Jesse DraperDraper portrait

Areas of Interest

  • Fantasy Sports in American Culture
  • Semiotics
  • Religious Studies
  • 20th century American attitudes towards charity in religious, commercial and political arenas.

Biography

Jesse Draper is a second year student in the M.A. program and is currently working on a manuscript for publication on Fantasy Sports in American Culture. He lives in Lansing with his wife Natalie and their two children, Harley and Jack. After finishing his B.A. in English at MSU, he spent five years working in the banking industry before returning to MSU in 2006 to begin his post-graduate work.

Presentations/Awards:

  • "Fantasy Sports on the Internet: A Study in Popular Culture" at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Joint National Conference, Boston, April 2007.
  • Awarded Peter Rollins-Michael Schoenecke Travel Grant by the Endowment for the Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association - April 2007.