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Macau Periodical Index (澳門期刊論文索引)
- Author
- Xie, Jingzhen
- Title
- Georges bataille and the college de sociologie: An encounter of philosophy, sociology, and literature
- Journal Name
- 南國文藝評論
- Pub. Info
- 2025年5月, 第1期, 第13-24頁
- Link
- https://rchsc.fah.um.edu.mo/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/13-24.pdf
- Keyword
- Interwar period；Sacred sociology；France; Intellectual history；Avantgarde
- Abstract
- This article explores the philosophical, sociological, and literary significance of the Collège de Sociologie (1937–1939), an intellectual movement led by Georges Bataille, Roger Caillois, and Michel Leiris in response to the sociopolitical upheaval of 1930s France. The Collège aimed to forge a “sacred sociology,” addressing the relationships between society, organism, and being, while countering the moral coldness of modernity. Influenced by Émile Durkheim and Marcel Mauss, along with Hegelian phenomenology interpreted by Alexandre Kojève, the Collège sought to blend sociological theory with avant-garde literary practices. It engaged with and critiqued surrealism, proposing a doctrine emphasizing the sacred and heterogeneous as antidotes to societal homogeneity. Despite its profound intellectual contributions, the movement grappled with internal tensions and controversial tactics, leaving behind a utopian yet critical legacy.