Dr. Greg Beckett

Associate Professor

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Biography

Greg Beckett is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Western University, specializing in sociocultural anthropology. With a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (2008), his research focuses on crisis, disaster, and trauma, particularly how people make sense of exceptional events and the ethical and political relationships that emerge in response to crises. He has extensive experience in the Caribbean, especially in Haiti, where he has worked for over fifteen years. His publications include works on humanitarian intervention and the dynamics of moral experience amid crises. Notable publications include 'Haiti: Life and Death in Port-au-Prince' and 'Politics of Disjuncture, Freedom in Caribbean Point of View'. He also teaches courses on anthropology disasters, fieldwork in sociocultural anthropology, and introduction to sociocultural linguistic anthropology, with interests in anthropology ethics, crisis and disaster, political anthropology, and ethnography.

Research Interests

Courses

Anthropology of Disasters Fieldwork in Sociocultural Anthropology Introduction to Sociocultural Linguistic Anthropology Anthropology of Morality and Ethics

Requirements for Western University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Four-year degree, honours or the equivalent, in anthropology or equivalent background in social sciences.
Application Checklist
  • Online application
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  • Sample of written work (15-20 pages)
  • Statement of academic intent
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Specialization Notes

Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.