Sebastien Galliot

Biography

Doctorate in social and cultural anthropology EHESS / CREDO Title of the thesis defended on 30 June 20110: Pe'a and Malu. The tattoo in Samoa (1722-2010): Technique and culture in a changing Western Polynesian society . Composition of the jury: Bruno Martinelli (President of the jury, professor at the University of Aix-Marseille), Serge Tcherkézoff (PhD supervisor, study director at EHESS), Niko Besnier (professor at the University of Aix- Amsterdam), Adriano Favole (Professor at the University of Turin), Grant McCall (Professor at the University of Sydney), Richard Moyle (Professor at the University of Auckland) Mention: Very honorable with congratulations from the jury

Research Interest

Anthropology of Oceania, Western Polynesia and Micronesia (Samoa, Tonga, Federated States of Micronesia) and Samoan diaspora in New Zealand Anthropology of techniques and material culture in Oceania Anthropology of the body Ethnohistory of tattooing in Oceania Ritual transmission Creative process Process of relocating knowledge Museology and cultural heritage