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Scott Gunther is a Professor of French and Francophone Studies in the Department of French, Francophone, and Italian Studies at Wellesley College.
His educational background includes:
- B.A. from Cornell University
- J.D. from New York University
- D.E.A. from École Normale Supérieure Paris
- Ph.D. from New York University
Professor Gunther specializes in contemporary French society and culture with interdisciplinary research spanning:
- Gender and sexuality politics in France
- Mass media regulation and cultural production
- France's evolving role in the European Union
- Franco-American legal and cultural comparisons
- Sociology of French bourgeois cultural consumption
- Gender-inclusive language reforms in French
- Comparative legal frameworks between France and the US
His scholarly output includes analyses of sexuality regulation, queer political movements, bourgeois cultural tastes, and gender-neutral language possibilities in French, culminating in his book The Elastic Closet: A History of Homosexuality in France, 1942-Present which frames LGBTQ+ history through France's unique republican lens.
Teaching integrates methodologies from sociology, legal studies, anthropology, history, and cultural theory to explore modern French identity formation across institutional and everyday contexts.
