Ariel Dorfman holds the Walter Hines Page Chair of Literature and Latin American Studies at Duke University. He has a Licenciatura in Comparative Literature from the Universidad de Chile, Santiago, 1965 and has taught at the Universidad de Chile, the Sorbonne (Paris IV) and the University of Amsterdam. His educational and research work have always been combined with, and informed by, his literary explorations and his engagement in the major issues of our time.On the one hand, this page adresses both the specifically academic component (classes, academic essays, speeches) and the multifaceted use of his art in schools, universities and human rights organizations. We hope you will enjoy the ways in which these activities overlap and develop.