Abstract:We developed a theory of an antenarrative practices in relation to the interplay of dominant cultural narratives and counternarratives of resistance. Antenarrative is defined here as the field of forces Before, Between, Beneath, Bets and Becoming that occurs in the reduction of diverse living stories of Self to hegemonic narratives and counternarratives. We contribute two case studies of the ways antenarrative processes accomplish the hegemony, and the resistance occurring between dominant narrative and counte… Show more
“…These Heideggerian ‘fore’ notions (antenarrative forces) are shown to permeate storytelling fields interacting and potentially transforming living stories and grand narratives, steering shifts between dominant and counter‐narratives (Boje et al . ); and conjoining ‘prospective and retrospective sensemaking, connecting grander, universal, abstract narratives to living stories’ (Boje et al . , p. 394).…”
Section: Concepts Of Time and Temporality In Storytelling Organizatiomentioning
confidence: 99%
“…His essential claim is that there is an undercurrent of antenarrative forces (five entangled aspects are identified) that interplay with living story webs and dominant narratives, consisting of: before (fore-having); beneath (fore-conception); between (fore-structure); bets (fore-telling); and becoming (fore-care). These Heideggerian 'fore' notions (antenarrative forces) are shown to permeate storytelling fields interacting and potentially transforming living stories and grand narratives, steering shifts between dominant and counter-narratives (Boje et al 2016b); and conjoining 'prospective and retrospective sensemaking, connecting grander, universal, abstract narratives to living stories' (Boje et al 2016a, p. 394). In examining 'little' stories (microstoria) alongside fully formed narratives in Burger King, the authors highlight 'struggles between and beneath grand narratives with living stories of life and work in relation to the before of enacting strategic steps and the cyclical bets on anticipated actions' that shape strategic change (Boje et al 2016a, p. 399).…”
Section: Concepts Of Time and Temporality In Storytelling Organizatiomentioning
A considerable body of literature exists on narratives and stories in explaining how individuals and groups make and give sense to their experiences in organizations. Classic Aristotelian narratives with a linear time structure (stories with a beginning, middle and end) are prominent in the storytelling literature, whereas retrospection, in drawing on the past in making sense of the present, is a temporal modality central to foundational concepts of sensemaking. In examining time and temporality in these related fields, the authors show how the conventional temporal sequence of a past, present and future dominates, with little consideration being given to time as a multiple rather than singular concept. The authors compare and contrast differences in the temporal aspects of mainstream theories and identify a growing interest in philosophical concepts of time. This review highlights how conventional explanations in these related fields of study are underpinned by linear conceptions of temporality (with an associated causality) and how there is growing recognition of fluidity in the way pasts and futures come together in temporal sensemaking of an emergent present. Although this movement towards explanations that engage with non‐linear modalities deepen insight, they do not explicitly address concepts of time. Time continues to receive scant attention, with temporal but ‘timeless’ theories taking precedence, ultimately constraining theoretical development. In building on this analysis, the authors characterize a range of temporal modalities from which they identify six pathways for charting out an agenda for future research in which multiple concepts of time and temporality are brought to the fore.
“…These Heideggerian ‘fore’ notions (antenarrative forces) are shown to permeate storytelling fields interacting and potentially transforming living stories and grand narratives, steering shifts between dominant and counter‐narratives (Boje et al . ); and conjoining ‘prospective and retrospective sensemaking, connecting grander, universal, abstract narratives to living stories’ (Boje et al . , p. 394).…”
Section: Concepts Of Time and Temporality In Storytelling Organizatiomentioning
confidence: 99%
“…His essential claim is that there is an undercurrent of antenarrative forces (five entangled aspects are identified) that interplay with living story webs and dominant narratives, consisting of: before (fore-having); beneath (fore-conception); between (fore-structure); bets (fore-telling); and becoming (fore-care). These Heideggerian 'fore' notions (antenarrative forces) are shown to permeate storytelling fields interacting and potentially transforming living stories and grand narratives, steering shifts between dominant and counter-narratives (Boje et al 2016b); and conjoining 'prospective and retrospective sensemaking, connecting grander, universal, abstract narratives to living stories' (Boje et al 2016a, p. 394). In examining 'little' stories (microstoria) alongside fully formed narratives in Burger King, the authors highlight 'struggles between and beneath grand narratives with living stories of life and work in relation to the before of enacting strategic steps and the cyclical bets on anticipated actions' that shape strategic change (Boje et al 2016a, p. 399).…”
Section: Concepts Of Time and Temporality In Storytelling Organizatiomentioning
