Thomas S. Frentz is professor of Communication at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. An eclectic scholar in both the social sciences and humanities, he has published three books, twenty nine scholarly articles, four book chapters, over fifty convention papers, and has lectured extensively at colleges and universities across the country. He teaches courses in rhetorical theory, criticism, film, ethnography, and myth. In 1994/95, he served as the President of the Southern States Communication Association. In 2006, he was named Master Researcher by the J. William Fulbright College of Arts