Changeless Gender Roles in Changing Digital Media Age: An Analysis of the Netflix Serıes "Lucifer" in terms of Femme Fatale

Authors : Mustafa Özer Özkantar

Pages : 357-378

Doi:10.33708/ktc.1214343

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Publication Date : 2023-11-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Cinema and television series have been functioning as a sort of mirror of almost all societies since their first invention on the ground that they cover various topics concerning human beings. Cinematic thoughts, experiences, and digital and visual images in Television series accompany nearly all transformations which have taken place in any community. However, some issues such as gender roles or stereotypes related to women have not changed positively even though mass media and digital tools in media have been altering considerably and radically. In the digital media era, it is still crystal clear that women have been portrayed as inferior compared to man depiction. In this context, the main aim of this study is to accentuate this issue and emphasize the gender gap and changeless woman roles in changing the digital media age. In line with this purpose, the well-known Netflix series Lucifer has been studied in terms of the notorious character femme fatale with the help of descriptive analysis and it has been seen that woman figures have been depicted as derogatory and diabolic in Lucifer. Thence, it is possible to allege that shifting digital movie and broadcasting trends do not have a noteworthy effect on the representation of women in the cinematic universe.
Keywords : Toplumsal Cinsiyet, Dizi, Dijital Medya, Femme Fatale, Lucifer