Blog #2

In my group’s case study for the hegemonic and Marxist theory, we studied the movie “Hidden Figures” for the hegemonic theory. Doing this project revealed how the hegemonic theory is about a form of control being exercised by a dominant or ruling class against a lower or different class. Examples of this include the male gaze theory, racism, sexism, or even homophobia. In the movie Hidden Figures, the theory is shown a lot being that the movie takes place in the ’60s (segregation). White people rule over the African Americans in the movie by enforcing segregated busses, libraries, water fountains, and restrooms. This theory can sometimes be interchangeable with the Marxism theory, and was in Hidden Figures specifically when the main characters persevered through the racism they were given by their colleagues and eventually received respect in their workplace. The hegemonic theory can be used to show conflict in a film, and the Marxist theory when the conflict is overcame or resolved.