DiscoverHow “Rick and Morty” Portrays and Represents Mental Health
How “Rick and Morty” Portrays and Represents Mental Health
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How “Rick and Morty” Portrays and Represents Mental Health

Author: Genevieve Smith

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This podcast was created as my final project for my COMM 395 class, Popular Culture & Mental Health. Here, we will explore various instances where mental health is touched upon in “Rick and Morty” and delve into a textual analysis of several episodes.

Marked as explicit due to the presence of strong language in episode 7.
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Conclusion

Conclusion

2019-12-1402:47

This episode contains a brief summary of the research questions. Thank you for sticking with me this far through this (albeit rough at times) journey!
Interview: Alex Storti

Interview: Alex Storti

2019-12-1322:59

I ask one of my fellow college students about Rick and Morty.
Explores Rick’s Take on Therapy
Explores Beth and Jerry’s marriage and perceptions of Tiny Rick
This briefly explores Rick’s mental health after the events with Unity in season 2.
This episode focuses on Rick’s Mental Health in “Ricksy Business”.
This episode is a brief textual analysis of the episode “Meeseeks & Destroy.” Explores here are how the Meeseeks are an epitome of mental health’s darker side. Please know that if you are experiencing a rough time with your mental health, you are not alone. 🙂
This episode explores philosophical concepts and statistics relating to “Rick and Morty” and Mental Health. Links to academic sources: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs40596-014-0205-9.pdf ; https://www.jstor.org/stable/2024942
Introduction

Introduction

2019-12-1101:47

Welcome to the podcast. Here is a quick introduction to “Rick and Morty” and various times where mental health is represented throughout the series.
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