# Alice Goffman

> Alice Goffman is an American sociologist, urban ethnographer, and author. She was assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and visiting assistant professor of sociology at Pomona College. She is known for the controversy that resulted from the publication of her 2014 book On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City. She is the paternal granddaughter of Max Goffman and Anne Goffman, née Averbach, daughter of famed sociologist Erving Goffman and niece to famed actress Frances Bay.

*American sociologist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1982
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Platforms
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