Alice Goffman

Alice Goffman
Born1982 (age 41–42)[4]
AwardsASA Dissertation Award (2011)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania, Princeton University
Doctoral advisorMitchell Duneier[1]
Other advisorsPaul DiMaggio, Devah Pager, Cornel West, Viviana Zelizer
Academic work
InstitutionsPomona College, University of Wisconsin–Madison[2]
Main interestsUrban sociology, Ethnography, Inequality[3]
Notable worksOn 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.[5] She was Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and visiting assistant professor of sociology at Pomona College.[6] Though once considered a "star" in the field, Goffman was denied tenure at the University of Wisconsin in 2019 and left academia.[7]

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  2. ^ "Faculty page, Goffman". University of Wisconsin. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
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  4. ^ Rizter, George; et al. (2003). "2: Erving Goffman". The Blackwell Companion to Major Contemporary Social Theorists. pp. 34–62. doi:10.1002/9780470999912.ch3. ISBN 9780470999912.
  5. ^ Singal, Jesse (January 15, 2016). "3 Lingering Questions From the Alice Goffman Controversy". The Cut. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "Alice Goffman | Pomona College in Claremont, California - Pomona College". Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  7. ^ Perry, Marc (June 6, 2019). "Alice Goffman's First Book Made Her a Star. It Wasn't Enough to Get Her Tenure". The Chronicle of Higher Education.