Narrating the Swarm
Changing Metanarratives in Times of Crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7930674 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michaela Fenske (corresponding author), Michaela Fenske Michaela Fenske |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 130 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Narrative Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2169-0235 • E-ISSN: 2169-0251 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.13110/narrcult.4.2.0130 |
| OpenAlex | W2883257279 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
As a natural mode of their reproduction, honeybees swarm. Followed by thousands of bees, the old queen leaves her hive to establish a new one, and a young queen will build her hive with the remaining bees. Ever since humans domesticated honeybees with the goal of having a good harvest, they have aimed to suppress the swarming drive. Since antiquity, the negative effects of swarming were a core element of narrations. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, this attitude changes fundamentally. The article addresses these changes in narratives about swarming bees in popular culture, art, and everyday life. Inspired by the ideas of Jean-François Lyotard and other postmodernists concerning a “master idea” of narratives, the article discusses changing metanarratives in times of crisis. Today there is a growth of positive tales about swarming, revealing new attitudes and a new relationship of humans toward their natural environments
Political science · Swarm behaviour · Computer Science · Interdisciplinary Cultural and Social Studies · Narrative Theory and Analysis · Posthumanist Ethics and Activism · Artificial Intelligence
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |