Christene d'Anca

Christene d'Anca is a Lecturer in the Department of Writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), within the College of Letters and Science. She holds a PhD in Comparative Literature and specializes in writing pedagogy, genre studies, and multi-modal communication. Her research focuses on medieval French royal women's patronage and historical cultural relations between Serbs and Romanians.

Her scholarly contributions include the 2024 monograph Medieval Mausoleums, Monuments, and Manuscripts: French Royal Women's Patronage from the 12th to the 14th Centuries and a co-edited volume on Balkan cultural and political relations (2023). Her work has been published in journals such as Journal of European Studies, Early Middle English, and Journal of Animal Ethics.

Her teaching spans writing, literature, and rhetoric courses, emphasizing interdisciplinary and multi-modal approaches. She is affiliated with UCSB's Writing Program, with office hours by appointment in South Hall 1510.