The Decision Dilemma: Academic Freedom in the Age of Monsanto

Impersonation is a practice of masquerading that troubles the boundaries between performance and the law. In 2013, The Yes Men, Diana Taylor, and Jesusa Rodríguez engaged in a digital impersonation of the agrochemical and biotechnology giant Monsanto in Chiapas, Mexico. This action led to debates ab...

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Published in:	TDR : Drama review 2016-09, Vol.60 (3), p.96-109
Main Author:	Taylor, Diana
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	2000-2099 Academic freedom Agricultural chemicals industry Analysis Biotechnology Conflict of interests (Agency) Conflicts of interest corporation Criticism and interpretation Ethical aspects False personation Impersonation Laws, regulations and rules Methods Mexican literature Performance art political activism Political aspects Portrayals Rodríguez, Jesusa Sin maïz no hay vida Taylor, Diana Teaching, Freedom of theater Yes Men (Activist group) Yes Men (organization)
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Summary:	Impersonation is a practice of masquerading that troubles the boundaries between performance and the law. In 2013, The Yes Men, Diana Taylor, and Jesusa Rodríguez engaged in a digital impersonation of the agrochemical and biotechnology giant Monsanto in Chiapas, Mexico. This action led to debates about when impersonation qualifies as performance and when it counts as fraud, which raised questions of academic freedom, codes of ethics, and conflicts of interest.
ISSN:	1054-2043 1531-4715 1531-4715