The Cuperman Archive

Founded in 1975 by the late Syracuse University professor Pedro Cuperman, Punto de Contacto/Point of Contact (POC) began as an editorial experiment—an innovative space where original works of art and creative scholarship converged. A visionary thinker and cultural connector, Cuperman launched a cross-disciplinary platform that brought together writers, scholars, and visual artists in dialogue across languages and traditions. The Cuperman Archive preserves the intellectual and artistic legacy of this founding mission. It includes correspondence, manuscripts, editorial notes, photographs, press clippings, and rare audio and video recordings of Cuperman’s conversations with leading cultural figures. The archive also houses his scholarly research and contributions to literary and philosophical thought. In 2025, on the occasion of POC’s 50th anniversary, this invaluable collection was formally acquired by the Special Collections Research Center at Syracuse University for preservation, study, and future generations.

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Pedro Cuperman began his career in Philosophy and Letters at Universidad de Buenos Aires, where he became actively involved with the Dept. of History and Philosophy of Religions founded by Vicente Fatone. He received his PhD in 1964 with his thesis “El problema del mal en la filosofía de Martin Buber.” That same year he was awarded a scholarship by the government of India to study Buddhist philosophy. He lived in the city of Varanasi (Banaras) where for two years he attended Banaras Hindu University under the guidance of T.R.V. Murti. In 1976 he moved to Syracuse, NY, where he continued his scholarly work as a professor of Latin American Literature and Theory at Syracuse University’s Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics for more than 40 years. Among Cuperman’s books are Go East by Going West (artist book with Izhar Patkin), Carla Sozzani, Editore, Milan 1990; Tango (artist book with Nancy Graves), Iris Editions, New York, 1991; Saul Yrukievich: Letters between a Poet and His Translator, Point of Contact 2009; Todo lo que dure la noche, novel Corregidor, Buenos Aires 2013; La Dama del Río and No Todo es Nirvana en la calle Corrientes, Baby, two artist books with Pedro Roth, Asunto Impreso, Buenos Aires, 2011 through 2014.