From 1970 to 1973, Dorfman served as a cultural adviser to President Salvador Allende. During this time he wrote, with Armand Mattelart, a critique of American cultural imperialism, How to Read Donald Duck. Dorfman went on to live in Paris, Amsterdam and Washington, D.C.

Context Explanation

May 4, 2018 · Dorfman’s perambulating narrative caroms from Navy SEALs and Guantánamo to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leader Jedediah M. Grant, infamous eugenicist Madison Grant, and circus ... How Chileans remember the trauma of our past could not be more important than now, when the temptation of authoritarian rule is again on the rise. By Ariel Dorfman Hosted by Colin Heaton and Michael Droberg, we expose the hidden truth behind some of the most shocking, forgotten, or intentionally buried events in history.

Insight Material

This article explores the work of the Jewish-Argentinian-Chilean-American filmmakers Ariel Dorfman and his son Rodrigo. Their scripts, films, and documentaries represent the journey Chile experienced under the traumatic influence of its dictatorship (1973–1990). How Chileans remember the trauma of our past could not be more important than now, when the temptation of authoritarian rule is again on the rise. By Ariel Dorfman Hosted by Colin Heaton and Michael Droberg, we expose the hidden truth behind some of the most shocking, forgotten, or intentionally buried events in history. This article explores the work of the Jewish-Argentinian-Chilean-American filmmakers Ariel Dorfman and his son Rodrigo.

Final Conclusion

Their scripts, films, and documentaries represent the journey Chile experienced under the traumatic influence of its dictatorship (1973–1990). In this way the history of the Dorfman family—with its nomadism, exiles, traumas, and memory—has been combined with the Dorfmans’ outstanding ability to reflect on their present and past, to produce award-winning fiction and documentary films.