A considerable body of literature exists on narratives and stories in explaining how individuals and groups make and give sense to their experiences in organizations. Classic Aristotelian narratives with a linear time structure (stories with a beginning, middle and end) are prominent in the storytelling literature, whereas retrospection, in drawing on the past in making sense of the present, is a temporal modality central to foundational concepts of sensemaking. In examining time and temporality in these related fields, the authors show how the conventional temporal sequence of a past, present and future dominates, with little consideration being given to time as a multiple rather than singular concept. The authors compare and contrast differences in the temporal aspects of mainstream theories and identify a growing interest in philosophical concepts of time. This review highlights how conventional explanations in these related fields of study are underpinned by linear conceptions of temporality (with an associated causality) and how there is growing recognition of fluidity in the way pasts and futures come together in temporal sensemaking of an emergent present. Although this movement towards explanations that engage with non‐linear modalities deepen insight, they do not explicitly address concepts of time. Time continues to receive scant attention, with temporal but ‘timeless’ theories taking precedence, ultimately constraining theoretical development. In building on this analysis, the authors characterize a range of temporal modalities from which they identify six pathways for charting out an agenda for future research in which multiple concepts of time and temporality are brought to the fore.
“…Developed by Marita Svane and David Boje. Source: Svane, Gergerich, and Boje (2016) and Boje, Svane, and Gergerich (2016) In the literature on storytelling in organizations, the conceptual difference between story and narrative is an ongoing discussion. Some researchers privilege narrative, others story; some use them interchangeably.…”
The literature on storytelling organizations presents a rich tradition for studying both narratives and living stories. These two storytelling dimensions tends to be viewed in opposition to each other. This paper focus on a third dimension: antenarratives. Antenarratives have two distinct features: they tell the story of the future of the organization in advance of its arrival and, as part of this process, they resolve tensions between narratives and living stories. Applying Bakhtin's notion of heteroglossia, the purpose of this paper is further to enlighten the antenarrative processes of bridging the gap between narratives and living stories in prospective sensemaking of the future of the organization. Taking into account the quantum turn within social and human sciences and philosophies, the paper aims at enriching our understanding of how human and non-human voices take part in antenarrative processes of creating organizational futures. Antenarratives are therefore further conceptualized in the context of the quantum age. By bringing to the fore essential ecological aspects of Bakhtin's work and reading these aspects into his notion of heteroglossia, the paper offers a Bakhtinian-inspired lens through which antenarrative human-world relationships can be further enlightened. The paper suggests viewing the organization and its relationship with the environment as a living antenarrative medium creating future worlds in the quantum age. Furthermore, the paper suggests implications for the practice of managing the antenarrative living medium of creating new worlds. The paper advocates the inclusion of ethical, material, embodied and multimodal perspectives on storytelling, thereby advancing a storytelling philosophy in the quantum age.
“…According to Boje's concept of antenarrative, the gravitational point that connects and brings all of the above antenarrative processes into interplay, eventually leading to a new idea, is called fore‐caring , an affectionate concern for the future of the idea that is yet to arrive (Boje, ; Boje, Svane, et al., ):[H]ow we feel affection to the possible futures and relate to some futures as more attractive than others, and how we thus, in anticipation of the arrival of this future, resolutely act to pave the way for its actual arrival. (Boje et al., , p. 12)…”
Section: The Creative Process As An Antenarrativementioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to Boje's concept of antenarrative, the gravitational point that connects and brings all of the above antenarrative processes into interplay, eventually leading to a new idea, is called fore-caring, an affectionate concern for the future of the idea that is yet to arrive (Boje, 2014;Boje, Svane, et al, 2016):…”
Section: The Creative Process As An Antenarrativementioning
Accounts of the creative process tend to be retrospective and implicitly ground the creative act within the person, the mind, the moment, the idea; in doing so, they often miss the larger sociomaterial qualities that can provide us with important insights about the social relationality and playfulness of the creative process. In this article, we examine the creative process through an antenarrative lens that we consider very useful for theorizing the creative process from a cultural and sociomaterial perspective. More specifically, we argue that ‘having an idea’ is a contextualized and embodied process that can be regarded as an antenarrative of the overall creative process. We also discuss how the paradoxical relation between the formative and sudden manifestations of the creative act can be understood through the notion of play.
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