Georges Bertin
Born(1948-02-25)25 February 1948
Died2 February 2022(2022-02-02) (aged 73)
NationalityFrench
OccupationSociologist

Georges Bertin (25 February 1948 – 2 February 2022) was a French sociologist.[1]

Biography

Bertin was Director of Research in Social Sciences at the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (CNAM) in Pays-de-la-Loire from 2006 to 2016. He was a member of GRECO CRI and directed the Cercle de Recherches Anthropologiques sur l'Imaginaire (CRAI). CRAI succeeded the Groupe de Recherches sur l'Imaginaire de l'Ouest, which he founded in 1994.

He was also a member of the International Arthurian Society and, from 1990 to 2013, was co-president of the Association francophone internationale de recherches scientifiques en éducation. He was founding president of CENA, becoming honorary president after his retirement.[2] From 2006 to 2016, he was executive director of the sociology journal Esprit critique [fr].[3]

Bertin was particularly focused on myths and symbolism. He coordinated a research mission with CNAM and the University of Angers titled the Mouvement Utopia.[4] He was a member of the Imaginales d'Épinal.[5] In 2010, he began working on transcultural questions from a diachronic and synchronic perspective. He also worked on cross-cultural phenomena and societal relations through networking.

He died on 2 February 2022, at the age of 73.[6]

Works

References

  1. ^ "Bertin, Georges (1948-....)". BnF Catalogue général (in French).
  2. ^ "Accueil". CENA (in French). Archived from the original on 20 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Lire". Esprit critique (in French). Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Le Mouvement Utopia". Mouvement Utopia (in French). 6 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Le projet UTOPIA". Calaméo (in French).
  6. ^ "Monsieur Georges Bertin". Ouest-France (in French). 3 February 2022.