John Dennis Anderson

John Dennis Anderson holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in Communication Studies from Baylor University and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.A native of Texas, he moved to South Wellfleet in 2016 after retiring from teaching Communication and Performance Studies for 27 years at Emerson College in Boston. He performs nationally in his one-person shows as authors Henry James, William Faulkner, Washington Irving, Robert Frost, and others. His introductory book on Faulkner was published by Greenwood Press in 2007. The National Communication Association presented him with the Leslie Irene Coger Award for Distinguished Performance in 2013 and the Lilla A. Heston Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Interpretation and Performance Studies. His website is jdanderson.org