http://fictive.arts.uci.edu/taxonomy/term/54 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://fictive.arts.uci.edu/node/113 <p>Alan Abel (b. 1930) is a prolific contemporary hoaxster who refers to himself as a &quot;professional prankster&quot;. Abel is perhaps best known for his creation in the late 1950s of a fictive organization called the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals. SINA's expressed goal of clothing all animals for the sake of modesty afforded Abel a framework within which to put forward a critique of censorship. This initially light-hearted prank gained currency when it was picked up by the mass media and treated as a serious topic, making Abel an early media jammer.</p> <p><a href="http://fictive.arts.uci.edu/node/113">read more</a></p> entity hoaxes impersonation PR material A-F event evidence photograph Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:58:22 -0800 antoinette 113 at http://fictive.arts.uci.edu