Arthur P. Bochner (born July 1945)[1] is an American communication scholar known for his research and teaching on intimate relationships, qualitative inquiry, narrative, and autoethnography.
Bochner is the former President of the National Communication Association[2] and former Vice-President of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction.
[2] The Arthur P. Bochner Award is given annually to the top doctoral student in Communication at the University of South Florida.
The Ellis-Bochner Autoethnography and Personal Narrative Research Award is given annually by the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction affiliate of the National Communication Association for the best article, essay, or book chapter in autoethnography and personal narrative research.
The Arthur Bochner and Carolyn Ellis Resonance Award is given every two years by the International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry.