Allyson Hobbs

Allyson Hobbs
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Historian, Author, Professor
AwardsFrederick Jackson Turner Award (2015), Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching (2017)
Academic background
EducationHarvard University
University of Chicago
Alma materHarvard University
Academic work
InstitutionsStanford University
Notable worksA Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life

Allyson Hobbs is an American historian, author, and associate professor at Stanford University. Hobbs is known for her scholarly work on African American history, especially her research on racial passing. Hobbs is also a prominent public intellectual, regularly engaging in contemporary discussions of race, inequality, and violence in America by drawing on historical contexts. Her academic and public scholarship often intersects themes of identity, justice, and cultural memory.