Alison Light (born 4 August 1955) is a writer, critic and independent scholar.
She has held a number of academic posts and is currently Honorary Professor in the Department of English, University College, London and an Honorary Professorial Fellow in the Department of English, Edinburgh University.
She is also a (non-stipendiary) Senior Research Fellow in History and English at Pembroke College, Oxford.
She is a founding member of the Raphael Samuel Archive and History Centre in London and on its Management Board.