Michael Druffel

Michael Druffel is a Lecturer in the Department of English at Case Western Reserve University. His research focuses on abolitionist literature, medical humanities, and urban studies.

His dissertation 'Emancipatory and Retributive Labor' examined how abolitionists appropriated capitalist definitions of labor to emphasize enslaved people's agency, and how enslavers redefined labor to deny humanity. He has published on topics including abolitionist rhetoric, literature of slavery, and interdisciplinary approaches to medical humanities.

He has taught literature and writing courses at CUNY and Columbia University covering abolition, medical humanities, and urban studies. He has also worked in writing centers at multiple institutions supporting academic communication.