album Weird! By Yungblud Explore
Ideas About Gender Expression and Sexuality?
Sinead Bidwell

2. Structure:
Title Page
Contents Page
Cover Page
Introduction
Main Body of Text
Conclusion
List of Images
Bibliography

3. How Does The Album Weird! By Yungblud Explore Ideas About
Gender Expression and Sexuality?
- Looking at the artwork of the album including the 7
alternative covers.
- The songs on the album and their deeper meaning.
For example, ‘Mars’ and how it was written about a
trans woman and how a Yungblud how helped her
come out.
- Yungblud’s own challenges with gender expression
and his background i.e. his upbringing, his pronouns,
clothing choice etc.
- How his album stands against ideas like toxic
masculinity and embracing a feminine side. As well as
looking into his own ideas about sexuality and gender
expression.
Songs to focus on:
- Mars
- Superdeadfriends
- God Save Me, But Don’t Drown Me Out
Looking at the 7 versions of his album:
- Dom
- The Drag
- Boy 1 and 2
- The Girl
- The Geek
- The Punk

4. Possible Images To Be Used:

5. SOURCES
https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/yungblud-weird-interview-
9452885/
https://thehoneypop.com/2020/11/28/yungblud-wonders-if-there-is-
life-on-mars/
https://berkeleybside.com/yungbluds-weird-is-a-testament-to-
individuality/
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-toxic-masculinity-
5075107#toc-what-is-toxic-masculinity
https://www.healthline.com/health/different-types-of-sexuality#why-
it-matters
- I will use a few interviews with Yungblud
about the album and the reason for writing
this album.
- Some of my sources are health articles about
gender expression and why it is important.
Following this, I will look at the psychology
behind it.
- I will also look at some books on toxic
masculinity.