Didier Eribon

Didier Eribon

Didier Eribon (France, 1953) is a sociologist, philosopher, and historian of French intellectual life. In his book RetouràReims (2009), he describes how the mainstream political left abandoned the interests of the people he grew up with, driving them into the arms of populists. His other notable works include Insult and the Making of the Gay Self and a biography of Michel Foucault. He is a professor at the School of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the University of Amiens.