Representation of female figure in folk songs and serials: A study on the Black Sea Region

In this study, the representation of the female figure in the series as the products of popular culture and folk songs as the products of folk culture form the Black Sea Region are investigated. The roles commonly imposed to the women of Blacksea are determined and inferences are made on the scope of these roles and social status of women. The study seeks answers to the question of how the social status of women is represented in series and folk songs. First and second part of the study includes a theoretical study. In the introduction of the research, information is given about the subject, purpose, significance, research questions, assumptions and methodology. In the second part of the research, within the concept of gender, information about first feminist movements made in the field of mass communication in the world, first feminist movements made in Turkey and cultural structure of the women in the region are given. Series and folk songs selected in the application part of the study are examined with content analysis method. In this context, content analysis method is applied to in total a 20-part series and 62 songs. The representation of women in the analyzed folk songs and series is coded by combining. Although being a qualitative research, to gain a quantitative study the data obtained is shown in tabular form in the assessment part. Key Words: Blacksea woman, social role, series, folk song