Serge Dufoulon

Serge Dufoulon died on 30 October 2022 at the age of 66.

In 2016, Dufoulon was accused of making "inappropriate remarks" to three students during master's courses in sociology at Grenoble Alpes University, commenting "you see, the problem with you is that nobody wants to fuck you" and making other remarks on the physique of female students. He was sanctioned in January 2017 by the section disciplinaire du conseil académique [fr] of Grenoble Alpes University, which suspended him for eight months. After an appeal, he was acquitted by the Conseil national de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche [fr] (CNESER) on 10 July 2018, which stated that "the words and tone used did not exceed the limits of academic freedom".

Dufoulon became a professor of sociology and anthropology and chaired the sociology department at Pierre Mendès-France University. He was also an expert with AERES. He served as a columnist on the RMC show Les Grandes Gueules in 2012.

Dufoulon earned a master's degree in rural sociology and a certificate in political science from the University of Provence and the University of the Mediterranean, respectively. After passing his Master of Advanced Studies at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences under the direction of Georges Condominas, he earned a doctorate in sociology and social sciences from Lumière University Lyon 2 in 1995.

Serge Dufoulon (15 April 1956 – 30 October 2022) was a French post-modern sociologist. He was also a blogger and former columnist on the RMC program Les Grandes Gueules [fr]. He primarily carried out research on the sociology of work [fr], as well as immigration and the environment.