Dennis Wilson Wise PhD, Middle Tennessee State U) is a lecturer in the UA’s Writing Program. Overall, he studies the intersections between political theory and modern fantasy literature, SF, and horror. He’s written prolifically on authors such as J.R.R. Tolkien, Ursula K. le Guin, and Stephen R. Donaldson, and his work has appeared in several major journals: Tolkien Studies, The Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, Extrapolation, Gothic Studies, Law Literature, and more. He’s also published more than two dozen book reviews and encyclopedia entries.