Andrea Cossu

Andrea Cossu (1975) is a writer and sociologist with an interest in the performing arts, popular music, and the relationship between artists and audiences. He obtained his PhD in sociology from the University of Trento (Italy) before spending two years at Yale University as a Visiting Fellow. He has taught several courses in sociology at the University of Trento, the University of New Haven, and the University of Padova.

His first book is It Ain't Me Babe: Bob Dylan and the Performance of Authenticity (Boulder, Paradigm, 2012), an investigation that focuses on the making of "Bob Dylan" as one of the most important cultural icons of our era.

Andrea has recently launched a blog on all things Dylan, http://bucketsofbob.wordpress.com