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Joan Wallach Scott (born December 18, 1941) is an American historian of France with contributions in gender history. She is a professor emerita in the School of Social Science in the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey .
May 7, 2024 · Joan Wallach Scott (born December 18, 1941, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American historian, best known for her pioneering contributions to the study of French history, women’s and gender history, and intellectual history as well as to feminist theory.
Joan Wallach Scott. Professor Emerita. Institute for Advanced Study. School of Social Science. 1 Einstein Drive. Princeton, NJ 08540. 609-734-8280. Email: jws@ias.edu. Joan Scott received her PhD in History from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1969.
Joan Scott’s groundbreaking work has challenged the foundations of conventional historical practice, including the nature of historical evidence and historical experience and the role of narrative in the writing of history.
Scott’s stance in the field of social history offers a permanent challenge to its foundations and its traditions. From her earliest research, Scott sowed doubt about history’s certainties, a practice that she would later define as a permanent fight waged against orthodox knowledge and its routine uses.
Joan Wallach Scott, née Joan Wallach, (born December 18, 1941, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.), American historian, best known for her pioneering contributions to the study of French history, women’s and gender history, and intellectual history as well as to feminist theory.
Joan Wallach Scott is Professor Emerita in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. A specialist in modern French history and the history of feminism, she perhaps is best known for her 1986 article, “Gender: A Useful Category of Historical Analysis.”.
