Return to Tamara-Land: A Methodological Exploration of the Antenarratives of Tyrannic Capitalism

This article proposes a novel methodology, the “Tamara-Land tableau vivant” to analyze the twisting and turning antenarratives of corporate raiders. We adduce Nelson Pelz because of his notoriety in hostile takeovers of multibillion dollar companies. This article focuses upon two organizations which were targeted by Mr. Pelz—the Coalition of Imokloawee Workers (CIW) and Disney. The Tamara-Land tableau vivant is utilized to explain ways in which Pelz manipulates his stakeholders via competing antenarratives to create novel stories that control his growing portfolio of corporate acquisitions. Scholars of corporate governance, narratives, and worker’s rights will find this article of interest.