Allyson Hobbs
Allyson Hobbs | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, Author, Professor |
| Awards | Frederick Jackson Turner Award (2015), Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching (2017) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Harvard University University of Chicago |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
| Notable works | A 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.