The Subversive Boyhood of Steven Universe

Help me make more videos!   / popdetective   The Cartoon Network series Steven Universe is an adventure show about a boy with super powers derived from an interstellar gemstone in his belly. But in many ways it’s also a coming-of-age story about a young man growing up and trying to find his place in the world. In this episode we discussing how Steven’s empathic superpowers function as a subversion of traditional boy hero tropes. PATREON This video was made possible by support from viewers like you! If you’d like to see more videos focusing on the intersections of entertainment, politics and masculinity, please head over to my Patreon page and help fund this web series:   / popdetective   PAYPAL If you'd rather make a one-time donation you can do that via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/popdetective A full text transcript is available here: http://popculturedetective.agency/201... • 11:12 Hans Tseng's beautiful "Homeworld Gems" print at the offical Cartoon Network Exhibition: http://www.gallerynucleus.com/detail/... COMMENTS YouTube comments are held for approval due to harassment of this channel. If you would like to participate in constructive online conversations about this video, please share it on your social media networks, or join other supporters on Patreon, where backers-only discussion threads are provided for each new video.   / popdetective   FAIR USE All multimedia clips included in this video constitute a 'fair use' of any copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of U.S. Copyright law, which allows for criticism, comment and scholarship. Learn more about fair use with this awesome app by New Media Rights! http://newmediarights.org/fairuse CREDITS Writer/Producer: Jonathan McIntosh Motion Graphics: Jonathan McIntosh Logo Design: Justin McIntosh Music: Jonathan Mann   / jonathanmann   Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/013T/