Navigating Grindr between curriculums of possibilities and limits

the pedagogy of health in times of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Keywords:

Sexuality, Grindr, Pedagogy of Health, Pandemic, Cultural Studies

Abstract

The study aims to analyze how and to what extent Grindr, in different cultural media artifacts, exercised a health pedagogy during and after the pandemic, in order to discuss and analyze the production of different curricula and their intersections. To achieve this, utilizing the perspectives of Cultural Studies and the concept of Cultural Pedagogies, we analyze the broad pedagogical processes arising from circulating productions on Grindr's official platforms. Thus, to comprehend the strategic functions of these cultural artifacts, we focus not only on the dating app but also on Grindr's website and its profiles on social media platforms Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok. Through these channels, we gained insights into a health pedagogy with curricula that present possibilities and limitations, shaping practices, communicating behaviors, educating social subjects, and producing diverse subjectivities.

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Gabriela Alencar Montecio, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brasil.

Atualmente é graduada pela Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul. Tem experiência na área de Educação Física, focando principalmente nos seguintes temas: sexualidade, pedagogia cultural e artefatos culturais midiáticos. Titular do Programa Institucional de Fundos de Iniciação Científica.

Marcelo Victor da Rosa, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brasil

Doutor em Educação (UFMS). Professor nos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Estudos Culturais (PPGCult) e Educação (PPGEdu) da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul. Líder do Núcleo de Estudos Néstor Perlongher.

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2026-03-17

Issue

No. 40 (2024)

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