Alice Goffman
Alice Goffman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 (age 42–43) |
| Awards | ASA Dissertation Award (2011) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University |
| Doctoral advisor | Mitchell Duneier |
| Other advisors | Paul DiMaggio, Devah Pager, Cornel West, Viviana Zelizer |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Pomona College, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Main interests | Urban sociology, Ethnography, Inequality |
| Notable works | On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City (2014) |
Alice Goffman (born 1982) is an American sociologist, urban ethnographer, and author mostly known for the fierce controversy that resulted from the publication of her 2014 book On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City. She was assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and visiting assistant professor of sociology at Pomona College. Though once considered a "star" in the field, Goffman was denied tenure at the University of Wisconsin in 2019 and left academia.