Jeanne Guien is an independent researcher. She holds a PhD in philosophy and devotes her research to the history of consumerism, disposable products, and obsolescence. She has published two books with Divergences: Le consumérisme à travers ses objets (Consumerism Through Its Objects) and Une histoire des produits menstruels (A History of Menstrual products). She also published Le désir de nouveautes. L’obsolescence au coeur du capitalisme (La Découverte, 2025).