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 at Domecíl in downtown Santa Barbara and 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.