Susana Draper

Susana Draper is an Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at Princeton University, specializing in contemporary Latin American literature, political theory, and memory studies. Her research focuses on intersections of art, politics, and social movements, particularly in contexts of dictatorship, migration, and feminist activism. She holds office hours via Zoom and is affiliated with the Mexico 1968 digital archive project.

Her academic work includes five major books analyzing post-dictatorship transitions, 1968 student movements, and feminist justice frameworks. Current projects explore embodied imagination and irreparability. Draper's multilingual expertise (Spanish, French, Portuguese) supports her engagement with transnational Latin American intellectual currents.

Collaborative efforts include co-editing José Aricó's Marxist anthology and co-curating Mexico 1968: modelo para armar, an open archive of marginalized voices from the 1968 student movement. Her recent scholarship emphasizes feminist practices challenging carceral systems and reimagining justice beyond state frameworks.