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Bee

Abstract

Since the industrial period, bees have been an important symbol of Manchester, present in its civic and mercantile iconography. Yet, as this chapter shows, that symbolism shifted in the wake of the terrorist attack on Manchester Arena on 22 May 2017. Since then, bees have become highly visible symbols of solidarity in the face of terror, a way in which citizens of the city have asserted their unity. This chapter uses various images of bees as a way of exploring their enduring popularity as symbols of the city.

Abstract

Since the industrial period, bees have been an important symbol of Manchester, present in its civic and mercantile iconography. Yet, as this chapter shows, that symbolism shifted in the wake of the terrorist attack on Manchester Arena on 22 May 2017. Since then, bees have become highly visible symbols of solidarity in the face of terror, a way in which citizens of the city have asserted their unity. This chapter uses various images of bees as a way of exploring their enduring popularity as symbols of the city.

Chapters in this book

  1. Front matter i
  2. Dedication v
  3. Contents vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Atmospheres 24
  6. Spirit 27
  7. Feel 31
  8. Corridor 35
  9. Chimney 38
  10. Night 42
  11. Moors 46
  12. Monuments 51
  13. Statue 54
  14. Museum 58
  15. Shopping centre 64
  16. Stained glass 69
  17. Sculpture 75
  18. Movement 80
  19. Exchange 83
  20. Stone 86
  21. Ring road 91
  22. Loop 95
  23. Bus stop 100
  24. Walk 105
  25. Work 109
  26. Cotton 112
  27. Brick 117
  28. Co-op 122
  29. Newspaper 128
  30. Car wash 133
  31. Relics 139
  32. Medieval 142
  33. Railway 146
  34. Stadium 150
  35. Hair 155
  36. Baths 160
  37. Underworlds 165
  38. Sewer 168
  39. Arches 173
  40. Grave 178
  41. Violence 183
  42. Prison 186
  43. Dregs 191
  44. Dye 194
  45. Arsenic 198
  46. Shadows 202
  47. Rhythm 207
  48. Ruins 212
  49. Redundant 217
  50. Secrets 222
  51. Facade 225
  52. Cloister 229
  53. Thread 233
  54. Radium 237
  55. Passage 241
  56. Cobble 245
  57. Nature 250
  58. Wildscape 254
  59. Edges 259
  60. Ginkgo 263
  61. Canal 267
  62. Gardens 271
  63. Destruction 276
  64. Flower 280
  65. Bee 284
  66. Riot 290
  67. Atom 294
  68. Tudor 299
  69. Home 304
  70. Homeless 307
  71. B&B 312
  72. Synagogue 317
  73. Mosque 322
  74. Immigrant 326
  75. Laundrette 330
  76. Notes on contributors 336
  77. Photo acknowledgements 344
  78. Index 345
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Chapters in this book

  1. Front matter i
  2. Dedication v
  3. Contents vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Atmospheres 24
  6. Spirit 27
  7. Feel 31
  8. Corridor 35
  9. Chimney 38
  10. Night 42
  11. Moors 46
  12. Monuments 51
  13. Statue 54
  14. Museum 58
  15. Shopping centre 64
  16. Stained glass 69
  17. Sculpture 75
  18. Movement 80
  19. Exchange 83
  20. Stone 86
  21. Ring road 91
  22. Loop 95
  23. Bus stop 100
  24. Walk 105
  25. Work 109
  26. Cotton 112
  27. Brick 117
  28. Co-op 122
  29. Newspaper 128
  30. Car wash 133
  31. Relics 139
  32. Medieval 142
  33. Railway 146
  34. Stadium 150
  35. Hair 155
  36. Baths 160
  37. Underworlds 165
  38. Sewer 168
  39. Arches 173
  40. Grave 178
  41. Violence 183
  42. Prison 186
  43. Dregs 191
  44. Dye 194
  45. Arsenic 198
  46. Shadows 202
  47. Rhythm 207
  48. Ruins 212
  49. Redundant 217
  50. Secrets 222
  51. Facade 225
  52. Cloister 229
  53. Thread 233
  54. Radium 237
  55. Passage 241
  56. Cobble 245
  57. Nature 250
  58. Wildscape 254
  59. Edges 259
  60. Ginkgo 263
  61. Canal 267
  62. Gardens 271
  63. Destruction 276
  64. Flower 280
  65. Bee 284
  66. Riot 290
  67. Atom 294
  68. Tudor 299
  69. Home 304
  70. Homeless 307
  71. B&B 312
  72. Synagogue 317
  73. Mosque 322
  74. Immigrant 326
  75. Laundrette 330
  76. Notes on contributors 336
  77. Photo acknowledgements 344
  78. Index 345
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