Dr Draper’s doctoral research was focused on Whiteness Studies, and how ideological whiteness is differently framed in a contemporary South African context, with particular attention to how this is manifest in visual culture. Her practice looks at themes of identity and its ability to be diverse and multiple. Much of her previous research is concerned with Representations of the ‘Other’ and/or ‘Otherness’ with an emphasis on how this functions when displaying the material culture of those classified as outside of Western culture in a museum context.  Other areas of interest are Museum Display and Curatorial Practice, specifically as they relate to the classification and display of African and South African Visual Culture. She is particularly drawn to research processes that involve both theoretical and practical methods of information gathering and exploration. Her current research is concerned with gender and performance.