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Benoît Carteron is a French anthropologist-ethnologist affiliated with the Université Catholique de l'Ouest (UCO) Angers as a Researcher, integrated into the Space and Societies laboratory (ESO, UMR 6590) and the Oceania Trajectories Laboratory (TROCA) at the University of New Caledonia. His research explores cultural identity, creolization, and sociability in postcolonial contexts, particularly focusing on New Caledonia's multicultural dynamics and political uncertainties.
- Key affiliations: French Ethnology Society (SEF), Society of Oceanists (SDO), AISLF, AFEA, ESfO
- Doctorate in ethnology (University of Paris X-Nanterre, 1999)
Research Themes center on identity construction through multicultural sociability, heritage transmission, and land ownership dynamics. His work examines peri-urban community integration, political symbolism (e.g., the Mwâ-Kââ ceremony), and digital tools in maintaining transnational cultural ties.
- Major projects: Ethnography of New Caledonia's peri-urban neighborhoods (2013-2019), Crossbreeding and identity dialectics notebook (2015-2020), Digital and Reality program (2020-2022)
- Teaching: Social/cultural anthropology, ethnographic methodology, intercultural relations
Publications include analyses of Caldoche identity, New Caledonia's political symbolism, and rural-urban sociability mediation. His work appears in journals like Journal de la Société des Océanistes and Études Océaniennes, with monographs on cultural identity and heritage.
