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. 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. Serge Dufoulon died on 30 October 2022, at the age of 66.
Controversies 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 '''' of Grenoble Alpes University, which suspended him for eight months. Following an open letter signed by the and the ''Collectif de lutte anti-sexiste contre le harcèlement sexuel dans l'enseignement supérieur'', the university announced that they would appeal the CNESER decision to the
Council of State. Dufoulon's lawyer "received a mandate to file a complaint for slanderous denunciation, against the signatories of the open letter who have a truncated and ideological vision" and announced that he was considering filing a complaint against the university for harassment. According to
Place Gre’net, "the 'dissident' sociologists of Lestamp have asserted their support for the professor" in part by reproducing a blog post made on Dufoulon's
Mediapart account. ==Publications==