Seaman, Gary

Professor
Department of Anthropology
213-740-1906
seaman@usc.edu

Professor Seaman researches ethnographic film, sociology, hypermedia in ethnography, and ritual. Best known for his research of Chinese ritual, Professor Seaman is currently working on several interactive CD-ROMs which he hopes will illuminate his own efforts in visual anthropology.
 
Education:
Ph.D., Cornell University, 1974
B.A., University of Texas, Austin
   
Selected Publications:
Yanomamo Interactive: The Ax Fight. Coauthored by Peter Biella and Napoleon Chagnon. Published by Harcourt, Brace, Ft. Worth. Computer interactive analysis, contextualization and nonlinear presentation of a well-known ethnographic film, 1997.

The Chinese Religious Traditions Collated, 1997.

The Buddhist Tradition in Chinese Religion, 1996.

The Literati Tradition in Chinese Religion, 1995.