Book · 2014 · Administration of Criminal justice
On the Run
Fugitive Life in an American City
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The other non-fiction book to come under Fire is Alice goffman's on the run which was a very celebrated account of the lives of low-income africanamerican men in Philadelphia and their encounters with police.
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On the Run by Alice Goffman is a controversial ethnographic account examining the lives of young African American men in a heavily policed Philadelphia neighborhood. The book has been the subject of significant critical discourse across various literary and intellectual platforms. On an episode of Conversations with Tyler titled Conversations with Tyler 2024 Retrospective, Jeff Holmes mentioned Alice Goffman's fugitive life exploration in an American city while reviewing notable non-fiction picks from 2014. Additionally, the book was examined in depth on The Book Review during an episode titled Inside The New York Times Book Review: The Art Issue. In that segment, guest Alexandra Alter brought up On the Run as another non-fiction title that ultimately came under fire. Alter noted that the work had initially been a very celebrated account detailing the daily encounters between low-income individuals and law enforcement, only to later face intense scrutiny regarding its methodology and factual accuracy. Through these podcast discussions, the book is analyzed not only for its narrative power in depicting systemic social issues and urban policing, but also as a focal point for broader conversations surrounding academic rigor, fact-checking controversies, and the complexities of modern ethnographic research.
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