Clara Oropeza, Ph.D.
Writer, Academic, and Cultural Activist
I am a Latina writer and academic living in Santa Barbara, California. I earned a MA in English Literature from California State University, Los Angeles and a Ph.D. in Comparative Mythology and Literature from Pacifica Graduate Institute, and I am a Professor of English Literature and Composition at Santa Barbara City College.
Exciting news! My new book A Re-mapping of Womanhood and Creativity was published in May 2025. Click here to learn more and to order. It is also available through Amazon.
I am also the author of Anaïs Nin: A Myth of Her Own, published in 2019 (Routledge). My writing has appeared in Impressions From Paris: Women Creatives in Interwar Years France, Minerva Rising, SageWoman, Ruminate Magazine, and elsewhere.
I’d love to hear from you. E-mail me at: drclaraoropeza@gmail.com.
Photo by Mary Jane Cole.